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A Supreme Court ruling has highlighted a factor of which all employers need to be aware, including those of domestic and household staff. In the particular case, the Supreme Court has found that the employer of a man convicted of assaulting a customer was held “vicariously responsible” for his actions. This unanimous judgment by the […]

What on earth are Webinars? A very good question and it is quite possible you have never heard of them, but if you are an employer of staff, including domestic and household, it may pay you to find out! Essentially, they are a series of web-based seminars focusing on the type of issues which any […]

We are often asked this question, and in reality it is best answered by another question….what do YOU, as the employer, want them to do? It really does pay to think this through, because in the recent past there have been cases where domestic and household staff have undertaken jobs they were requested to do […]

Part One: There have been recent reports in the press concerning injuries suffered by domestic and household staff while working for their employers. Of course, no one can totally eliminate the possibility of someone being injured, but here we have given a set of guidelines which give you, the employer the best protection. Your first […]

Don’t be left out of the information loop, register for our webinar now to find out what needs doing. From 1st April 2016 workers aged 25 and over became entitled to a minimum pay rate of £7.20 per hour called the (NLW)  

WHAT IF you were sure you could smell alcohol on the breath of one of your domestic or household staff one morning? Well, to a large extent it depends upon the nature of work being undertaken. Of course having a smell of alcohol on one’s breath doesn’t necessarily mean the person has had a drink […]

What if you are, working for your employer as a member of domestic staff when out of the blue (as far as you are concerned) your employment is terminated. Hine Legal gives the following advice: Out of work, with financial obligations, you may well consider taking your employer to a tribunal for unfair dismissal as a means […]

A member of staff who works for you in a domestic and household staff capacity signs a confidentiality agreement with her employer immediately prior to commencing work. What if, however, after a period of time that person leaves and then breaks the confidentiality agreement. Perhaps they go to the press with revealing personal details. What […]

“WHAT IF….” YOU DISMISS YOUR DOMESTIC STAFF EMPLOYEE AND ARE TOLD THEY WILL TAKE YOU TO AN EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL. “It won’t cost me anything and I am unhappy about my dismissal, so I am going to take my case to the Employment Tribunal”. Words, as an employer, you don’t want to hear. You feel totally […]

You have employed a couple to work for you in the domestic and household staff capacity and as part of the employment package, they live in a property rented by you to them. Over a period of time, it becomes obvious that things just aren’t going to work out, and suddenly the couple up and leave. […]