[julia]

Hi All
I have had two very expensive breakages in the last two months amounting to £400.00 in total - both done by the same cleaner.  I have asked her to slow down a bit and she tells me she doesn't rush things, and I know accidents happen.  Yes you ask haven't you got insurance, well yes I have but the excess is £250.00 per claim. 

So my question is can I put in the employees contract that breakages will be covered/paid for on a 50/50 basis?  Is this legal??  If no one know can you please could you tell me who would be able to tell me what the law!!  I don't want this to come back and hit me in the face so to speak.

I would be grateful for any advise.

Many thanks

Julia

[Art]

Give acas a ring they might be able to help. I'm not saying they will but it's worth a go and cheaper than asking a solicitor.

Arthur

[chosker]

you could also try upgrading your insurance slightly, don't know whether it would be worth it though in general if not much is broken. Our excess is £100.

I remember working in a pub as a student and they'd always threaten to take it out of our wages... in saying that i broke an entire shelf of about 100 wine glasses once and my pay never changed so maybe it was just that... a threat!

[Jan K]

i too have had a breakage of £250 which has been blamed on my cleaner without proof............my insurance company alos has an excess of £250....standard practice i belive.

firstly was it definately the cleaner that broke the items.

secondly ask the client for either an invoice or valuation of the item before you cough up any money.

thats as far as I have got with my client, she is now on holiday for weeks so thats it postponed for me for a while 

[julia]

Hi Jan
Definately my cleaner broke a toilet cistern lid and cannt get just the cistern lid so have to buy whole system.

It sucks

Julia