The guide presents the policies of the Household Employment Association for Reevaluation and Training (HEART) for upgrading the status of household employment. An overview is given of the association's methods of recruitment, training (in its licensed, private trade school), community education, job development, and post-placement counseling. The first chapter is divided into two parts: part one establishes policy for all HEART employees and employers (assignments, hours, wages, sick leave, etc.); part two details specifically policies for each of 22 categories of employment (cleaning technician with light laundry, geriatrics assistant, foods technician, party aide, etc.). Four short chapters deal with the association's policies of balanced employer-employee relationships, detailing the rights and responsibilities of each; of upgrading the image of household employment; and of neighborhood-based, self-help, home-life situation day care for employees' children. A final, lengthier chapter assists an employer in assuming the role of supervisor by instructing her in the determination of a realistic "day's work" and in the preparation of task sheets. (AJ)