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I am about to get the lady who comes and gives us a hand with the house (and has looked after kids twice in the past) to pick up my child from school and stay with her at house a couple of hours.

I have tried CMs but it seems to much to handle form my dd: adaptation + CMs. they know this girl well and like her and I feel she will be much better.

However, I do not know how the legal part of this works> Do I need to do any paperwork? How much would be reasonable to pay (I live in North London)?

Very lost on all this. I feel adaptation period is really a challenge for the whole family (!)

Minimum wage is just under £6 an hour I think, so you need to pay at least that. I think if you pay £90 a week or less and this is the nanny's only job then you don't have to register as an employer or operate PAYE. Otherwise you do. Nannynick is usually good on this kind of thing!

You also need a contract, regardless of how much you pay.

Thank you very much.
Any idea of where could I get a template of contract?
Since she works cleaning here and there, I guess I should get her registered. Where do I start with this? Any link with information that will help?

I guess this is explained in hundreds of threads already. So sorry! But I have been looking the last messages in two pages and I do not find this kind of information.

Get her registered as what? Do you need her to be Ofsted registered in order to use vouchers/tax credits?

I think nannyjob.co.uk might have a sample contract.

I've had a quick look at the HMRC website and it seems that if you are paying under £95 a week and it's her only job then you won't have to register as an employer and operate PAYE. If you pay more than that, or she has another job as well, then you will.

Useful Links:

HMRC: Introduction to PAYE (includes how to register as an Employer) - You may qualify for operating Simplified PAYE (limit I think is max pay of £700 a month Gross)
NannyJob: Contract example
PAYEforNannies: Nanny Contract Tips
BusinessLink: Employing People - here you will find a Holiday Entitlement calculator, details of National Minimum Wage, Managing staff.

How much to pay: always tricky to know. Consider the hassle factors that may be involved for the person... such as waiting around at school, transport costs from School to home.

Nannynick and argento,
Thanks a million for all this information!
Will be checking it out.