The Virus

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Louise Parkinson was life, of their savings months -

Liam and Louise Parkinson -cleaning business was just a few weeks old, as the Corona-Virus outbreak that forced you to stop working.

The husband-and-wife team, based in Chippenham, Wiltshire, started in place of your company residential and in Addition, in January and soon the setting of additional work began forces, the demand of new customers.

But Then - as the news of the coronavirus Spread has disappeared - business quickly.

"Within 18 hours we would be says way of 30 clients to one or two," Liam.

When the country went into lockdown on 23 March, Liam and Louise had to tell their customers they were stopping all the services.

at the beginning of June, the couple began to work again, but only a quarter of their previous clients home cleaning have posted.

"a Lot of people now say they can't afford to have a cleaner, because they fight financially," Liam says.

have told the Other customers who would be cleaning to much of a disturbance while you work and raise children from home. And some customers are, the shield, or worried about The Risk of infection with Covid-19 employees come to their home.

These concerns mean cleaners across the country are facing major financial challenges, especially those that do not work, cash-in-hand, are eligible for support from the government.

'I don't need The Extra money'

Martyna, her real name, works part-time as a Domestic cleaner to Supplement your main job as a housekeeper in a London hotel.

she was furloughed, or put on state-paid vacation - from The Hotel , but struggling to get to them, without the need for additional income cleaning usually offer.

"for More Than two months, I got it to work, a cleaning," she says. Now, she is waiting to call for your customers. "It's boring, and I need The Extra money. The [holiday] money is just for rent and food. It is nothing. "

the cleaning women are allowed to work in the homes of the people, but the industry is not to tell managers that there have been clear guidelines from the government consulting-cleaner, as I'm sure you keep yourself and your customers.

household cleaners Alliance Director Stephen Munton

"There is nothing we can follow, we just have to decide for ourselves what is suitable, it is a great concern," says Stephen Munton, Director of The Trade body of the Domestic cleaning Alliance.

"We need it now to people who tell us what they do to us, in your home, what to wear to us. We should be taking in, because we do not know whether we with what in The House ?"

The British cleaning Council (BCC) has written for 20 trade groups in cleaning technology, to ask the Small Business Minister Paul Scully , to clarify for a meeting, some of these questions, but no such meeting was arranged.

The BCC says that the left a cleaning company to come to with safety protocols for themselves.

A spokeswoman for The Department for Business, energy and industrial policy, pointed to the government generally, coronavirus-for all the people who keep work in the private house.

"We are working closely with businesses, trade unions and medical experts to develop practical guidelines specifically for those in Other People 's houses. These are geared towards the jobs as Safe as possible and give staff confidence to return to work," She Said .

"We regularly review the science behind the management and will continue to be carriers closely with a wide range of interests, including The British cleaning Council, as we open more to the Economy . "

Chris Wootton staff wear masks when cleaning smile but "with the eye"

Chris Wootton the Domestic cleaning business poppy, the 22 franchises, the offers in England, and, in General, the 6,000-cleaning in the month of running.

All of the 450 poppy employees were furloughed during the lockout, but now each of the Franchise is back up and running.

"In simple words, we have assumed that every one of our customers or our employees-Covid or asymptomatic," he says. "So we protected each other practicing social distance, the provision of gloves, overshoes, masks and aprons for all of our employees"

Chris also has a new set of protocols for when the cleaners come at your customer's home.

employees may not embrace or shake hands with your customers. They were also instructed to wear a mask on arrival, Then Take Two steps to knock on The Door . "We will do our best to smile with our eyes. The Moment our customers can trust," he says.

Chris, who is also his own poppy managed franchise, says the older customers Make Up about a third of the Domestic cleaning market.

Barbara and Jim Jackson are in their 80s and are isolating themselves because of The Virus . You are among those who continue to keep their regular cleaning.

"If we feel, it is sure to have people come into The House , we go Back To a cleaner because you are already wonderful for us over The Years ," says Barbara. Share "at The Moment we have the tasks Between Us . "

if you have the Corona Virus is no longer a risk, Chris Wootton optimistic, he sees a recovery in the older customers.

"I think it is a growth area for us, because these people want to go for longer to remain in your own home and not in a nursing home," he says.

'Zero result,"

Meanwhile, back in Chippenham, Liam and Louise Parkinson 's hope that more customers will soon begin the booking of your cleaning.

The couple have lived from their savings, since March, since you decided not to apply for the support of the government.

"We were a young company and we were not really sure if we qualify. We thought that 10 weeks later, we would still have to work," says Liam.

"We literally have zero income from this day, so it was really hard. We are Between £5,000 to£7,000 for Out -of-pocket in lost company profits. It is quite disturbing. It is all wiped Out our personal savings. "

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Source of news: bbc.com