This is a great ruling in favor of protecting household workers. The more we all push to hire and employ people properly, the further the standards will reach in communities, societies, and globally. THE UK Supreme Court has ruled that no diplomatic immunity should be given in modern slavery cases, according to a report. Diplomats are…
ALL household staff, managers, and employers MUST be aware of the latest updates to employment law concerning COVID-19. These laws now extend to household employees, so all employers are required to follow the guidelines. There are specific rules for who can work, what type of paid leave is available and how employers need to handle…
It is good to see that employees can find legal protection from vindictive employers. Whether or not true, the public slandering of ex-staff won’t be tolerated. LOS ANGELES (CNS/FOX 11) – A Los Angeles judge overseeing what may be the first Instagram-related libel case ordered rapper The Game to pay more than $200,000 to a…
As our industry gains more recognition, the focus on employee rights will increase. Hopefully. As Friday slid toward Saturday, four Brazilian women in identical black T-shirts hugged, giggled and blinked back tears in the otherwise sedate gallery of the Connecticut Senate. Their grinning lobbyist, Bobby Shea, shushed them, without conviction.Sen. Eric Coleman, D-Bloomfield, the co-chair…
Here’s an excellent piece on the recent Domestic Worker Rights issues involving foreign diplomats. It is great to see the workers plight being exposed so our industry can come out of the darkness on an international level. The recent arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade has unleashed two kinds of outrage: protests by Indians upset…