How to Hire & Retain Your Household Help: A Household HR Handbook (Paperback)

by Guy Maddalone (Author) "Household employment is increasing for Americans who continually strive for a manageable balance between life and work..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review
"Guy Maddalone has done it again. After many hours of hard work, he has created an important tool for households." -- Annie Davis, President, Alliance of Professional Nannies Association, and President,

"I applaud Guy’s efforts to educate household employers about labor and tax laws." -- Rep. John E. Sweeney, Member of US Congress (NY-20)

"I commend Guy in his effort to educate and support our industry by writing and publishing this very valuable handbook." -- Pat Cascio, President, International Nanny Association, and President, Morningside

Product Description
From the most established name in household help employment issues, GTM’s Founder and CEO Guy Maddalone has written this handbook to help guide families through the hiring and employment stages of household help. This one-of-a-kind handbook guides household employers on how to hire, manage and retain household employees via professional management, effective employment practices and procedures, and open communication. How to Hire & Retain Your Household Help — A Household HR™ Handbook: directs employers on implementing rules, policies and practices and helps to ensure professional, just and lawful employer activity while setting the stage for a satisfying employer-employee relationship that assists the household employer in achieving work/life balance.

Plus, the handbook offers invaluable insight from household employers, employees, placement agencies and industry leaders, along with easy-to-follow guidelines, eye-opening examples, helpful tips - and much more! This HR handbook contains over 250 pages with 10 chapters written in an easy to read format. This exclusive content is dedicated to household help with over 20 actual case studies, including real world examples. To help household employers, this HR handbook contains over 25 appendices including many template forms from work agreements to job descriptions.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: GTM Household Employment Experts (August 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0975401807
• ISBN-13: 978-0975401804
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #816,458 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must reading for anyone hiring household employees, November 10, 2004

By	M. Mahoney "bigred" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

What I liked most about this book is that it not only covers the full range of domestic help issues, but it also breaks the subject down into easy-to-understand language.

I have employed both domestic help and nannies for years and have searched for information - a handbook really - that would make the hiring and employment process smoother and more professional. This is that handbook. At last!

Guy Maddalone really IS the nation's household help expert and he's done us all a favor by writing this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The 1 Book You'll Ever Need For Household Help, September 21, 2004

By	Amy Anton (Paradise Valley, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have never taken the time to write a review of a book. This one was so awesome that I had to write.

Thank goodness for this book. It has saved me hours of frustration in trying to do what is legal and right. In the process of hiring domestic help, I have encountered too many people (i.e. gov't or employment agencies) who should know the answers to my questions but were either to lazy or dumb to search them out. This book answered more questions than I had even considered.

I now know that I am hiring not only ethically but also legally. I am so glad that this book had been recommended to me.

Buy it today, it could save you thousands later.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helped a Great Deal, September 7, 2004

By	G. Moran - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have had several nannies for my childern (ages 3&1) and have had numerous problems with discipline, timeliness to work, etc. and this book really helped me get control of the situation. I feel better leaving for work now that I can manage my home life (and my children's home life) more effectively. I would highly recommend it.