£22 per hour for cleaning - REALLY?!

[DorotheaShottery]

I was thinking the other day "Dot - you've had enough of this cleaning lark - get yourself a cleaner!"

I put some feelers out on FB and it appears the going rate is £20-£22 per hour!!

Is that normal in the not-SE-not-Cheshire parts of the UK? AIBU to think it's ridiculous?

How many hours a week are you thinking?
What would they get done in that time?
How much time does that free up for you?

The last one is the important bit. How much value do you put on that time you aren't having to clean?

I take your point regarding holidays and sick pay but many/most? cleaners don’t provide their own materials/hoovers nor do they have insurance!

And many employed people don't get sick pay apart from SSP. I don't believe you even get that for the first few days then a very small amount after