How to choose well, then hire your domestic worker

2023-05-06 08:47:36

While some choose to trust an organization specializing in personal services to find them the dream home help, others prefer to recruit directly, without any intermediary. Thus, France had 3.3 million individual employers and 1.3 million employees in 2020 according to the National Federation Fepem.

Nevertheless, hiring a person who will enter your home and your privacy is not necessarily easy. Here are the steps to follow.

The job interview, the crucial step

It is essential to start by listing your needs. Define the time that the person will have to devote to you, his tasks to accomplish, the cost that you can bear, etc.

To find the rare pearl, you can then place classified ads in a newspaper, do your own research on the Internet, call on a third-party organization that can manage the selection of candidates or simply present you with profiles or even use the good old mouth. -to-ear.

Call applicants and offer them a job interview at your location – iStock

Once you have carefully examined the CVs received, call the applicants and offer them to do a job interview at your place. It is indeed always preferable to speak with a person in person, especially for a first exchange.

You can then also have each candidate fill out a questionnaire that you have created beforehand, so that he or she can answer targeted questions. What tasks is he ready to accept? How can it help you? How does he describe his skill? Can he respect the imposed rules? Does he have experience in this area?

In summary: the future employee must be able to meet your needs.

If it is possible to establish rules with the speaker in order to ensure complete respect for your privacy, it is essential to have a good feeling from the first meeting. Indeed, a relationship of trust must be established when we intend to let a person enter his home.

The essential formalities

Take the time to reflect and choose with a clear head, then call back the lucky one and write a promise of employment
Take the time to reflect and choose with a clear head, then call the lucky winner and write a promise of employment – iStock

After this key step, take the time to reflect and choose with a clear head, then call back the lucky one and write a promise of employment, written proof of your commitment.

As a private employer, you will then need to obtain registration with Urssaf. At the same time, you will also be asked to draw up the employment contract for your future home helper, which will mention certain essential and mandatory information and will be signed by both parties.

Remember that this signature must occur before your employee begins to work. In principle, this type of hiring is done by means of a permanent contract (CDI). That said, the use of a fixed-term contract may also be possible, particularly in the event of the replacement of an absent employee. In any case, it is possible to include a trial period in the contract.

Finally, to simplify your procedures and the management of your new employee, it is strongly recommended that you subscribe to the Cesu declaratif on Cesu.urssaf.fr.

The organization will thus be responsible for calculating the cost of your employee, telling you the amount of your social security contributions, editing pay slips and, from now on, allowing you to benefit from tax advantages in real time.

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