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Professional domestic couple setting a formal dining table in an elegant private residence with a modern kitchen and refined interiors.

30/05/2025

4 min

What Is a Domestic Couple? Roles, Hiring, and Pay

A domestic couple is two people, usually partners, who work together to run a private household. One typically manages the interior (cooking, housekeeping, laundry, wardrobe care) while the other hand

Chief stewardess reviewing a tablet in a luxury yacht lounge with sea views.

30/05/2025

4 min

What Is a Chief Stewardess?

A Chief Stewardess oversees and manages the interior services of your vessel, ensuring a smooth and luxurious experience throughout your charter or private excursion.

Private estate residence managed by a professional house manager, with a grand brick exterior, landscaped grounds, and a sweeping driveway.

30/05/2025

5 min

What Is a House Manager?

A House Manager is a versatile and skilled professional who oversees a wide range of responsibilities to ensure your household runs smoothly.

Young manny accompanying two children in school uniform through a school entrance.

30/05/2025

5 min

What Is a Nanny and Manny?

Oplu places nannies and mannies with private families, drawing on long experience of UHNW households to match each family with the right childcare professional.

Word cloud of luxury recruitment terms, including Oplu, private estates, family office, headhunting, bespoke, trusted, opportunity, and excellence.

04/04/2025

2 min

Chace People Is Now Oplu: The Rebrand Explained

Welcome to Oplu - Where Opportunity Meets LuxuryChace People has long been a trusted name in bespoke recruitment across Private Households & Estates, Family Offices, and Luxury Brands & Hospit

Private chef seasoning fresh tomatoes and vegetables while preparing a meal in a professional kitchen.

27/02/2025

6 min

Why Hire a Private Chef: The Highest-Return Hire in a UHNW Household

Private chefs are increasingly in demand, offering tailored culinary services to meet the diverse needs of their employers.

Celebrity personal assistant taking a phone call in a polished professional setting, wearing glasses and a crisp white shirt.

26/04/2021

5 min

Inside the Mind of a Celebrity PA: What the Job Is Really Like

The job looks glamorous from the outside. Travel, access, proximity to people the wider world only sees on screens or in headlines. The reality is more demanding and stranger than most people imagine.

Warmly lit luxury hotel bedroom with wooden interiors, a neatly made bed, hanging robe, and garden view through large glass doors.

17/02/2021

6 min

Moving from Hotels to Households: Crossing into Private Service

The hotel-to-household transition is one of the most common career moves in UHNW private service. Strong hotel professionals make natural private staff. The skill base is real, the discipline transfer

Private chef presenting plated canapés and a bowl of appetisers with wine.

11/02/2021

5 min

Private Chef vs Restaurant Chef: How the Roles Differ

Restaurants and private service are different jobs, despite the shared craft. Many chefs assume the move from one to the other is a small step. It is not. The skills that build success in a kitchen br

Professional nanny helping a young child play with wooden toys in an elegant private family home.

22/01/2021

6 min

How to Become a Nanny: Career, Training, and How to Get Hired

Private nannying at the senior level is a serious profession. Strong pay, deep family relationships, and at the very top end (Norland-trained, multi-residence travelling roles) some of the most stable

Professional personal assistant managing tasks in an elegant private office.

11/09/2020

4 min

The Evolution of the Personal Assistant in UHNW Service

The role of a personal assistant has evolved over the years, with previous duties of a PA being more defined. Nowadays, personal and executive assistant roles have evolved into a broad range of skills