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Senior Care Job Description
If you find yourself in need of a senior caregiver to work in the home, the first project to tackle is writing a complete and well-developed senior care job description. Detail all that you need and expect the senior caregiver to do. Be specific. Determine with your...
“Green” Household Payroll
In honor of Earth Day, GTM would like to remind you about a few ways that we help our clients enjoy "green" household payroll services to help preserve the planet while saving household employers time and money! Employer Portal When you sign up for our EasyPay®...
The Importance of Workers’ Compensation Insurance
One week from today, the International Nanny Association (INA) will host their 30th Annual Conference, and GTM is excited to be heading to Cancun, Mexico to be among the many nannies and nanny agency staff attendees! Our Partner Manager, Julia Shannon, will lead a...
Tax Deduction for Weight Loss
It's hard getting motivated to lose weight, but here's something that might help: The IRS recognizes obesity as a disease and allows taxpayers to deduct certain weight-loss expenses. (IRS Revenue Ruling 2002-19) Prior to this ruling, individuals could only claim a...
Vacation Time for Nannies
To get and keep the most talented employees, employers must treat nannies and other household employees like professionals. Therefore, offering employee benefits is an important consideration for all household employers. By providing an attractive employee benefits...
Long Term Care Insurance as an Employee Benefit for Senior Care
While often purchased through independent means, long term care (LTC) insurance as an employee benefit is being offered more often by employers. Under this LTC policy, services to meet LTC needs such as adult day care, home health, skilled nursing care, and custodial...
Illinois Pregnancy Fairness Law
Since January 1 of this year, Illinois employers with one or more employees - which includes household employers - needed to begin providing accommodations for pregnant employees and new mothers. The pregnancy accommodation law, also known as the Illinois Pregnancy...
Nanny Salary Survey 2014 Findings
The International Nanny Association (INA) just released the results of their most recent nanny salary survey (2014 Nanny Salary and Benefits Survey), which are summarized below. An interesting note about the 2014 survey is that it was the first time that international...
The Changing Role of a Nanny
As a nanny’s charges age, the nanny’s role and responsibilities will change. Obviously when you have a young child – an infant or a toddler – the nanny will need to concentrate their time and attention on the child, attending to their physical needs and interacting...
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