The work she's going to do is worth much more than £20 a week, but she's very honest and anyway doesn't want to get in trouble with the Social. Any advice on how I can bump up what I pay her without her either getting in trouble or feeling as though she's doing something immoral? (The work involved is only for 2 weeks)
2007-09-17 05:02:59 · 3 answers · asked by SLF 6 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
Pay her in other ways, see if she has any goods she needs or wants and buy them for her, then you won't be paying her but she won't be spending her money on say the groceries. You could also buy her gift cards for stores, it's not technically money, just a gift for a job well done.
2007-09-17 07:47:38 · answer #1 · answered by Manny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose that you could just pay her the amount that she is allowed to earn per week until you feel that you have paid her what the work she does is worth. So if you felt that work was worth $80 (sorry don't have the pound sign!) then you could pay her $20 a week for 4 weeks instead of the 2 weeks. Or you could even have her stretch 2 weeks worth of work into 4 weeks if you want to be strict with the law. Hope this helps - and good for you for not wanting to take advantage of her!
2007-09-17 12:12:22 · answer #2 · answered by jml167 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be dishonest for her to have money from both places. Bump up her pay and have her claim it. She'll lose benefits for the two weeks but she will make more from you than she would have gotten in benefits during that time, and she will have been honest.
Now, the real question is why is she on benefits if she is capable of working?
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2007-09-17 12:11:29 · answer #3 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋