Cleaning own work cloths

SWD-MOR

Hi all. I've applied for a cleaning job, I heard back and had a pre interview as they wittle down applications. I was told that once a week we need to take home the cloths and wash them. It's not a deal breaker for me, but is this common? Also for clarity, it is cloths, not clothes. 
Thanks

elsien

Is it for an agency or a big company rather than a domestic premises?

Aside from whose responsibility it is, seems a bit lax to only be washing cleaning cloths once a week. What about infection control?

theoretica

elsien said:

Is it for an agency or a big company rather than a domestic premises?

Aside from whose responsibility it is, seems a bit lax to only be washing cleaning cloths once a week. What about infection control?

My reading is it takes a while to use enough cloths to be a sensible load - washing just the ones you used that day would seem extravagant.

SWD-MOR

It's for an agency. I'm assuming it was cloths plural. It's an office environment that is getting cleaned.

sevenhills

Hope this helps a little.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/job-expenses-for-uniforms-work-clothing-and-tools

Cloth_of_Gold

sevenhills said:

Hope this helps a little.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/job-expenses-for-uniforms-work-clothing-and-tools

An interesting list. I see Navvies are on there - I can't imagine any would be called a navvy nowadays. People who make wooden legs are out of luck as they can't claim. Probably not too many of them around though. Lace makers too, not too many of those nowadays I wouldn't have thought.