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AIBU to think £17.50/hr is too much to pay a nanny in London

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JugglingChaotically · 19/11/2012 21:39

We are looking for a flexible nanny to work less hours in term time (34 hours over 4 days) and full time in holidays (40 hours over 4 days) and found a lovely local nanny but she has asked for £17.50 gross an hour.
AIBU to think that it is too much? We live in West London/ Surrey borders and had offered £13/hour.

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BBMs · 19/11/2012 22:08

Im a Nanny and I think it's a bit too much... I think £13 would be right. How many kids do you have?

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JugglingChaotically · 19/11/2012 22:06

And we are in Richmond.
We offered to average out salary so the same amount is paid consistently over the year. Not sure what else to do. Perhaps just 40hrs/ week over 4 days but surely not at £17.50/hr.

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JugglingChaotically · 19/11/2012 22:03

Ours hours are 10 to 630 term time and 8 to 630 in the school holidays ( which are long as the children are at private schools with holidays that don't always overlap. Term time is one child only as the others are at boarding school. All work is Monday to Thursday only.
I was truly shocked.

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ceeveebee · 19/11/2012 21:50

We pay a lot less than that to our nanny who works 40hrs a week for our 12 mo twins, also in SW London/Surrey border. £13 /hour seems about right to me.

nannynick · 19/11/2012 21:50

What would you be offering if you were paying for 40 hours over 4 days during term time but they only worked 34? The changing of the hours I feel is messy and may be why they are wanting a higher salary.

Are the 4 days fixed, or variable - ie, it will always be Mon-Thur or something like that, or would it change on a regular basis?

How far out of London are you... near the M25, or are you meaning nearer, such as in a London Borough (like Richmond)?

sillymillysmummy · 19/11/2012 21:47

I'm not a nanny but presume the higher rate may be to compensate for the flexibility?

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