We have 6 window cleaners, they are all salaried however over the year they build up a "bonus" depending upon how hard they've worked, this is then used to cover non working days and whatever is left at the end of the year is paid to them at Christmas.
This year that bonus (normally £1000+ each) was eaten up as of last friday!
It's now coming out of my pocket! We finish for the Christmas on Wednesday, I just hope the new year is not like last year otherwise we could be laying people off till the weather improves.
It never got above -3 here yesterday and it's currently reading -10 on my outside thermometer by the back door! I can't see us getting anything more done between now and Christmas.
Luckily I'm now able to get all the vans inside so we've not suffered with damaged RO's, filters and pumps like some. Touch wood!!!