[NYCMel]

Does anyone provide air conditioning for their helper? It seems so cruel that not only is their room the size of a closet, but also that it's boiling inside. Just trying to figure things out here.....what's the protocol?

[mushi]

entirely upto u i guess....i recently provided an electric fan for my helper ...that way u can also keep the electricity bills under control.

[carang]

we live in a village house and our helper has a proper bedroom, not the usual shoebox. she has an aircon that she is welcome to use, plus she has a fan.

we have also given her a dvd player and paid for 1/2 of her tv.

she's EXTREMELY happy with the situation.

[aussie mum]

we installed aircon in our helper's room. it seemed cruel not to!
we also provided a tv for her...and after 12 months as a thank you for her hard work we provided a dvd player
at the end of the day its entirely up to you but i like to think that we treat her well and she treats us well too.

[rani]

We also provide a fan and a space heater in the winter. Also told her she could sleep in our son's room if she felt very hot in the summer months. But she found the a/c too cold and prefered the fan.

[fingerscrossed]

Our helper sleeps with our baby so the air-con's on. When the baby was sleeping with us, we said that she could use the air con but she was happy with the fan. I think some helpers just find air-con too cold for them.