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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

If you are paying your domestic staff in cash, beware, a new HM Customs and Revenue (HMRC) drive is looking for YOU. Make no mistake, the authorities are embarking on a determined drive to catch those who often pay cash to staff at a level that...

10 March, 2016

It’s a temptation when choosing a new employee, especially someone you have sourced yourself, to let them work for you on a self-employed basis.  BUT...

10 March, 2016

Many of us employ immigrant workers, and the domestic staffing area is no exception, but following a Supreme Court ruling, the “Skilled Occupation Test” which has been used as a yardstick for allowing foreign nationals to work and remain in the UK is flawed. It turns...

10 March, 2016

How do YOU apply the working hours regime for your domestic staff?  Are they full-time, or part-time with specified hours?  Or on a zero hours contract where an employer can call an employee in as and when they are required for work? For many people, their...

10 March, 2016

It’s been a busy morning; you have not stopped, so you grab a sandwich while you get on with what you are doing.  And if it’s good enough for you, it’s good enough for your domestic staff:  housekeeper, nanny, carer, etc, working for you...

10 March, 2016

There have always been a number of avenues into a caring career and a number of reasons for choosing it in the first place.  Now it seems there is yet another reason and it is down to the government. There will be new rules governing the...

10 March, 2016

The UK government’s new plans for a radical shake-up of the parental leave system will have a direct impact on many employers, including households which employ just one member of domestic staff. Until now, if your female employee becomes pregnant, she is obviously entitled to maternity...

10 March, 2016
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