Family guides
Practical explanations to help you choose the right route for your family, understand the official procedures, the contract and the guarantee period, check the licensed provider, and start a dignified working relationship that respects both sides’ rights. This is general information, not legal advice.
An elderly care helper at home: her role, its limits, and how the family prepares
What an elderly care helper provides and what needs a health provider, and how to set the duties and prepare the home for everyone’s comfort.
6 min read
Preparing a domestic worker’s accommodation: a room that protects privacy and rest
What a live-in worker needs in her accommodation, and why suitable accommodation affects her wellbeing and the stability of the relationship with the family.
6 min read
A home cook for the family: how to define your needs and request one through a licensed provider
How to write down your household’s cooking needs clearly, which skills to ask about, and how to start the relationship comfortably for both sides.
6 min read
How to recruit a domestic worker through official channels, step by step
The recruitment journey from defining your family’s needs to the first week, through a licensed office and official channels.
6 min read
Recruitment, a monthly worker or hourly help: which suits your family?
A comparison of the three routes to help at home: obligations, flexibility, accommodation, duration, and when each fits.
6 min read
What affects recruitment costs — and how to plan and read the offer
How to plan a recruitment budget over the whole contract and read a licensed office’s offer line by line, without misleading prices.
6 min read
The domestic work contract: what it should include and how to read it before signing
What a clear domestic work contract includes, how to read it item by item, and why it protects both the family and the worker.
6 min read
Employer obligations and domestic worker rights: a guide for families
What the family commits to, what the worker is entitled to, and how respected rights make a calmer home and a longer relationship.
6 min read
The guarantee and replacement period: what it means and what to ask before contracting
What the guarantee period in recruitment is, what it usually covers, the questions to ask a licensed office, and how to handle a problem fairly.
6 min read
The first week with a new domestic worker: how to start calmly
Practical steps to welcome a new worker: the room, the welcome, duties, routine, language, rest and building trust.
6 min read
Hiring a private family driver: licence, duties, safety and rights
When a family needs a private driver, and what to know about the licence, duties, safety and rights before contracting through a licensed provider.
6 min read
Choosing a nanny: safety, trust and clear duties
How to describe your children’s needs, which job-related skills matter, and how to build safety and trust and set clear duties.
6 min read
How to choose a licensed recruitment office and check it before contracting
How to check an office’s licence through official channels, what to ask before contracting, the warning signs, and how to compare fairly.
6 min read
Start with one request
Describe your family’s needs and let licensed providers contact you with offers.