A bit of royal news concerning domestic staff… The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are hunting for new domestic staff for their country home after their housekeeper and gardener suddenly decided to quit.It remains unclear why Amy Wood and her husband Colin handed in their notice after less than five months at Anmer Hall on…
This is the danger of not understanding the proper way to pay household staff. Don’t take chances. Consult with an expert who will guarantee you are protected. We recommend gtm.com and myhomepay.com. A Houston management company filed a malpractice suit on Feb. 11 against Littler Mendelson and Houston partner Kerry Notestine, alleging that Notestine gave…
A job listing for HRM is always worth reviewing… it seems the pay is quite substandard, but the 40 hour work week and potential to live on site is compelling! According to Express.co.uk, the 88-year-old monarch is looking for a new Back-of-House manager to oversee the rest of her household staff at Windsor Castle in…
Here’s an interesting effort to support Household Helpers as a career. Hopefully human rights and living wages are also on the agenda. Millions of people in India work their whole lives as household help but few domestic workers have retirement-savings plans other than the hope that their children will care for them in their old…
When Household Staff Goes Bad… The Queen’s former deputy property manager has been charged with taking more than £100,000 in kickbacks for royal contracts funded by the taxpayer.Ronald Harper, 61, one of the most senior members of the Royal Household staff, is accused of taking bribes from directors of building, heating and energy firms.In return,…
Lots of help are being hired, yes. So the career aspect with education, training, and standards, are more important than ever. Even more so for clients!!! Being a great employer in business almost never translates to the same in households. More households now hire domestic help than in the Victorian period as one-in-four young adults…
Eventually even palaces crumble…Hopefully the cuts will come from areas other than staff! LONDON A report on the finances of Queen Elizabeth II has exposed crumbling palaces and depleted coffers, and discovered that a royal reserve fund for emergencies is down to its last million pounds $1.6 million.Lawmakers say in a report released Tuesday that…
What a great story about the respect between an employer and her help. Very cool. Her new book is set to hit the stands later this month.However, there is an intriguing twist in the tale of Baby Halder. This 39-year-old prolific writer does not like to be called an author.”I am a domestic help, not…
It is difficult to imagine this type of behavior toward other people, but it goes on worldwide. “Staff” is not far off from “slave” for many. They live largely unseen, in towering Hong Kong apartment blocks, trapped in a life of servitude to pay back crippling debts to unscrupulous recruiters who’ve lied to convince them…
If you are a Private Employer or Private Service Professional you absolutely must know the “inside information” in this book. Almost every employer and job seeker we encounter is making mistakes they just don’t know about or even realize they are doing! If you are concerned about “doing it right” then you’ll want to dive…