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How many hours a day does your live in maid work?

Babyrat

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EW GURU

Latest post on 03 October 2014 - 18:32

Ok, this is an interesting question, im looking to hire a nanny soon as im expecting my first. I will be going back to work after 3 months maternity, so this does not leave my nanny /maid for an option of a start/finishing time. So, how does that work? She will be at home with my baby and will be expected to clean a 2brm apartment. Also, i will need help with noght time wakeups as i have to work everyday. How should i deal with this? I would also be interested to know how night time duties such as helping with baby are worked into a contract.

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JJBAUS

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 27 September 2014 - 21:35

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Kjt92941

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 08 September 2014 - 20:33

Yes, we have 2 rush hours, 6.30-7.30am and 4.30-5.30pm, and general housework seems to happen betw 8-12 and 3-4pm. I filled out a template with daily, weekly and monthly jobs so we know what needs to happen day to day.

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kpea

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 08 September 2014 - 18:33

Brilliant - thank you Daza and Ummmuhammad123 for your responses. They've helped to give me some perspective, and I'm glad that my thinking doesn't seem too out of whack...Thanks again.

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Daza

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EW MASTER

Latest post on 02 September 2014 - 16:45

I've got four children, three of them are at school and one home with me - I don't work. We live in a four bedroom townhouse. We are all out the door at 7am during the week. Our live in maid starts work at 7.30am and works until 7-7.30pm with two hours off in the middle of the day. She has Fridays off and starts at 9am on a Saturday. She is responsible for all the housework, laundry, ironing, washing our two cars once a week, keeping our garden tidy (dusting outdoor furniture etc, not any gardening) and occasional evening babysitting once my children are in bed. She isn't responsible for any cooking or caring for my children. It seems completely reasonable for your maid to have time to help in the morning and with cooking. If she is struggling sit down and work out a schedule for her then tell her exactly what you want done when. To be honest, I wouldn't ask for her input when you are working out the schedule, just decide what suits you best then let her know what is expected.

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kpea

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 01 September 2014 - 11:33

We have a live-in maid who seems really good at filling a whole morning cleaning just one room if that is what's 'scheduled'. She's good but really slow although she can definitely hustle if she really needs to. My two children have just started school so we're all up earlier than before. I'm trying to rearrange the schedule so that we get some help getting the kids out of the door on time in the morning, she has enough time to keep the house clean (4 bdrm), do the ironing, and ideally I'd like her to start helping in the kitchen a bit (not cooking meals etc but maybe some prep/kid's snacks etc). I don't actually care about how many hours she works every day as long as it's fair & the work gets done, but she seems to expand work to fit the day in some strange time/speed warp black hole magic so I've lost perspective on what's reasonable. I know the answer of what's a standard working day for a live-in varies from family to family, but would love to get more of a sense of what other live-in maids are working with a similar role. Would appreciate your experiences....Thanks.

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