TERESA LEIGH

Teresa Leigh is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Teresa Leigh Household & Property Management, LLC. Teresa is a twenty-five year veteran of the world of private service and is a recognized expert in Family Management. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, and is the “go-to person” in the private service industry. Teresa Leigh has also conducted research studies in the fields of domestic staffing trends, personnel placements, and luxury items for the home.

Teresa Leigh is a published author on household and property management with a focus on: human resources, operational budgets, and security and integrity issues. She has pioneered techniques for identifying problematic domestic employees. Under her guidance her firm is continuing to produce cutting edge research in the field of Domestic Workers of the Affluent, launching a web site in 2007 www.domesticworkerresearch.com to conduct risk surveys with domestic workers. These surveys have produced hard data that prove the existence and extent of employer risk.

Past research and articles include:  'Best Practices for Finding and Retaining Qualified Employees for Affluent', 'Cross-Contamination of Food-Borne Illnesses and Practices', 'Mitigating Risk with the Domestic Employee', 'Human Resources in Affluent Households, Practical Ways to Decreasing Clients' Exposure to Theft and Fraud'.

Teresa Leigh continues to lecture across the United States offering her audience practical applications for identifying and reducing risk in the employment of domestic/household employees for the affluent clients, and family offices that support them.

Teresa Leigh Household and Property Management, LLC were selected by Chubb & Sons Insurance Company Inc. in 2007 and 2008 as a personal consultant to their VIP clientele.

    Educational Series: High Risk and the Domestic Employee
    Homeowners have high risk and exposure in the employment of domestic household staff and are often unaware of the criminal element and the potential for liability. Our educational PowerPoint presentation will outline:

    1. Case Studies to Identify Risk
    2. Key Demographic Factors Affecting the Domestic Employment Market
    3. Smart Hires; Protecting Your Family and Identity During the Hiring Process
    4. Federal Labor Laws, Fines and Domestic Staff Hires
    5. Practical Domestic Personnel Management, HR and Mediation Service
    6. Ways Homeowners Increase/Decrease Their Risk With Hires
    7. Importance of Situation Awareness and Crime
    8. Background Investigations paired with Personal Interviews: Why Are They Important to Identifying Risk
    9. Trends Affecting the Increase in Law Suits Brought by Domestic Staff
    10. Social Support for Domestic Employees