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amother

Fri, Dec 22 2023, 2:40 pm

She comes to me three days and makes 360 per week.
Am I supposed to give her a holiday gift, and if yes, how much?
Thanks in advance.

amother

Oldlace

Fri, Dec 22 2023, 2:43 pm

amother OP wrote:

She comes to me three days and makes 360 per week.
Am I supposed to give her a holiday gift, and if yes, how much?
Thanks in advance.

Same exact question here, following

amother

Saddlebrown

Fri, Dec 22 2023, 2:49 pm

We usually gift a week's pay. Half if it's someone very new.

amother

Impatiens

Fri, Dec 22 2023, 2:50 pm

This might be community dependent but where I live the norm is a weeks pay.
Not looking for any hate, I know this blew up on another thread, just answering the question honestly.

Amarante

Fri, Dec 22 2023, 2:53 pm

There was a long thread on this and obviously differences of opinion.

All one can say is that in the USA, the standard suggested amount is the equivalent of one weeks’s salary just as the standard tip for a server is 15% or 20%.

I give my cleaning woman more because she has been coming to me for years and she is a wonderful woman and it makes me happy to be able to be a bit generous so that she can afford to splurge a bit for her holidays.

amother

Mulberry

Fri, Dec 22 2023, 4:03 pm

I give her half of what I usual pay her each week, as extra, in a separate envelope.

amother

Fri, Dec 22 2023, 4:40 pm

Thank you. I didnt see another thread on this.

Iymnok

Sat, Dec 23 2023, 2:37 pm

There are problems halachicly in giving a non Jew a monetary gift specifically before their holiday. Better to give it after.
This is in addition to the issur of lo sischanein. You shouldn’t give non Jews gifts.
Ask a knowledgeable Rav before you gift your cleaning help. It’s not so simple.

Busybee5

Sat, Dec 23 2023, 3:12 pm

My mother gave hers a week's pay , because she's missing a week, so she still gets paid, even if she's off work.
I'm not giving mine anything, I forgot to give her a gift, and I won't be paying her for her missed day ( I only have once a week) I also don't get paid at all when I take holidays off. I'm not a cleaning lady, I'm just saying that I can't pay her for not working, as I'm not getting any income for 10 days.

worknights1313

Sat, Dec 23 2023, 8:58 pm

My Rav said I can’t give my cleaning lady extra for their holiday. So I give her something a different time. She works by me once a week so I double that.

amother

Mulberry

Sat, Dec 23 2023, 9:21 pm

I like to give it chanukah time if possible or Thanksgiving time if possible.

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