Corrigendum

Page 8, three lines above the subheading: They cannot, in practice, change employer (because they cannot extend or renew their permission to remain) or even change jobs for the same employer.

Page 11, second para under the subheading: Domestic workers who leave their employer may lose their permission to remain in the United Kingdom, even if their employer has acted unlawfully or been abusive (in some limited circumstances, where a domestic worker is the victim of slavery or trafficking, she may apply for an extension of her permission to remain (Immigration Rules Part 5, Working in the UK: 159I–159K)).

Page 16, first line third paragraph: That a domestic worker could only work for one employer and for a limited period of time was justified by reference to both the unskilled nature of the work and the employer’s ability to recruit workers from the UK ‘labour pool’ (Home Office, 2011a: 30–31).