Your employee handbook should be reviewed annually to reflect the changing professional environment as well as the evolving preferences of your principal.
Written by Kimberly Varney
Written by Kimberly Varney
Written by Peter Van Ryder
As a private service placement agency, it is our job to source the proverbial “perfect candidate.” The question here is where does the “perfect candidate” come from?
Written by EMN
One of the Estate Management Network’s goals this year is to explore the roles, responsibilities, and compensation of Estate Managers.
Written by Kimberly Varney
A staffing design plan can be used to pitch your plans to the family office, the Chief of Staff, or whoever will need to approve your hiring. This exercise can also be the basis for your staffing budget, job descriptions, and scheduling.
Written by EMN
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What do you need in your toolbox to be a successful Estate Manager? Find out what resources are available and help us determine what is needed. The panel will be followed by a breakout Q&A / workshop that you’ll automatically be seated in when the discussion ends so that you can add to the conversation.
Written by EMN
Gold Porter, CEO of Riveter Consulting Group, shares her insight on working with agencies to place your household staff.
Written by EMN
We’ll be discussing back office management and the ways Hudson Staffing Services can help including… PRO MEMBER CONTENT
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Do you want technology that services your needs and much more? Find out how EstateSpace can help elevate all.
Written by EMN
Estate managers run households like small businesses, but the tools they’re using can’t keep up. Enough with the tedious spreadsheets and endless text messages. Estate managers need technology that’s built specifically for them, so they can avoid burnout, stop working 24/7, and focus on their favorite parts of the job.
Written by EMN
As the hired talent IN CHARGE of adhering to, and managing budgets, it is YOUR responsibility to ask for, and receive operating budgets from your Primary. Let’s talk about all the scenarios, from being hired, to establishing and evolving your Real Property Asset(s) budgets.
Written by EMN
Serving as an Executive Assistant to a busy Estate Manager, Director of Properties, or Chief of Staff requires a certain skillset and flexibility to succeed. I’ll share my experiences moving from the corporate world to private service.
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The key to getting the staff you need, the job you want, or satisfying your client’s request lies in the job description. Learn how to write one in this on-demand session.
Written by EMN
Estate Manager Stella Martins and HR Advisor Lisa Petrello, from GTM Payroll Services, discuss important household HR issues including pay, PTO, termination, Covid, and what to include in an employee handbook.
Written by Kristin Twiford
Estate managers deserve technology that’s built specifically for them, that’s tailored to their unique needs. Every household is unique, and they’re always changing. Estate managers need a dynamic, flexible tool that can keep up with — and tame — the chaos.
Written by Adam King
One of the responsibilities I take on as an Estate Management EA is to handle the admin for scheduling staff and submitting their timesheets for approval. At any given time I have to track staff at over a dozen locations throughout the country, which can makes this a very time consuming task.
Written by Kimberly Varney
HomeZada is a great tool for building a home inventory. It’s cloud-based, offers a desktop client and mobile app, and is highly intuitive, cutting the time it takes to get work done. While HomeZada is very easy to navigate, we’ve put together this easy set-up guide to get you to the home inventory tool as quickly as possible. PRO MEMBER CONTENT
Written by EMN
As of January 1, 2022 all domestic worker employers in Chicago will be required to provide a written contract to their workers. Below are comprehensive sample contracts for home cleaners, nannies / childcare workers, and caregivers created by Arise Chicago. PRO MEMBER CONTENT
Written by Kimberly Varney
Of all of the things that need to be streamlined and organized, communication should be at the top of any Estate Manager’s list. Slack pulls a huge portion of minor texts and emails out of your inbox and into a repository for the entire team to reference and creates a platform for targeted group communication. Here’s how to set up Slack for your team. PRO MEMBER CONTENT
Written by Kimberly Varney
Recent headlines revealing that Jeffrey Epsteins’s House Manager and Staff had been instructed, and bound by non-disclosure agreements, to share nothing of the activities going on in the home brought the topic of NDA’s to the forefront of conversation.
Written by Kimberly Varney
Under a new rule for the City of Chicago that takes effect Jan. 1, anyone who hires a domestic worker must provide them with a written contract in their primary language, as requested by the worker, regardless of their status as an employee or independent contractor.