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What would be reasonable rate of pay for this nanny?

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BoffinMum · 13/01/2012 14:05

I live in East Anglia. I've been advertising a nanny job recently, offering what local agencies recommended, for a full-time permanent post. Then one nanny who used to work for my friend got in contact, who has a child of her own, who would have to be part of this arrangement, and she told me all the nannies locally were earning £8.50-£10 an hour net regardless of whether they brought a child to work or not. And they didn't do any cooking for children, or cleaning of their rooms for that either. So £36,000 a year or so gross for a job where you have no childcare costs of your own and your employer presumably does a fair bit of running around getting things ready for you behind the scenes.

This sounds a bit Hmm so I wonder if the Michael is being extracted here, as they say? What does everyone think?

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OhFraktiousTree · 13/01/2012 14:31

It's not about just the childcare cost though, and along with the advantages there are significant drawbacks.

  • shared care
  • potentially running round after nanny's child (works both ways)
  • potential for it to break down as nanny's child grows up due to different schools/activities
  • increased wear and tear and costs
  • potentially baby equipment around longer than it needs to be

It's not a share but it has many of the disadvantages associated with it that are made more palatable by a reduced price tag.

I wouldn't reduce for an existing employee but if I were recruiting from scratch I'd think very carefully about whether it balanced out for me, or whether I could get similar advantages from a share with another family at a much lower rate.

Plus if I go back to nannying I will quite happily work at practically min wage if I can take DS. No question about it.

LadyHarrietDeSpook · 13/01/2012 14:31

sounds ridiculous. she's trying it on.

wedoNOTdothat · 13/01/2012 14:24

Have you seen the thread below about employing a nanny with their own child? There are many benefits and many employers would not reduce the rate for this.

Regarding the housework, this is acceptable and quite standard for nannies: loading and unloading the dishwasher, cooking for the children, tidying up and cleaning up after yourself and the children, putting the odd load of washing on. And for that salary I'd have them running the Hoover round too.

IMO she is taking the mick with the housework, not with bringing her own child and being paid the same. As I said in a previous post, I would never dream of adapting a potential employee's salary around their childcare costs.

OhFraktiousTree · 13/01/2012 14:13

Oh and no, nursery duties/cooking definitely expected! That's a very high rate net for every nanny and the own child 'reduction' may manifest through no payrise.... I'd point out that they can take the reduction or put their child into childcare which would earn them significantly less though. It's a huge advantage.

OhFraktiousTree · 13/01/2012 14:08

Uhoh. Why you advertising boff? Confused

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