Hiring A Cleaner: Direct Or Through Agency?

Hiring a cleaner to clean your huge house may not becleaning agency ensures that even in case of illness
the easiest job around but then, cleaning the houseor resignation, you get a replacement. The
yourself may be much more difficult. So, if you haveemployment, accounting and tax responsibilities are
the option, you would rather pay someone to do thedone away with. But the cleaner may refuse to use
job for you rather than doing it half heartedlycertain products which you find more suitable. Also,
yourself.she may refuse to do any extras for you.
Before hiring a cleaner for the house, decide whatOnce a cleaner is hired, it is important that his space
part of the house and what things you would wantand time is respected. Do not cross paths
to be cleaned. It is better to have them writtenunnecessarily and keep the kids out of the way as
down to avoid confusion later. It will also help inthis may distract and irritate the cleaner. You wouldn't
determining how many hours you would need thelike to be disturbed this way either while doing your
services of the cleaner for. A cleaner can be hiredjob. Do remember to communicate with the cleaner
either directly or through a cleaning agency. Bothon a regular basis. Telling her how much you liked the
have their pros and cons. Hiring a cleaner directly, youjob or how badly a certain area was cleaned, a week
have to set the products they use, the time theyafter it was done will not do any good.
come, the number of hours they work. It will alsoAlways remember that a cleaner is also a human.
lead to developing a good working relationship withTalk to her in a respectful tone and use decent
the cleaner for the future. But if they quit or fall ill,language. Around the holidays, giving a small gift or a
then you will find yourself looking for someone again.bonus would not be a bad idea. Everyone appreciates
Also, since you are the employer, you would havesuch gestures and this helps in building a rapport for
the tax and accounting responsibilities of the cleaner.the coming years.
On the other hand, employing a cleaner through a