January 16th, 2018

How to determinate the salary of the household employee

Before starting the recruitment process, our consultants always have a fruitful conversation with the client, as it is important to understand the needs and expectations (and sometimes negotiate some points of the position) or give a piece of advice to the client.
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One of the most essential factors for initiating the search is to determine the salary for the right candidate.

Conducting around a hundred interviews per month with candidates from all over the world, our consultants can recommend the best range of salaries taking into consideration candidates’ expectations, marked rate, certainly client’s budget and much more.

Here are some factors that should be considered while determining the salary :

• Market range is the basis for setting salary for a candidate. It is advisable to keep in mind that apart from “market” there are other factors that can affect the income of the candidate and we are going to speak about them further.

• Duties. It goes without saying that each position depending on a household has its own specifics in terms of duties. It is a common practice that for example hiring a Butler, clients usually expect them to perform some House manager jobs, or hiring a Housekeeper cooking or babysitting is required. In that case, the market salary for average Butler jobs or Housekeeper jobs may not be enough. Our candidates are always flexible in terms of duties and willing to utilise all their skills fully but a good and multitasking employee should be rewarded and valued properly.

• Schedule. We would also recommend taking into consideration the working schedule, as for example a candidate who used to work 9 hours per day will expect a higher salary while working 12 hours per day or 6 days per week. 

• Experience. It is an obvious fact is that the salary of a candidate with 10 years of work experience in private families will be different than the salary of a candidate with 3 years’ experience. If a client is willing to hire a person with many years of experience working for different clients and in different households, our consultants would recommend adding some extra amount to the initial market salary.

• Skills. Here we are not talking about such skills as problem solving, communication or any other general skills that cannot be checked without long-term cooperation with the candidate. We are rather talking about such skills as knowledge of other languages, cooking, staff management, facility management and even driving. We also have to take into consideration trainings that the candidate has completed, as the investment into professional development and additional knowledge should be rewarded. 

• Location. Finally, an insignificant detail such as location plays its role in determining the salary too. For instance, not all candidates are used to living in isolated areas or ready to leave their country that is why if a client wants a good and professional candidate to stay in a position for a long time or relocate to distant countries they will have to offer a competitive salary.

Why should you work with Morgan & Mallet International ?

First of all, our main goal is to find the right and loyal candidate for each client.
Having around 50 000 candidates registered with us, our consultants always have suitable candidates in mind after a conversation with our clients.

And the last but not the least, Morgan & Mallet International always respects our clients’ needs and wishes. 

If you are still looking for the right recruitment agency then please do not hesitate to contact any of our offices worldwide.  

We are what you are looking for.