The Help Company

The Help Company is a recruitment and staffing agency that places candidates and advises on staffing for private homes, estates, family offices and corporate roles, both nationally and internationally. Its services are organised around domestic staff, private chefs, child care, senior care, estate management and a corporate division.

The company was founded by Claudia Kahn, who started it more than thirty years ago after searching for a caregiver for her young son. Friends then asked her to find nannies for them, and the business grew from a small nanny agency into a broader placement firm. The company says Kahn drafted contracts giving domestic workers fair pay standards, paid time off and healthcare packages before such terms were legislated.

Its head office is in Los Angeles, with locations in San Francisco, New York and Santa Barbara. Its recruiters do not work on commission, and the team meets clients and candidates face-to-face before suggesting matches.