As the UK government has extended parental and other leave right for employees, another London-based company has gone one step further, which might point the way forward for other employers. The move has been made by the digital-only bank Monzo which is now offering paid leave...
We have relayed in the past the cost of wrongful dismissals and the potential cost of getting wrong, and recently a senior employee who was in ill health was awarded £2.5 million. The employee was a director of programme/ project management at KBR a multinational engineering,...
There are many sources of information about understanding and managing staff stress as a result of the pandemic and lockdown restrictions. These are primarily aimed at larger organisations with large staff numbers, but what advice is there for you, as an individual employer of domestic...
Things are on the move again, with job recruitment at a eight year high as the UK starts the recovery from Covid-19 restrictions. The last time employment intentions were this high was in February 2013 when the UK was pulling out of the recession caused...
What Does A Domestic Couple Do? A domestic couple will usually offer services that cover two sides of domestic help, one may be a housekeeper/cook/nanny and the other may work as a gardener, chauffer or handyman. However in some cases they be a housekeeper and a...
Your Responsibility As An Employer If you are considering hiring private staff, it is important to be aware of your responsibilities as an employer. When you hire someone to work in your home, such as a housekeeper, nanny, cleaner or butler, you will be considered their...
A domestic couple is a couple who may be together as a romantic couple or could be close friends who work well together. In most cases they will usually be a husband and wife or long-term couple who can complement each other as a domestic...
If you are considering taking on extra domestic and household staff, it appears that now would be a good time to start looking. The most recent evidence shows that hiring has picked up at the fastest rate for six years. In other positive indicators, both permanent and...
Wrapping up a racial comment as a joke can be costly, as one employer recently discovered. It’s a lesson that should not be ignored by any employer. An employment tribunal heard that a lorry driver was in the minority at the firm where he worked, being...
One of the most important issues today for all employers, including those of domestic and household staff is “Can I insist on employees being vaccinated?” The answer it appears, is Yes and No! For clarification, Justice Secretary, Robert Buckland has said that it may be legal for...
