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According to research carried out by workplace experts Acas (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) talking actually works! Their finds show their conciliation service has substantially reduced the need for employment tribunal hearings. It was in 2014 that the law changed and directed that anyone considering making...

18 August, 2016

A recent Crown Court case brought against a home care company by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has highlighted a number of issues relating to care of the elderly. While the case focussed on safety issues in the care home, it also has relevance...

18 August, 2016

There are now some two million people employed full-time and part-time in the domestic help industry in Britain, according to a survey carried out by the Work Foundation. However, the survey also revealed some startling and disturbing facts. Less than 40% of those questioned checked the references...

27 May, 2016

Sometimes an offer comes along that appears to be a real bonus. Well, for many domestic and household staff a deal is on offer that may well boost saving with a 'free' money top-up. The government has announced that low paid workers who put aside some...

26 May, 2016

It would seem that no matter how carefully relatives check a care home for their loved ones, there is a real risk of upheaval, A recent BBC programme uncovered figures which show that a quarter of UK care homes are at risk of closure within 3...

20 May, 2016

In a recent court case in which a company was fined some £36,000 for unsafe working practices, it was revealed that no risk assessment had been carried out prior to the work being undertaken...

13 May, 2016

A question often asked of us, is:  'Can we, as the employer, contact a member of our domestic or household staff when they are off sick?' The answer, as almost always, is not simple. The short answer is yes you can, but with reservations. In fact your...

12 May, 2016

We all have the greatest sympathy for a member of domestic or household staff who are off sick. But what if the level of incapacity is far greater than is being reported, what then are your options? We raise this issue in the light of a...

09 May, 2016
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