Snbd9
2/17/2017 15:53 EST
G'day Everyone. I am new to the forum and have a quick question. This may have been discussed previously however, I can't find it. Where could I find information regarding my responsibilities for employing domestic help? I am looking at purchasing a beach home in the Pochomil area. It comes with a caretaker and his wife and family living at the back of the property. If I were to keep them on, providing accommodation, and employing them as a caretaker/housekeeper, where could I find out how much I need to pay and what benefits they are entitled to? Many thanks.
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glockdiver69
2/17/2017 17:47 EST
@Snbd9: For the laws, I would ask your attorney for that information. Here is what I do know first hand. Before you take possession of the property, have the current owner pay the people in full, have them sign a statement that they have been paid in full and nothing else is due. Then, have the current owner FIRE them. Once you close on the property and now YOU are the new owner, then you can hire those people under your contract. You also are starting from scratch (zero owed to them) as they did not come "with" the property. Be VERY careful with this. You need to watch you 6 O'Clock at all times. Have anything they sign (contract, roles and responsibilities, schedules..) written by your Nica attorney. Have the attorney give you two copies and have the caregiver(s) sign both copies. You keep one, they keep the other.
Also, make sure they sign a "time sheet" and a weekly "pay sheet". This will prove that you paid them and everything is above board. Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork...BUT...it will keep you honest in the event they complain to the authorities.
Lastly, always make sure that they know you are not wealthy and that you do not keep a lot of cash in the house. On pay day, make sure that they know you have to pay them at the end of the day because you have to make a "bank run".
Congrats on your property.
GD69
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johnchip
2/17/2017 18:19 EST
Glock gave you excellent advice. I would add; make sure there was an inventory done and signed as to what is their's and what belongs to the property.
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atz111
2/17/2017 18:31 EST
Yes very good advice ...may sound a bit draconian to some but you can bite off a lot of trouble if you do not do that. I would add you might consider if these these people are for you....lots just hang out. Hire people who you want and fit your ideas of what the should nit somebody else's.
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johnchip
2/18/2017 11:17 EST
Another thought; Nicaraguan families tend to have revolving doors as to their live-in membership; grandparents, children with babies, cousins, brother, sisters. I would make sure I know who is being hired and what family and priveleges goes with them. Although down the line, being flexible is a matter of earned trust.
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xman
2/20/2017 09:03 EST
Like everyone says, Do your homework, you don't want to get to the point where you are checking there personal belongings before they go home- That feeling sucks!
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