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31 March, 2021

Many employers, including those of household and domestic staff may have  had some staff classified as Clinically Vulnerable and who have not had to attend  work. From Friday the 1st  April 2021 however, those workers will be available to return to work. he shielding guidance has been...

31 March, 2021

We have often cautioned employers of domestic and household staff of the potential dangers of taking staff dismissal decisions without relevant professional advice as the consequence of getting it wrong can be expensive Now, the potential cost of losing an Employment Tribunal claim for unfair dismissal...

31 March, 2021

A recent Employment Tribunal judgement demonstrates how careful employers need to be when criticising an employee . Kerry Moth was a detective Constable in the Devon and Cornwall police and suffered from  illnesses including visceral hyperalgesia (regional pain syndrome), depression and, later, fibromyalgia. She was overweight...

31 March, 2021

What Is A Domestic Couple?  A domestic couple is usually a husband and wife who work for a property on a live-in basis in their own separate or self-contained accommodation. Between them, they will be responsible for a variety of different household tasks. Usually, the female will...

26 February, 2021

With all the pressure and confines the Covid 19 pandemic has created, it would be a surprise if you have given much thought to taking a holiday. However, you are still  legally entitled to your holiday period, so how do you stand when holiday leave mounts...

24 February, 2021

It’s been a very strange time since the Covid-19 pandemic started and we were locked away from friends, staying in contact where possible via the internet. But have any of your friends, working like you in the London and Home Counties area, simply disappeared off the...

24 February, 2021

Lay Men And Women To Sit At Tribunals It’s possible that if you have ever considered taking a case to an Employment Tribunal you have been worried you would be overawed in front of a Judge. A  new decision to train non-specialist called “lay”people to sit in...

24 February, 2021

The debate around vaccine passports continues to develop with the UK still saying that at present there are no plans to initiate such a programme. Much of Europe, however, is rapidly taking  different view. For those  contemplating a much needed summer holiday, with or without domestic...

24 February, 2021

If you have experienced an unexpected slump in response to a job advertisement for domestic or household staff recently, this could be the reason: The “perfect storm” of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic has kicked off a huge exodus of immigrants from the UK with London the...

24 February, 2021
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