Queen Elizabeth II is hiring a part-time housekeeper for minimum wage

Queen Elizabeth II

On this Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021 file photograph, Queen Elizabeth II leaves after attending a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey in London. (AP Photograph/Frank Augstein, Pool, File)


For all of the job seekers on the market, Queen Elizabeth II might need a chance for you -- that's, should you’re prepared to work for minimal wage.


The Royal Household has a job emptiness for a part-time housekeeping assistant on the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Queen’s official residence in Edinburgh, Scotland.


The profitable applicant will work 20 hours and 4 days per week and shall be paid about CAD$16 per hour, equal to what the minimal wage in the UK shall be in April 2022.


“It is a profession pathway in hospitality that can develop your housekeeping abilities and experience,” the job posting reads.  “Becoming a member of our skilled group, you’ll repairs, clear and take care of a variety of interiors and gadgets, making certain they’re introduced to their best possible.”


The profitable applicant will even be provided a 15-per-cent employer pension contribution, 33 days of vacation time and a “complete advantages bundle.”


Ideally, the palace is in search of somebody with earlier expertise within the fields of both housekeeping or hospitality, somebody who pays consideration to element and enjoys working as a part of a group.


“Above all, you’ll be desperate to be taught new abilities and develop a hospitality profession,” the job posting states. “That is your alternative to make use of your enthusiasm and curiosity in hospitality to ship the distinctive.”

Based on the Royal Assortment Belief, the Palace of Holyroodhouse spans 4 hectares, nearly all of that are gardens. The palace has 289 rooms, 387 home windows and 106 workers.


The annual backyard celebration is the largest gathering on the grounds annually, when the palace welcomes 8,000 visitors to the premises. Friends take pleasure in an estimated 15,000 cups of tea, 9,000 strawberry tarts and seven,000 sandwiches throughout the occasion.


candidates must act fast, because the job posting closes on Jan. 21 at 11:55 p.m. GMT.


In any other case, the Royal Household has 26 different vacancies to select from, together with positions for a safety officer and senior gardener.

  • Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh

    A flag flies at half mast over the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh after the announcement of the loss of life of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, in Scotland, Friday, April 9, 2021. (Lesley Martin/Pool photograph by way of AP)

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