[STUART]

Just wondering other peoples opinion, My partner picks up two cleaners to start
work at 7am. Between the three of them they clean two pubs then split up for the remainder of day. Our circumstances and my partner can no longer work before 9am and i am already out at 4am. We have asked them to make their own way and clean one pub each then my partner would meet them at 9.30am. Both cleaners have refused to do this, one says it is to hard on their own and the other says she will not go there in dark. I am currently seeking legal advice but wondered if anyone been in this situation before.

Cheers
stuart

[*Chris Browne]

Hi Stuart

Its a bad habit to get in to, picking up cleaners and dropping them off, Ive never done it, i offer them the job, if they want it, they want it, if they don't i get someone else, saying that,   if your out in the sticks then i can understand how difficult it must be, regarding legal advice, i am not sure you can force anyone to do what they don't want to : what did you put on your contract when you employed them?, I would look for someone who really wants the job and is prepared to make there own way to their place of work.

chris

[www.crawleycarpetc]

Hi Stuart,

Sounds like your second cleaner has a valid excuse to me, if she has been working this way for some time then i believe this is called "working practice" and believe it would be not in your interest to try and force the issue! Could you not arrange for them to meet at the 1st pub and move on to the second together?

Regards Rob.

[Lesley J]

if the cleaner is working under duress, they will not do a good job, better to let them go and get someone else, who wants to work and not complain.

[ColinD]

Check initail contract of employment with the staff.You do have one? Was it implicit within the T & C's that you provided trasnport to and from their place of work?
Qusetion (1) How long have they worked for you?
More than 13 weeks, and you have have to give them due notice of change of "accepted terms."
(2) What Health & Safety audits/provisions have you undertaken in respect fo one person, entering a building and working unsupervised on their own.
(3) Assume they (the staff) never contributed to the cost of getting themselves to work, what allowance, if any, have you offered to cover any increased costs to themselves.