To ask if you will still pay your cleaner.......

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.....if you cancel due to self isolation or through fear. I am a self employed cleaner, and so far I've had two suspension of services from clients. No offer to even part pay for my lost income. Both have no symptoms in household, just don't want to let me in their home.

I will continue to work as normal, as until such times as I can't.

Would like to here from others if you have cancelled or are continuing on with a cleaners service.

As long as we are still being paid, and I think we should both be ok, we will continue to pay our cleaner whether she cleans or not.

Same with local family run karate class and music lessons. Both of these have offered to run some form of classes/lessons online or via Skype/facetime.

I have just decided to self isolate due to age/current health issues and have cancelled my cleaner from next week. I will be paying her.

When people on this thread are saying "if", do you all understand that the current advice is to limit all non-essential contact. To my mind, that definitely includes cleaners.

You won't get a representative answer on here op. This is mn where people are absolutely always unwaveringly decent and honorable (and lie!). My heart goes out to those who are relying on people paying for a service they aren't receiving because sadly most will not pay.
Yellow I think most people don't have a contract with their cleaner.

I don't have a cleaner but am self employed.
Surely if you gave your a reasonable notice then that's just how things are.
If you cancel at short notice and expect not to pay for whatever reason then your a dickhead.

I don't have a contract with my cleaner but will still be paying her because she doesn't deserve to be in hardship because of my decision to self isolate because of my disabilities and other health issues.

InDubiousBattle You're wrong and rude to suggest that any
of us who have said we will be paying for their cleaner is lying. But now we know you think lying on here is normal we can safely ignore your posts.

I meant on mn in general not this thread in particular. I don't want the impression to be that self employed people will be absolutely fine because most people will continue to pay them because sadly I'm not convinced that this will generally be the case. As the op says, they have already had cancellations. They need proper, government support.

I've said we will pay half if she can't come. If we are the reason she can't come, I'll pay the full amount.

It sounds like you have a personal relationship with your clients op? Hopefully some will continue to use your services or pay you anyway. My friend is a cleaner though an agency, she calls in the morning and gets a list of jobs for the day, today they just said thanks but no thanks and that they'll call when they need her, it's just awful.

We haven’t cancelled yet. If we do, I will cover the notice period, but I won’t pay beyond that.

Yes absolutely. We’re in stable jobs and intend to keep paying everyone.

I’d also be happy to pay for the local toddler group that we can’t get to at the moment, as I’d be so sad if that business went under.

In our town we’re all trying to support local businesses. Ordering food from restaurants for collection etc.

As long as we are getting paid then I will do. I don't want her to feel she has to come because she is worried about money and put herself at risk.

You won't get a representative answer on here op. This is mn where people are absolutely always unwaveringly decent and honorable (and lie!). My heart goes out to those who are relying on people paying for a service they aren't receiving because sadly most will not pay.
Yellow I think most people don't have a contract with their cleaner.

Completely disagree. Most people are actually decent, I know everyone I’ve spoken to in real life would pay.

I’m paying mine, I also pay her if I go on holiday/cancel her for any reason.

I have cancelled but will still pay (while I can).

If I can't work I can't pay her however much I would want to. We are self employed. I have done a budget that includes keeping her on and we are ok for now but if this is properly long term we'd struggle.

Please, please continue to pay your cleaners if you can afford it.

I've heard of retired (so not suffering income drop themselves) people cancelling their cleaners and not paying them. I know it sucks to pay for a service and not get it but paying them is a little bit of mitigation against the dire situation we are all in.

For what it's worth I neither have nor work as a cleaner.

I spoke to mine today and confirmed that she won’t be coming, she’s 70+
I’d like to pay her but as DH is now on JSA we’re already struggling so I’m afraid I can’t.

Yep, because I'm not a cunt.

Yes. She's due on Fri - if she wants/is able to come, great! But I'll pay her either way.

We've cancelled ours for the next month but I will pay her.

So I’m a cunt?
Thanks for that @Mombie2016, unfortunately I’m a poor cunt, a rather busy NHS nurse with a disabled unemployed, at risk from CV, DH but still a cunt nevertheless.

We are both still getting paid and as such will continue to pay clubs / membership fees and our cleaner. My yoga teacher says she's looking into virtual classes but I will prob offer to pay her too.

It's all 'sunken' costs as far as our budget goes so I'm happy to support small businesses where I can.

I have told my cleaner it is up to her whether she comes and i will pay her either way. She wants to come this week.

I don’t want her to be in a position where she can’t afford NOT to work, but does anyway when it’s not wise.

I will pay because I am on a salary in a secure job - so I feel it is my moral responsibility to pass minimum possible pain down to hourly paid people.