It’s always good that your staff understands the reason, especially if it is solely for the affordability of salary. Who knows, someone can decide to stay...
Everyone should be able to work amicably if roles are defined from the very beginning. Have you ever had a bad experience with your older domestic...
Analyze how things went in 2019 with your domestic staff: Do you, as the employer, need to improve on certain things? Do you think you could...
What is the distance between where you live and where the staff lives? Is it reasonably convenient for the person to commute daily? Would the person...
domestic staff renders essential services within your home. He/she is usually responsible for seeing to the welfare of your priced possessions, which include your children and your property,...
The holiday is such an exciting time for children of all ages. I mean, no school, no homework, more time to play, later bedtimes, and generally...
Before the interview stage, list the core skills you need your staff to have. Please don’t just know it in your head, write it down.
Your domestic helps are having sex – whether with air conditioning or squeaky standing fans as ventilation; whether they’re doing it in the master bedroom, in...
When your domestic help has her job spelled out for her like this, compliance is increased and you can focus on other activities. *** In dividing...
Honestly, being a domestic staff is a lot of hard work. Therefore, it helps when the staff know when they will be at work or when they will...
Where are the social media shoutouts for the nannies who look after our children, the cooks who feed our families, the maids who clean our homes, the housekeepers...
I have seen some women look for physically unattractive ladies, or even males instead, because of their husbands, and that is also worth considering if you...
Have you been getting the same not-too-pleasant experience with your domestic staff? Then it’s time to switch things around.
Picture this scenario: You have just purchased a new expensive gadget. Anticipation is high. Immediately you get home, you unpack and try to assemble the gadget....
Oh, love! What a blessed thing. How I love love. This February, as love is being celebrated in different parts of the world, remember to also...
January is usually the busiest time for domestic staffing agencies in Nigeria (and probably Africa), because, many maids who take permission to travel for the festive...
Hurray! Welcome to amazing two thousand and nineteen. The beginning of a new year is usually one of my favorite times as it gives us fresh...
You have heard the stories from family and friends. You’ve seen the headlines, and perhaps, you’ve had your own stories to tell. Here are 7 sure...
Hiring and firing of household staff has become the norm in Nigeria. Most of us have had terrible experiences with them, or at least, heard a...
From my interaction with quite a number of Nigerian maid employers, one thing I can certainly say is that many hire without careful consideration of the...
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