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Paying family to clean

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Patsy70 Mon 10-Nov-25 09:02:05

Yes.

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keepingquiet Mon 10-Nov-25 08:54:02

M0nica

I bet her rich clients don't. How do you think they got rich. I am assuming an entrepreneur or similar earning £250,000 min.

I agree with this comment!

My advice is to make sure it doesn't become a pattern. Family business can be tricky but my son does gardening work and family pay him extra, but he doesn't take advantage.
If he turned up every week they would stop paying- likewise if he couldn't go he would just re-schedule.

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Exhausted01 Mon 10-Nov-25 08:48:28

Wow thank you so much for all your replies.
Sometimes I think it's me as I 100% would but my Mum pays my daughter to clean fortnightly ( pretty much minimum wage- 2 hours a session )
This week my daughter had a valid reason for not going and my Mum didn't pay her which i personally think is harsh as she is very financially secure and shes always telling me she has too much money and doesn't know what to do with it

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Jaxjacky Mon 10-Nov-25 08:46:04

Yes.

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M0nica Mon 10-Nov-25 08:37:00

I bet her rich clients don't. How do you think they got rich. I am assuming an entrepreneur or similar earning £250,000 min.

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Doodle Mon 10-Nov-25 08:36:17

Yes

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Grammaretto Mon 10-Nov-25 08:29:44

Probably. Especially if it was extra clean the following week. Although I don't pay the girl who cuts my grass if she doesn't come. I hope she has insurance as she's self employed.
I bet her rich clients pay her.

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Celieanne86 Mon 10-Nov-25 08:28:34

Yes if it was a genuine reason

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Skydancer Mon 10-Nov-25 08:28:08

Yes

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NotAGran55 Mon 10-Nov-25 08:24:08

Yes

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BlueBelle Mon 10-Nov-25 08:23:38

Yes

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Exhausted01 Mon 10-Nov-25 08:22:49

Bit of a random question but thoughts please.
If you paid your granddaughter to clean and knew she needed the money.
If she couldn't clean one week and you knew it was for a VERY valid reason would you still pay her ?

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