Employing Care Staff in Your Home

Employing Care Staff in Your Home is an easy to pick-up-and-put down guide for parents and individuals who employ care staff. The book is designed to bring awareness when employing people in their homes which becomes a place of work for the staff. The same employment obligations apply in the home, as if the paid care staff were working in an organisation or business. The book is set out using bullet points for ease, it sets out case studies and a summary of top tips in each of the 9 Chapters. The Chapters cover recruitment and selection; the employment relationship which deals with the offer and contract, the onboarding process including DBS clearance, reference checking, health questionnaire, training; maintaining the employment relationship including induction and probation; time off work such as annual holidays and daily, weekly and other breaks; dealing with workplace problems such as a grievance, disciplinary and performance; leaving whether a dismissal, resignation or for some other reason. There is a further chapter on keeping records which is an important part of the employment relationship. Employing Care Staff in Your Home is not intended to replace professional and legal advice but is set out to help the reader understand that HR processes must be followed when employing. It points to other organisations that the reader will find useful for further information such as government websites, ACAS and the ICO - Information Commissioners Office.