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New Jersey Sample Contract English/Spanish

As of July 1st 2024, New Jersey law requires written contracts between employers and domestic workers. Hand in Hand has created this sample contract as a fillable PDF file to help you meet these requirements. While the law is referenced in this document, it should not be considered legal advice. A partir del 1 de

Department of Labor Nanny Work Agreement

A GUIDE TO DEVELOPING A WORK AGREEMENT WITH A CHILDCARE PROVIDER Are you planning to hire someone to provide childcare services in your home? Do you already employ someone to provide childcare services and want to improve your employment arrangements? If so, this guide will help you: focus your initial discussions with the person you’re hiring

2024 Guide to End of Year Bonuses

It’s that time of the year again when many of us are thinking about giving and showing appreciation. For those of us who employ workers in our homes, this also means deciding on what to provide for a cost of living raise and a holiday bonus.  This year Hand in Hand (HiH) and the National

Everything You Need to Know About Hiring a Nanny

A nanny plays with a child in a living room.

Here in the U.S., where we don’t have a national child care system that working families can plug into, finding child care is a rite of passage for new parents. For those of us who choose to hire a nanny to care for our child, it can feel overwhelming to go through the hiring process

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