Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
Harris Recruitment are excited to announce their new venture offering nationwide bespoke corporate recruitment, through Harris Corporate Recruitment. Utilising the team’s experience from working previously in various sectors of the corporate world and using the same careful placement matching skills that Harris Recruitment is well known for, we are certain that this new division will […]
Wednesday, March 9th, 2016
The Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) is a registered charity and a professional membership association. The majority of members are barristers, solicitors and advocates practising in all areas of immigration, asylum and nationality law. Academics, non-governmental organisations and individuals with an interest in the law are also members. Founded in 1984, ILPA exists to […]
Wednesday, February 10th, 2016
Yesterday, Julia Harris and Clare McKenna went to The House of Lords to attend the presentation by James Ewins of his independent review of the Overseas Domestic Worker Visa. The event was hosted by Lord Hylton who welcomed us all and there were about 40 of us in attendance. James Ewins was commissioned by the […]
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015
Caring full time for a relative who is chronically or terminally ill, disabled or suffering from dementia is physically and mentally exhausting. Not only can the caregiver experience effects on their own physical health such as back pain, low resistance to illness and tiredness, they will often suffer from anxiety and depression. There may be […]
Thursday, December 17th, 2015
Press Release 17th December 2015 Kalayaan is delighted that James Ewins’ independent review of the Overseas Domestic Worker [1]visa, released today calls for an end to the current system which ties workers to their employers. The review finds that ‘the existence of a tie to a specific employer and the absence of a universal right […]
Tuesday, May 26th, 2015
One thing that most people probably don’t think about whilst enjoying a family movie night with Walt Disney’s 1964 hit Mary Poppins, is what potential legal risks George Banks was setting himself up for in employing the magical nanny for his children, Michael and Jane. Given the thrill of the light-hearted, jovial fun and adventures […]
Wednesday, May 6th, 2015
Since April 2012 migrant domestic workers who enter the UK with their employer on the Overseas Domestic Worker visa have been tied to this employer by the immigration rules. The visa is valid for six months, is not renewable and prevents them from leaving their employer, no matter the circumstance. If the worker leaves anyway, […]
Tuesday, March 24th, 2015
UK immigration rules currently prevent migrant domestic workers from changing employers. This removes these migrant workers’ fundamental rights and leaves them vulnerable to abuse. Effective laws and policies by the state are central to the promotion of human rights and the ending of conditions deemed to be modern slavery. The UK’s Modern Slavery Bill has […]
Wednesday, March 18th, 2015
Shamefully, yesterday, 17th March 2015, MPs in the House of Commons have voted against the protections against slavery for migrant domestic workers. These basic protections, which allowed migrant domestic workers in the UK to change employer and to apply to renew their visa, had been voted into the Modern Slavery Bill by the House of […]
Tuesday, March 17th, 2015
We have to hope and pray that MPs, especially Conservative ones, will vote today with their conscience and not follow the Party Whip. Over the past few weeks The Housekeeper Company has been busy lobbying MPs to get their support to get the amendment passed which would give protection to overseas domestic workers, as since the […]
