CARE DURING COVID:
HOUSE CLEANER EMPLOYER CHECKLIST

01 COMMUNICATION

• Open and ongoing about risk of exposure

• Be honest about where you go and who you see

• Build community— Don’t forget to check-in on how they and their loved ones are doing.

02 COLLECTIVE SAFETY

• Schedule work when no one is present

• Provide hand sanitizer, mask, gloves and disinfectant

• Provide good ventilation, by opening windows or doors

• Find and facilitate safest transportation option

• Commit to social distancing and masks in public

03 BE THAT GREAT CLIENT

• Make a fair agreement

• Commit to fair pay adjusting compensation to account for extra work and/or risk level

• Provide paid time off

• Assist your worker in finding new work with strong recommendations

• Consider an early holiday tip, ‘gift cards’ for future services or pay now for past cancellations

04 PLAN FOR THE WORST CASE SCENARIO

• Provide resources on local access to health care, testing, and other emergency resources

• Suspend work with pay if anyone is exposed to, experiences symptoms or tests positive for COVID-19

05 STAY INFORMED

• Keep up to date on CDC guidelines

• Share this checklist with 3 friends and in your local parents online forum

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