The Royal Decree-Law that expands and improves the working conditions of domestic workers, which came into force this October, represents a very important paradigm shift and has had a great impact on the sector.
This is a regulation that comes at a key moment and that aims to combat fraud and the underground economy that has been taking place over the last few years in the sector, point out from Cuideo, the largest company in home care for the elderly, Likewise, through this reform guarantee all their basic labor rights and equal treatment with other workers, in addition to offering them greater protection against unemployment.
Cuideo’s new “Bring your caregiver” service offers support to all those families who must regularize their domestic workers
In this context, to give support to all those families that must regularize your domestic workers without a written contract, otherwise they will automatically be considered permanent and full-time (40 hours per week), Cuideo has launched the new service “Bring your caretaker”.
This service goes beyond the administrative and contracting procedures before the REEH (Regulation of Domestic Employees), it offers a broader service that includes:
- substitutions for leave and holidays
- mediation between family and caregiver so that both parties can reach an agreement on any problem or incident
- advice on the Dependency Law, in which a person specialized in the subject can detail how it works and the services with which said help can be combined.
The aim of this new service is ensure the tranquility not only of families, but also of the caregiver against possible negligence, avoid fines and complaints in the Social Security, and improve the quality of life and the desire to work of this group by being legally covered.
For It is very important to guarantee the rights of these professionals like any other worker. In fact, it was born with the mission of eliminate the shadow economy in the home care sector and that is why it offers a solution adjusted to the law.
From its beginnings in 2016 until today, this company has given service to more than 40,000 families and cared for more than 14,000 elderly people. In addition, they have also hired more than 9,000 caregivers and regularized more than 23,000 illegal contracts.