Find out about your legal responsibilities as an employer when it comes to handling information you hold about your Personal Assistants.
Find out more about the Direct Payment Agreement your Local Authority (council) will give you if you choose to receive a Direct Payment.
Each year, the Scottish Government sets the minimum hourly rate of pay for Personal Assistants. This article explains what the current national minimum rate of pay for PAs is.
Find out more about what to expect if you are required to assist someone to move physically in your role as a PA - what you and your employer should do to keep everyone safe.
The National Minimum Wage rates apply to Personal Assistants who support children, or those employed privately by their employer. This article details the rates which apply from April 2024.
There is a range of forms and templates that PA Employers can use to support them in their role. These resources include examples of employment contracts, interview checklists and example job descriptions.
Find out what you are responsible for when you employ PAs, including administrative responsibilities, keeping your PAs safe and making sure their have the information they need.
There are costs that relate to employing Personal Assistants that it's important to be aware of as an Employer. A PA Employer can manage this themselves or they can ask a Payroll Company to do this for them.
It might not always be appropriate for Personal Assistants to administer medicine and in many cases training by professionals is required which will be the responsibility of the employer but PAs have responsibilities here too.
Find out what a payroll service is an how it can help you manage wages, holiday pay and other things when you employ a Personal Assistant.
PA Employers who employ at least one PA have to put any PAs who are eligible into a pension scheme. Find out how this works and where you can get help to set up a pension for your PAs.
Find out what Outcomes or Personal Outcomes are, and why they are important to PA Employers.
Find out how to request information to check that any new PA you plan to employ is allowed to work with children or vulnerable adults. You can also find out about the upcoming changes to the PVG scheme for PAs, which come into force in April 2025.
Outlining the rules and expectations on employers when they are considering making an employee redundant and an employees rights in relation to redundancy
Advice for PA Employers and PAs about how to handle the issue of smoking in a person's home.
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Find out about the laws which say how someone can employ Personal Assistants through Self-directed Support.
When you become a PA Employer there are certain legal responsibilities that you take on. Whilst these might seem daunting at first, it is important to know that you can get a lot of support to understand these and to meet the responsibilities you have, from both an Independent Support organisation and your Council.
Explore the path to becoming a PA Employer. This is broken down into 7 easy steps.
Find out more about how to recruit for PAs, including where to get support with recruitment, where to advertise and how to do interviews.