+44 207 118 0122

Email Us Now

News & Events

As an employer of domestic/household staff you may, in these difficult times, face upto the option of consolidating staff roles and redundancies   If so, you are not alone as Acas, the concilliation service, has seen a jump of 160% redundancy-related calls in recent months compared with...

07 October, 2020

If employees refuse to return to work, what are your rights? In “normal” times, an employee can of course be disciplined , or dismissed if they do not turn up for work as they are in breach of their contract of employment.   Section 44 of the Employment...

07 October, 2020

If you are considering annual pay increases for your domestic and household staff it is important to be aware of pay trends before entering into negotiations.   A recent survey * showed that rather than raising salary levels, almost a fifth of employers have already cut back...

07 October, 2020

Extremely clinically vulnerable employees who stayed at home to protect themselves from corona virus are now allowed to return to work. This came into effect at the beginning of August, however, many fear being made redundant or worry about  their safety when returning to their place...

02 September, 2020

As a domestic/household staff employer, the ability of staff to do their jobs is an issue you keep an eye on. In these coved-19 times, there is a strong possibility that depression and stress may well play a part in work performance. New research has show that...

02 September, 2020

If you, as an employer of domestic and household staff are asked by employees for a pay rise, then the results of a new major survey may help your negotiations. According to XpertHR which conducted the most recent pay awards survey,  pay awards are now at...

02 September, 2020

Do you have staff still on furlough? If so, they are part of the 12.5% of UK staff who remain furloughed. These figures were accurate to mid-August say the Office for National Statistics. The ONS also found that two-thirds of furloughed staff (67%) were still receiving top-up...

02 September, 2020

If you, as a domestic or household employee are considering asking for a pay rise, the latest trend may make you re-set your targets. According to XpertHR which conducted the most recent pay awards survey,  pay awards are now at the lowest level for almost 11...

02 September, 2020

  We all like to think that we are doing our job well, and working in the domestic and household sector has many advantages. None of like to think that we’re under-performing. However, in these Coved-19 times, stress and anxiety can creep up without you being aware. Take...

02 September, 2020
MENU