To not want to pay cleaner in cash?

[brokenteddychair]

We have had a cleaner for about the last six months. She generally does a solid job and is reliable. I like her very much, she works hard and is trustworthy. She is currently the sole earner in her household as her husband doesn’t work (manual job). This is allegedly due to an injury but he is currently in his home country helping a family member with a renovation project so I’m a bit skeptical.

She has asked if we can start paying in cash “because the costs are burdening me and I need to ask clients to start paying in cash.”. This indicates to me that she is planning to under declare her income and therefore either not pay tax, claim benefits she isn’t actually entitled to, or both.

This is really conflicting me. I feel strongly that everyone should be paying their fair share of tax. I also don’t want the inconvenience of having to remember to get cash out every week. I have enough to do, that’s why I need to outsource help!

Would you suck it up or let her go?
YABU = cleaners are worth their weight in gold, just pay tax
YANBU = don’t be complicit in her fraud, find someone who will take bank transfer

Rest assured, @brokenteddychair - when you see on the news that your cleaner has launched her own Space X Rocket, you'll know she's been evading tax.
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I'd possibly consider offering to pay her in say tesco vouchers

Classic!

This is up there with snapped and farted 😂

The reason OP thinks she may be planning some fraudulent behaviour is what the cleaner said.
I think if there's any 'prejudiced speculation' about it's on your part.
Just saying.
Why do you have special feelings about 'foreign manual workers'?

For every hour I employ her, I have to earn £24 to pay my cleaner £16.50.

Why should she then be exempt from paying tax!

Also, getting cash out every week is a pain in the ass, so it would be a hard no from me.

I also refuse to pay my nail guy in cash. He asks every time I go and I say no every time. Pretty sure they launder money too as they’ve got another salon they had fitted out years ago and keep empty of people!! So weird 😂

Maybe her husband controls the bank account and this is her way of keeping her earnings.

Ditch her and find someone honest? How do you know she's not claiming benefits and working on the side, do you really want to be complicit in that? (And fraudster apologists can do one, frankly).

It really isn't her business.

And paying someone by bank transfer doesn't mean the income is being declared.

Oh, bog off.

Cash is legal tender. Not everyone who takes cash payments is committing fraud.

Oh god your comment has really made me laugh 😆

Agree! Not only dodging paying tax but likely claiming more in benefits at the same time so it is a double whammy. It's dishonest and I can't abide dishonesty.

I pay my hairdresser and window cleaner in cash, I also paid my last dog walker in cash, I didn't realise it was a big "no no"

Again, for the hard of understanding - accepting cash =/= not paying your taxes.

And how is she supposed to pay her gas/electric bill with these? You absolute melt

Where's your proof that she's dodging tax, exactly?

If you want to keep her pay her how she wants or get another cleaner it’s not your business what she does with the money or what her husband is doing

The account could be overdrawn so she can't access any money you transfer to it

I despair of the amount of people who find it such a hassle to call at an ATM at some point in a week.

Don't any of you have kids you need to get cash out for?

😂

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So you think she's claiming benefits as well?!
What evidence have you for either claim?

I also don't understand why cashpoints seem to be such a hassle for some people.

Quite. Or falsely claiming benefits!

If the state removes cash entirely, people will find a way round it by introducing something equivalent or bartering.

You can't make bartering aka swapping illegal, it's not feasible.

Honestly, MN is so predictable.

They resent paying for anything in cash. They resent anyone "working class" who dares to charge more than minimum wage for their work (especially if it means they earn more than they do with their degrees and office jobs). They hate anyone who is in a trade too.

These threads always go the same way.

This is one of the most ridiculous things I've read here 😂😂😂