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What you see is not always what you get! The importance of verifying employment candidate references  for any employment vacancies, let alone for the privileged position of domestic staff working in your homes, nannies, housekeepers, carers etc., was demonstrated recently when our checks revealed some blatant...

10 March, 2016

So, you are a working mum; perhaps a housekeeper takes a lot of the household concerns off your shoulders, and a child minder looks after your youngster while you are slaving away. Your child minder says she is qualified and, of course, that puts your mind...

10 March, 2016

Rules for dismissing employees may soon undergo a dramatic shift as the government considers allowing dismissal without cause on payment of a statutory compensation payment.  This statutory payment would effectively be a redundancy payment. As the proposed legislation would affect almost all who employ domestic staff...

10 March, 2016

Amid a raft of criticism of the UK government’s lack of commitment to an overhaul of social care, there is little to look forward to for those who elect or need to go down the residential care home route. Opposition ministers, council leaders, campaigners and those...

10 March, 2016

It used to be a bit of a joke - the British comedies about making overtures to the au-pair or nanny - but, in more recent times, such behaviour is deemed totally incorrect, a situation now accepted by almost everyone...

10 March, 2016

How do you feel about your domestic staff - nanny, live-in carer, housekeeper, etc. - using your phone or internet access for personal use? It is apparently an area you would be wise to clarify as a recent Employment Tribunal case has highlighted. In this case, the...

10 March, 2016

Ask 100 elderly persons if they would rather move into a retirement home, or stay in their own home and be cared for, and you don’t have to be a pollster to get the answer.  Of course, they would rather stay in their own home. That...

10 March, 2016

From summer 2013 onwards, employees and employers are to be encouraged to mediate or settle a dispute rather than go to an employment tribunal. The changes come  following the Ministry of Justice's consultation with businesses and the public.  Some of the fees will be slightly lower...

10 March, 2016

We have all heard the jokes and seen the films about the aging, doddery butler or the ancient housekeeper (well, many of us, anyway), and perhaps you have even said to yourself, “That’ll be old xxxx one day.” Well, be warned, if you get to the...

10 March, 2016

As an employer of domestic staff, housekeeper, carer, nanny, etc., it pays to keep abreast of new and potential changes to employment law.  Potential changes particularly, as if you really feel the change is not for the better, then you still have time to register...

10 March, 2016
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