We provide support when you employ staff
Becoming an Employer
With Direct Payments you get to choose the people who provide care for you. We can give you support and information on all aspects of employing staff, such as:
- assessing your support needs
- selecting and vetting agencies
- health and safety issues including lifting, handling and hygiene
- public liability and employer insurance
- contingency planning
- recruiting personal assistants
- staff training responsibilities and accessing training courses
- staff supervision, grievance and disciplinary procedures
- staff holiday and leave entitlements including sickness, maternity, paternity and compassionate leave
- managing finances.
You may find information from the following organisations helpful:
Health and Safety Commission is responsible for health and safety regulation in Great Britain. The Health and Safety Executive and local government (councils) enforce the regulations.
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) aims to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations. They provide information, independent advice, training and work with employers and employees to solve problems.
Download
An Introduction to Health and Safety in PDF format
Download
Template 1 - Agency Questionnaire in Microsoft Word format| * You will need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view files in PDF format |
