Domestic Help Sick? Then You Simply Have to Keep Paying.

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Domestic helpers are losing income en masse because nine out of ten households ignore the legally mandated continued payment of wages during illness, according to doctoral research by sociologist David de Kort (Utrecht University). Since 2007, households have been considered employers under the Home Services Scheme, with obligations such as continued payment during illness for six weeks, minimum wage, 8 percent holiday allowance, and the right t…