Employing a cleaner

Farway

catherine/kate wrote: »

Having someone in your home can feel intrusive, and it's easy to get under their feet. I try to be out at cleaning time - meet them, say hi, then go for a walk or a cuppa until they're finished.

I forgot to mention, I arranged the cleaning morning to coincide with my volunteering morning, so I'm out during the cleaning period and leave her to it, she has a key

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Check they are insured and you are as well.

coffeehound

That's what I was wondering: is it normal for self-employed cleaners to have their own indemnity insurance? I suppose they could knock a Ming vase over while dusting, etc.

Primrose

I suspect I may also have to check whoever I emoloy is either British citizen or has a work permit and be given a copy of it. Can anybody confirm? Has anybody employing a cleaner done this?

I seem to recall a case of a government politician who got himself into trouble for employing a cleaner who didn't have a work permit and when I worked in HR some years ago we had to take a photocopy of the passports/work permit of all new emoloyees to prove their legitimacy.

Farway

Primrose wrote: »

I suspect I may also have to check whoever I emoloy is either British citizen or has a work permit and be given a copy of it. Can anybody confirm? Has anybody employing a cleaner done this?

I seem to recall a case of a government politician who got himself into trouble for employing a cleaner who didn't have a work permit and when I worked in HR some years ago we had to take a photocopy of the passports/work permit of all new employees to prove their legitimacy.

I've not done this, but round here it's 99% white British anyway so unlikely to fall foul of checking laws


I remember the politician episode, it was biter bit & usual "do as I say not as I do", I think some were also uncovered cleaning in the Home Office:D