[dg-cleaning]

I don't see why anyone would want to do that!
ASgencies to me conjures up the image that they will send anyone in to cover the job,Everyone knows its a sales environment and commission based. Plus who would want to pay a fee to agency and then £8ph cleaner.
The agencies terms and conditions make me laugh, they say in no uncertain terms that they will not be responsible for anything going wrong.
I think cleaning company's are much better bet,  if u hire in a cleaner one on one or through a professional cleaning company then you know the book stops with the manager.
agencies for cleaning always struck me as a mugs game.

[Bertie Boo]

DG

Round here its usually like £8.50 per hour all-in, then you have to pay like £6 per hour cash to the cleaner and the rest by D/D to the agency, I can think of many ways why this would be better for the agency 

like this: http://www.bellecasa.co.uk/domestic/search_results.asp

i dont know how they split the fee or how you pay etc.

I suppose agency is ok if you only want the labour. My clients -within reason- want to off-load the entire responsibility of cleaning upon my good self. They couldnt do that with an agency.

Bertie

bertie

[Bertie Boo]

here we go, see this:

http://www.mandhhelpers.co.uk/faq.php?c=2

Click on how to pay cleaner

Bertie

[Bertie Boo]

http://www.timeforyoultd-online.co.uk/home.php?id=e

There is a whole section on this page about the cleaners being self employed.

I have never seen such a patronising website nor one that contained as much drivel as this.

Stephen

[dg-cleaning]

plus the cleaners are self employed so the agency gets around the whole hassle of holiday pay/benefits and tax and ni contributions!They should be investigated.

[Bertie Boo]

DG

The £8.50 is including the agencey fee, the cleaners get £5.50....


BTW this is a local website for a NATIONAL franchise, yes, there's moe of 'em....

Stephen

[Bertie Boo]

And another thing, the agency fee includes VAT so the company must be making a small fourtune in agency fees if they've hit the VAT threshold...

Stephen