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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...

12 March, 2018

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...

12 March, 2018

Even more opportunities are potentially opening up for housekeeping jobs as working parents struggle with their job/life balance. A recent survey has revealed that almost one in five working parents have had to turn down promotion and new jobs so they can cope with running...

30 January, 2018

Yet again, international news regarding treatment of Filipino domestic staff in Kuwait has highlighted the risks of working in some counties. Increasingly the UK is seen as the safe option. The Philippines has suspended sending workers to Kuwait, while it investigates the deaths of several Filipinos...

23 January, 2018

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...

18 January, 2018

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,...

18 January, 2018

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...

12 January, 2018

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...

12 January, 2018

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...

12 January, 2018

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...

12 January, 2018
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