Some amazing history in our industry. Read or listen from the link in the full story. Atlanta resident, civil rights organizer and household domestic worker Dorothy Bolden died in 2005 at the age of 80, but the work she did during her lifetime lives on. “Dorothy Bolden was absolutely fearless when it came to speaking…
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…
Please keep an eye out for any abuses in our Private Service community. The only time it makes sense to get into anyone else’s personal business is to make sure they are safe and protected. This is shameful and hopefully the “slave” mentality of abusive employers will die off in the next generation. A Qatari…
Let’s hope employers around the world follow suit and pay staff as professionals… The Queen might be slipping down the Sunday Times Rich List, but that doesn’t mean her staff are losing out as the Living Wage has reportedly been introduced for Royal Household staff.Fifteen per cent of the Royal Household and Royal Collection Trust…
Well this is an interesting development. I wonder what it would look like for the USA domestic employment market to unionize? The Queen is facing the prospect of the first ever industrial action by members of the royal household. More than 100 low-paid staff at Windsor Castle are due be balloted from Tuesday, the…
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…
We need to thank the Downton Abbey TV series for keeping Household Staff in the news. Here are a few recent publications on the theme: With every new season of PBS’s “Downton Abbey” — back on WQED-TV Jan. 4 — there’s a new companion book. This year’s edition, “A Year in the Life of Downton Abbey:…
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…
Interesting recruitment update from the Royals… Britain’s Prince Charles and Camilla have appointed a police chief to their household staff.Metropolitan Police commander, Peter Loughborough – who is also the 7th Earl of Rosslyn – has served as an officer for 34 years where he covered royal and diplomatic engagements as well as specialist protection.He is…