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Were you totally honest in your job application? Did you stretch the truth and can your employer fire you if they find out? The answer is, well it depends… Firstly, was the lie a big one, or a white lie where you enhanced previous experience? If it was a minor enhancement, and your employer is […]

Summer time and August Bank Holiday is fast approaching. Just to remind you, the date is 27th August. But do you have the right to the time off, and do  you have the right to be paid? Contrary to what many staff believe, your employer does NOT have to give you paid leave on Bank […]

Before using electrical equipment, you should always check the electric cord for frays, breaks and defective plugs. Before plugging in an item of equipment, check to see that the equipment is switched to the off position. If you notice an item of equipment overheating, sparking or smoking, turn off the power supply and report the […]

Cleanliness in kitchens is essential to prevent the spread of potentially harmful bacteria. Your employer should provide colour-coded kitchen cutting boards to reduce the risk of cross contamination. i.e. the transfer of harmful bacteria from one food product to another via the most common routes, equipment, tools, hands and cutting/chopping boards. For reference: The different colours of […]

  When you’re looking for a new job, two of the most important questions are: what is the pay, and how does it compare with other jobs. Well, to put you in the driving seat, we can tell you that the current rate of pay increases in the UK are 2.5% – and that’s better […]

Take some advice to help you perform to the best of your potential at an interview. These interview tips will help even the most inexperienced interviewees to shine: Common questions. Consider the most likely questions that you are going to be asked before you even get to the This way you are ready and won’t […]

Even more opportunities are potentially opening up for housekeeping jobs as working parents struggle with their job/life balance. A recent survey has revealed that almost one in five working parents have had to turn down promotion and new jobs so they can cope with running the home. Here at The Graham Agency we are uniquely […]

Yet again, international news regarding treatment of Filipino domestic staff in Kuwait has highlighted the risks of working in some counties. Increasingly the UK is seen as the safe option. The Philippines has suspended sending workers to Kuwait, while it investigates the deaths of several Filipinos there. President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines claims that […]

Wages are squeezed and it looks like another five years of the same before earnings are even anywhere near 2008 levels, so how can you, as domestic or household staff buck the trend and keep money in your pocket? It was Director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies, Paul Johnson who recently stated: “The squeeze […]

There has been a major development that could affect many domestic staff, now and in the future If you have lodged a complaint against a former employer since July 2003, you would have had to pay a compulsory fee firstly to make the complaint and then a higher fee if the case was heard at […]