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Maybe you have a bad cold, a virus or have hurt your back, but you still turn up for work, not wishing to let your employer down or fearing for your job as a member of domestic/household staff. But actually are you doing the right thing?...

14 August, 2018

Summer holidays are over, and back at work as a member of domestic/household staff, you are proud of the new tattoo you had as a present to yourself...

14 August, 2018

Many employers of domestic staff undoubtedly feel, from time to time, that staff holidays are inconvenient. But it doesn’t change the fact that they are a legal right. According to the Trades Union Congress (TUC) In the UK there are 1.2 million workers who receive no...

08 August, 2018

Summer holidays are over and as an employer or prospective employer of domestic staff you may well be contemplating hiring staff. So how do you stand on the issue of tattoos? Opinions vary greatly and in truth there is a great divide on whether they are...

08 August, 2018

Usually, when seeking employment you are expected to provide two references, one of these usually being your existing or past employer. But is your employer obligated to provide a reference? As always nothing is quite a simple as it seems. In essence, the answer is no they...

20 July, 2018

Shared Parental leave? What's that? If that's your reaction as an employed parent, then you are not alone, Despite a campaign launched earlier in the year to raise awareness of the shared parental leave scheme, take-up remains low. Less than 8% of eligible families have signed...

20 July, 2018

The numbers of people visiting city parks and open spaces has soared by 25% from 2010 - 2016. According to Natural England, latest figures show an estimated 879 million visits to parks in towns and cities in 2015/16. Urban green spaces are increasingly utilised with an...

20 July, 2018

Completely free movement of people will end when the UK leaves the EU, according to a new government white paper. The decision will be a blow to many EU citizens who have planned to come to the UK for work as domestic staff. Free movement of people...

20 July, 2018

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...

20 July, 2018
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