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Guide to employing your own personal assistant

Learn how to recruit, manage and support a personal assistant, including legal duties, funding and safeguarding.

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  • What this guide covers and why it matters
  • What is an Individual Employer?
  • Recruitment & pre-employment checks
  • Paying for a PA & funding
  • Legal duties (contracts, payroll, pensions)
  • Insurance & health and safety
  • Training & development
  • Supervision & resolving issues
  • Raising concerns & safeguarding
  • Communicator Guides and their role
  • Templates & resources

Templates & resources

These resources will help you manage your role as an individual employer and support your Personal Assistant effectively.

Employing a personal assistant checklist

Document

Employing a personal assistant checklist.docx (DOCX, 323.56 KB)

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