We are the process of recruiting a 32 hour/week (spread over the three days that I work) nanny for 8yo NT DS1 and 4 yo DS2 who has ASD and a severe speech and language delay.
We are going through a specialist agency and have three candidates coming over this weekend for interviews. They sound very promising.
In the past, we have agreed with nannies (we've only ever had three, over 7+ years) that they will do babysitting in the evenings when I need to work late, or when I go out, which is rare, so they will stay until DH gets home from work himself. We've paid the nanny her hourly rate for that time.
The new nanny will be paid a much higher rate than we've paid in the past, as the agency requires it. This is fine, we are willing to pay it. For info, it is £14.50/hour. We are also paying an agency fee of about £4K for the nanny. We are going to say at interview that regular babysitting will be part of the job, so working late once every three weeks or so, always by prior arrangement with the nanny, never sprung in her without notice.
What rate would we pay? She would usually finish work at 6pm. Both children are always asleep by 8, latest. Would we pay £14.50/hour, or a reduced rate? What is expected and reasonable? DH or I would always be home by 10 at the latest.
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WellTidy · 19/05/2016 14:17
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