Month: September 2018

You would like to think that when your domestic/Household staff are working for you, that even on their days off,  they are not working for anyone else. But according to a report by Henley Business School, 40% of employees have a job on the side to make ends meet. Does it matter? Well it depends …
Read the full Story “Do Your Domestic/household Staff Have A Job On The Side?”

With some claims by employees and former employees of discrimination at Employment Tribunals, one can easily see how an employer crossed the line. However, with some you might think; “Well, that took me by surprise.” A recent case in Belgium might come under that umbrella. A shop has just been ordered to pay a man …
Read the full Story “Real Employment Tribunal Case Worth Knowing About…..”

Continued exposure of deficiencies in care homes in England will yet again focus the minds of families on alternative solutions. The organisation which checks and rates care homes the Care Quality Commission (CQC) uses four ratings – outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate. Almost 3,000 of the country’s 14,975 care homes in England are currently …
Read the full Story “One In Five Care Homes In England Are Criticised.”

When you start looking for a new job, an employment agency or prospective employer may well make a lower than expected offer saying that wages effectively have not risen for years. And if the figures from an independent think tank are anything to go by they are right. The Resolution Foundation says their research shows …
Read the full Story “Looking For A Job And Told Wages Are Still Low.Don’t Believe All You Are Told!”

Some time ago, we reported on the case of an employee who won a landmark battle when the European Court of Human Rights ruled that she had been discriminated against for being made to wear a uniform that prevented her from visibly wearing her crucifix. We pointed out the dangers to employers of domestic staff …
Read the full Story “Be Aware Of Risks To Stopping Religious Symbols being Visibly Worn”

When your new domestic worker, nanny, or carer has been cleared by police checks to work with children, it is fair to assume that all is well. Now a leaked document has revealed London’s Metropolitan police cleared up to 20,000 people without going through full security checks after Scotland Yard secretly relaxed its vetting system. …
Read the full Story “20,000 May Have Slipped Through Police Checks To Work With Children And Vulnerable Adults.”