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Emily is the woman behind Brighter Choices cleaning services , a new type of cleaning business . by Lorna Gordon
If you are on any of the local mum ’ s pages on Facebook , one of the biggest requests you see are for reliable cleaners . Yup , that ’ s right , cleaners who turn up on time , are trustworthy and do what they say they will do are in high demand !
After years of working in demanding corporate roles , Emily Brewer decided to take the bull by the horns and offer local families what they were crying out for , reliable cleaners , and started Brighter Choices , a cleaning service based in Rouse Hill .
You might be wondering why Emily and her business merits a two-page spread on Hills Finest , do they use silk cloths for cleaning your loo , or perhaps Chanel perfume is sprayed about the house before they leave ?
Well , I ’ m not sure about that , but Emily is determined to make sure her clients are happy with their pristine homes and that her employees are given a fantastic place to work and great benefits .
Originally from inner London , Emily studied
Human Resources and worked in this area for many years before moving to Australia with her newborn son and daughter for her husband ’ s job eleven years ago .
With a background in HR and recruitment she used her skills in workforce planning and managing people in roles for Western Sydney University and as Head of Recruitment for the NSW Business Chamber .
Emily loved her career but being in such a demanding corporate role meant she had little flexibility in her working hours and had to outsource jobs that were too time consuming for her family ’ s busy life .
After being let down by cleaning services who didn ’ t turn up when they said they would , and knowing she wasn ’ t the only one who experienced this , her inquisitive HR mind began to wonder why businesses let this happen to clients and how they sourced their staff .
“ I started to question how my cleaners were employed and found that many people were sub-contracted , and they worked for themselves with their own ABN . I felt there was a need for someone to set up a cleaning business and manage people as employees , rather than subcontractors ,” Emily explained .
“ Doing this would mean clients would be reassured about who was coming to their homes , that they were suitably insured and would have had all the required checks .
“ Having a business set up like this protected the clients , and just as
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