Halfglass 15 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 My wife and I are trying to figure what if any pay we should give our maid during the lockdown. She works for us once a week for about five hours. Someone suggested 40% of her salary. Any feedback will help. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AngusMactavish 3,287 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Halfglass said: Any feedback will help. Full pay until you terminate her and pay her the due severance. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EldonNova 51 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 I have seen much discussion on Facebook about this issue. The majority of people are paying their maids full salary to stay at home. I saw one lady say she never realized how much work her maid actually did and gave her a raise. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lakeside7 983 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Just now, EldonNova said: I have seen much discussion on Facebook about this issue. The majority of people are paying their maids full salary to stay at home. I saw one lady say she never realized how much work her maid actually did and gave her a raise. If we did not have a regular maid service we would die from dust mites..so we continue to have her come and practice social distancing and ensure she wash her hands etc regular. We have also provided her with a mask and encourage her to practice social distancing when she got home and not to go out to parties etc It seems we are both happy with the arrangement 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adolphsj 66 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 100% Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ezpz 403 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, lakeside7 said: If we did not have a regular maid service we would die from dust mites..so we continue to have her come and practice social distancing and ensure she wash her hands etc regular. We have also provided her with a mask and encourage her to practice social distancing when she got home and not to go out to parties etc It seems we are both happy with the arrangement Same here. She wanted to work; she said she was getting bored being at home all day. She lives near me so she does not need to take the bus. If your maid has been riding the bus but you mutually agree for her to work, you should pick her up and drive her home. Riding the bus is dangerous at this point. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lakeside7 983 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Just now, ezpz said: Same here. She wanted to work; she said she was getting bored being at home all day. She lives near me so she does not need to take the bus. If your maid has been riding the bus but you mutually agree for her to work, you should pick her up and drive her home. Riding the bus is dangerous at this point. When our maid calls and says she has a cold or turns up coughing and sneezing we do then tell her to stay at home with pay. Every year with regularity this happens mostly during the cold months of December and her kids bring home the bug from school Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mainecoons 5,378 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 We are paying our maid not to come but there's a disagreement about this in our household. One of the things she does is clean our outside terazza and mirador. I don't see why she can't continue to do that but The Big Boss has ruled against me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
court0503 101 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 Though she lives 2 blocks away I asked her to Stay home..full pay. who knows how diligent she — and others in her home — are about following restrictions. And she can’t know for sure about me either. Safer all around. I miss her but like most of us lived without a housekeeper all my life before moving here. (Not exactly ‘social distancing’ to be in the close confines of a car with anyone outside the family you live with. masks might help with the air but the virus can live on surfaces .exposes yourself and your housekeeper to risks. you’d feel so terrible if you unknowingly are a carrier and she got sick for the sake of having shiny floors. To my earlier point If you’re housekeeper is ‘happy’ with you giving her rides I’d be concerned about what other precautions are being circumvented in her household 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ferret 3,028 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 As much as I (and my back) love my housekeeper, on the 15th of March, I paid her through the door for four weeks. When that four weeks was up, I again got her to come to the door and paid her until JUNE. I can't control her, her family or her environment but I can control mine. Interestingly enough, she came to my door the second time wearing a mask. It's a pittance to pay to keep her and me safe. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MtnMama 1,351 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Why would I pay the maid and gardener only a portion of their pay? We are not wealthy people by any means. We lost a huge portion of our net worth to the Banksters in 2008 - the year we retired and moved to Mexico. We still have more money than our loyal maid will ever expect to have. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xena 3,774 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 39 minutes ago, MtnMama said: Why would I pay the maid and gardener only a portion of their pay? We are not wealthy people by any means. We lost a huge portion of our net worth to the Banksters in 2008 - the year we retired and moved to Mexico. We still have more money than our loyal maid will ever expect to have. Exactly. And my housekeeper and gardeners are a fixed part of my budget. The only reason not to continue paying them would because I did not want to part with money without getting work out of them for it. Meanwhile, I’d have extra money to spend on things I don’t really need while they and their families struggled to eat. 5 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
More Liana 941 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Joining the chorus: pay your housekeeper 100% of her salary until this thing is over. 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lakeside7 983 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Just now, More Liana said: Joining the chorus: pay your housekeeper 100% of her salary until this thing is over. And also pay those other "fixed cost" like your Church/Temple giving...How is that for going down another rabbit hole 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TelsZ4 817 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Why would you even ask such a question, I would have thought you’re conscious would tell you the right thing to do... 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogirl 196 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Full pay. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gerry 111 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 On 4/23/2020 at 5:12 PM, Halfglass said: My wife and I are trying to figure what if any pay we should give our maid during the lockdown. She works for us once a week for about five hours. Someone suggested 40% of her salary. Any feedback will help. Pay the whole salary. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oregontochapala 721 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 We paid her full salary for April before the month started and we're delivering her full wages for May, her husband's wages (our gardener,) and a load of groceries tomorrow. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daisy2013 281 Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 100% Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seren 56 Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Paid through to end of October so she doesn't have to ride the bus or answer any questions about her "essential" outing in order to have the $$ she needs right now Maybe I'm being opitmistic that November will bring a different situation 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoneyBee 287 Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Good grief, if people can not get back to their jobs in this area by July, I think you will see food riots. 😶 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xena 3,774 Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 23 minutes ago, HoneyBee said: Good grief, if people can not get back to their jobs in this area by July, I think you will see food riots. 😶 You are being too optimistic. Apparently the newly formed Food Bank (can’t think of the official name) has temporarily suspended distributing food in Chapala because a near-riot broke out at their last distribution. People posted on Facebook asking why Food was no longer being given here. The director of the Food Bank posted herself and said they were refiguring how to do it safely since what happened threatened the safety of the families and the volunteers. Apparently, frantic people were afraid they would not get food and things got rough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gimpychimp 419 Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 On 4/23/2020 at 2:42 PM, Halfglass said: My wife and I are trying to figure what if any pay we should give our maid during the lockdown. She works for us once a week for about five hours. Someone suggested 40% of her salary. Any feedback will help. You should give her full pay! Her bills didn't just drop by 60%, did they? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johanson 1,005 Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 I pay mine 100% . My property manager who manages many homes for us snowbirds highly recommends that we do this. She only has a few clients who refuse and give a smaller % than 100%. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ericurmudgeon 33 Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 Unless you can’t afford it, why would you even think of paying her less than the full amount for as long as it is necessary? Believe me, you will be “repaid” in multiples. Stay safe. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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