Perfect Household Staff Blog

Employing a domestic working couple to help take care of your home and household can be an excellent choice when looking to hire staff. In the majority of cases, these are married couples, or a pair in a long-term partnership, who work together in different roles for the benefit of the household. Often, they may each take on additional task and can in some cases be the only people who are employed. In other cases the domestic working couple take on the roles of estate managers or they work together as house managers.

There can be real benefits to employing a couple. Not only can they share the responsibilities of their positions, but they can work harmoniously to help to the estate or household run smoothly. Depending on the chosen couple, they may work in town or country, as well as abroad.

When you employ a nanny, having a good working relationship with her is one of the most important aspects of maintaining harmony in the home. A nanny has a crucial role, but one that families can respond to quite emotively. In order to make sure your family benefits from the best possible relationship here are some simple Dos and Don’ts:

It is a scenario that many housewives, amongst others, secretly dream of – having one’s own private Chef. It need not be an impossible dream; we work with a number of top notch Chefs who work for a wide variety of families, couples and individuals. If you think that a personal Chef may be the right thing for you, what should you look for?

Firstly, a personal Chef should have excellent qualifications and/or experience. They may have worked in top restaurants, studied at a reputable cookery school and worked for years for a variety of discerning clients - we will have ensured that they are the genuine article, with a wide base of culinary skills.