How to take good care of yourself, your employee, and the people you love during shelter in place orders in your community.
Shelter in Place? Stay-At-Home? What it Means for Domestic Workers & Employers
Difficult Conversations in the Age of Coronavirus
Talking to the people who work in your home about coronavirus can be difficult, but this guide filled with some of our tips on how to approach difficult conversations, and some specific conversation topics and starters will help!
Memo for Domestic Employers on Executive Order 202.6 by Governor Cuomo
Guidelines in response to questions and concerns raised by domestic employers, members of Hand in Hand, and seen in social media channels based on the Executive Order 202.6 in New York.
Dear Neighbor, Employer to Employer
During this coronavirus pandemic, let’s recognize the significant role that domestic workers play in our lives. Share our letter encouraging fair employment practices with your neighbors.
How to be a fair employer during the coronavirus pandemic
As the only national network of domestic employers, Hand in Hand offers this short list of recommendations to people who hire nannies, house cleaners and home attendants to support the workers in their homes.
Our vision, from this year until 2030
In ten years, this society’s core will be the domestic workforce, who make it possible for families, seniors, and people with disabilities to access the care and support that enable us to thrive and live with dignity. Here’s how we’re working to bring about this transformation.
Decolonizing Thanksgiving Dinner
This week, as we hold our loved ones close, rejoice in sumptuous meals, and share all that we have to be grateful for, let’s also uphold the dignity of our workers, of the land we’re living on and all who lived on it before us, of the plants and animals who gave their lives to our holiday table. You can support the worker in your home by signing up for Alia, the new portable benefits platform.
Employers show up strong to help secure victory for domestic workers in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia City Council voted unanimously to pass the strongest Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in the country!
Fire season tips for California housecleaner employers
As housecleaner (and other domestic) employers, we have the power (and responsibility) to ensure our employees are not endangering themselves to work for us—both during and after a fire. Check out our guide for tips on how to safely navigate fire season as an employer.
Parasite: what *not* to do when hiring a house cleaner
How Parasite shows the dark side of interconnectedness, and how a watch party game can help you improve employment practices in your own home.
