Help At Home

Filipino households are wont to have help on board, whether to take care of the children, help with running errands and chores, or oversee the kitchen. Some employees are hired on a live-in basis while others visit homes once a week for a light clean up—no matter what your arrangement with your help is, it is important to maintain a set of rules to keep your relationship professional and to maintain a sense of order in the home.

Keep things Private.
Make your boundaries clear: when training your help, let them know which areas are off-limits and which may be touched up and cleaned. The same goes for your help’s quarters—it is important to give them their own space. If possible, give them room keys so they can keep their privacy as well.

Make Cleanliness the Standard.
Emphasize that even if your help has their own private areas, you would like them to maintain the same level of orderliness throughout the entire home, whether in your public areas (living room, dining room, kitchen, etc.) or their own quarters.

Keep an Open Kitchen.
House help should also benefit from at least three meals a day (for live-in employees) or snacks (for those who come in on a per-day basis). Relegate some storage in your pantry or refrigerator for the help’s food, or dedicate a shelf stacked with their own supply.

Give them Time Off.
Make specific arrangements for days off. If the help is expecting a visitor, ask them to inform you beforehand. Allowing them some time away from work assures a good relationship between you and your employee and will help her turn in better work in the long run.

Clean House. Keeping your house help happy
equals a cleaner, more efficiently kept home.

Big Benefits. Going beyond the paycheck and
keeping a good relationship with the household
help can greatly improve your situation at home.

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