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It is often emotionally difficult for all concerned when an aged relative enters a care home, and one of the hopes is that they can make connections and friends with staff caring for them. But a study has thrown cold water on this hope, revealing that nearly half of care workers leave their job within […]

Tribunal cases have continued to soar since fees were ruled unlawful, a trend which holds implications for every employer, including those of domestic and household staff. Latest statistics released by the Ministry of Justice, regarding the situation in the last full quarter of December 2017 show that single claims were up 90% since fees were […]

The Government’s Fit for Work scheme which was aimed at streamlining the system of getting those off sick back to work has been scrapped. It was designed to replace the old system of Fit Notes and Sick Notes will cease at the end of March 2018 in England and at the end of May in […]

As an employer of domestic/household staff, you may well have house rules relating to smoking at work. The smoking ban in 2007 made it illegal for people to smoke indoors in a work or public place, but many smokers use the 20 minute rest break, to which they are entitled during a working day of […]

It is human nature to expect that at the top of the tree where prices are highest, highest quality is a given. But a recent report shows that with nursing homes it is not always the case. The report by the Care Quality Commission examines homes across the country, and found that even in the […]

If an employee commits an act which you consider unacceptable, would your first reaction be to suspend them while you find out the fact? If so, you could well be on the wrong side of justice and in breach of contract. The reminder comes following a recent decision on appeal in a County Court claim […]

Employment tribunal claims have soared in recent month since fees were abolished following a Supreme Court ruling that they were illegal. In the two months after the ruling, single claims shot up by 64% according to government figures – the highest in four years. The highest rise in this two thirds increase was in claims […]

It’s some way off yet, but we can see the way it’s going, even 18 year old employees will have be enrolled for saving in a workplace pension scheme. The scheme will mean automatic enrolment unless the employee opts out. It will ultimately affect some 900,000 18 year olds, says the government, and hopes to […]

Increases in statutory pay rates for a range of staff conditions have been announced by the government. They will of course affect domestic and household staff and will come into effect from April 2018. The new statutory rates are for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay and sick pay. The current weekly […]

Increases in the minimum wages which should be paid to workers in the UK are due to take affect in the next few months. As an employer of domestic/household staff it is important that you are aware of the changes and implement them. This follows the announcement by Chancellor Philip Hammond in the autumn budget […]