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I Am Sick Long -Term But They Can’t Sack Me Can They?  If you have been off sick long-term you might think that you cannot be sacked…but you are wrong!  Your employer DOES indeed have the right to sack you while you are off sick long-term. There are however certain procedures which have to be gone […]

Important Paid Leave Changes On The Way   As the majority of domestic staff are women and many of you have families, a major change to Paternity paid leave has now been agreed that may well affect you, your friends or colleagues.  The changes are to Paternity Paid Leave and are as follows:  Currently paternity leave […]

Summer Holiday Time Is Over Is It Time For A Change?  Whether or not you took a summer holiday, or saw others enjoying the opportunity while you worked, for many it is now time for a change.  If you, or friends of yours, have this on your mind, the best starting point is to look around […]

Holidays Over-Time To Address Staff Issues?  With holidays over – for the summer at least – and now, feeling refreshed, this is the perfect time to spend thoughts reviewing aspects of your home arrangements.  “Am I happy with the current domestic and household staffing arrangements?” is the post-holiday issue.  If staff went away with you, perhaps […]

Important Paid Leave Changes On The Way   As the majority of domestic staff are women and many with families, a major change to Paternity  paid leave has now been agreed that may well affect them.  The changes are as follows;  Currently paternity leave can be taken either as 1 week or 2 consecutive weeks of […]

Whiter Than White  There have been several employment tribunal decisions in recent months where it seems that one or two words led to a successful claim of discrimination.  This example, however, shows that words which in one case can cause offence, but in another, can be innocuous and not discriminatory.  A black manager working on […]

Can I Dismiss Staff Off Sick Long-Term? More people are off sick long-term than ever before, with a variety of health conditions, both physical and emotional, including stress and depression. Most recent figures from the Office for National Statistics show another record high, with almost 2.6 million people off work because of illness. The total numbers […]

With Your Employer’s Family When It’s Hot? Helpful Advice For You To Help Them. If you are accompanying your employer and family on a holiday, perhaps caring for children, the current mega heatwaves can be extremely dangerous. Here is how you can help. The following information comes with thanks from the World Health Organisation. To protect […]

A  Shaggy Dog Story We have previously brought instances to your attention of care staff breaking rules and losing their jobs that we feel maybe of interest to you, a colleague or friend.  Hopefully these alert you to not making basic mistakes by not thinking things through. One such case hit the headlines recently and although […]

Understanding Your Contract As an employee, you, friends and colleagues should all have a written contract.  It is important because it helps you understand your role, your responsibilities and general rules of behaviour so that you do not make mistakes through misunderstanding. For the same reason it is important that if your job, or parts of […]