Friday, November 14, 2014

Handy.com housecleaners’ lawsuit could rock on-demand companies

Another reason to use a house cleaning company that pays their employees well and pays for all of their drive time, gas, cars, etc.

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Handy-com-housecleaners-lawsuit-could-rock-5891672.php

Warm Regards,
Steve Marvel Maids, Inc.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

No Shave November ... raising awareness for cancer

You must watch this very funny take on "Let It Go." We're letting our hair grow in support of No Shave November ... raising awareness for cancer.

If you feel like donating to the cause. We don't have a participant ID, etc., as we're just supporting the cause:

https://secure.acsevents.org/site/Donation2?idb=202528170&df_id=1007804&1007804.donation=form1&FR_ID=68962&PROXY_ID=68962&PROXY_TYPE=21

Warm Regards,
Steve Marvel Maids, Inc. http://marvelmaids.com/quote.html

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Is your house cleaner getting paid to travel to your home?

Read an interesting article last month in the Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/09/10/at-the-uber-for-home-cleaning-workers-pay-a-price-for-convenience/

Some questions that come to mind:

1. Who is really cleaning your house?

2. Are they receiving a fair wage - we pay our team leaders and team members all of the drive time they are in our company vehicles!

3. Are they using professional products? Can a suitcase hold all of the professional products, including professional vacuum cleaners to clean your home thoroughly?

4. Who is really cleaning your house? Okay, I already asked that question, but it is an important consideration. These people are around your valuables. Call our office, speak with a human, ask us questions. Our employees go through background checks, drug tests, etc.

5. Have they been properly trained? These businesses shouldn't have to train independent contractors, according to the IRS and many state labor boards. Independent contractors should be able to begin immediately, producing work that they've been hired for. If a worker requires significant training, he or she may be considered employees.

Some food for thought.

At the end of the day, I ask you if those "contractors" share our corporate values:

Positive, Honest, Efficient, Consistent and Reliable

Warm Regards,

Monday, October 6, 2014

Vanity Fair - New Establishment Summit

Will you be at the Vanity Fair - New Establishment Summit - in San Francisco on October 8th and 9th?

http://www.vfsummit.com/speakers/

Warm Regards,

Steve
Marvel Maids, Inc.
http://marvelmaids.com/quote.html