Precautions To Take While Employing A Domestic Help

By Author: naman Vohra
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Witnessing the demand of domestic help in metros there is an influx of people from backward areas to metros in order to fulfill their desire to work. There are domestic servants with malicious motives always look for people who are in need of a servant and quickly offer their services to them. Some intent to steal from the very first day and others become part and parcel of the house, and gradually come to know about everything in the house. Similarly, they also come to know the daily routine of each family members and weak areas in the house. If an unverified domestic servant commits a crime in the house and runs away, then it becomes very difficult for the police to trace.

People while hiring domestic help do not bother to check the help's background or verify their character and antecedents. Such negligence likely to bring unpleasant circumstances. Rising cases of theft, robbery and abduction by domestic helps in the city have raised serious questions about the safety of residents, particularly children, who often spend most of the day alone with domestic helps.

Faced with a series of offences being committed ...
... by domestic helps, the city police requests residents, particularly senior citizens, to be extra cautious while employing servants. The residents have been advised to verify the antecedents of their servants before employing them in their houses. Following are some useful tips for employing a domestic servant.

Domestic help should not be appointed based on mere references made by your acquaintance and relatives at any cost. Good ‘references’ are not enough. Some who come with a good reference might be tempted to steal if they are exposed to temptation.

Registering the maid with the police with all documentation and details of the prospective help can be a good idea to mitigate risks associated with hiring a stranger.

Verifying the background of the prospective help through a professional background check company ensures that the details provided by the help are authentic and correct. And importantly verification will also ensure the maid will think more than once before committing a crime of any nature as she knows she can be traced. Domestic help verification from a credible background check company will provide with a comprehensive report that will help you in taking an informed hiring decision.

Avoid displaying jewellery and valuables to him/her in the house. It is advisable not to talk of money in his/her presence, or keep jewellery in the house.
With the use of these pertinent measure one can be rest assured about safeguard of family members.