Hi i urgently need two nannies in london

I've pm'd you, OP

mrswishywashy makes some good points.

I also think you should approach the agency with; the pay is £X for 9 days.

I would also ask if they have a nanny experienced working with with other staff.

Saying the nanny will have a driver and a bodyguard isn't quite the same as saying the nanny doesn't need to be a driver as there is a driver, and the children have a bodyguard/ there is a body guard for each child, so even a trip to the park will involve at least three other staff.

Jobs like this can be very fun and easy or complete hell for the wrong person who will walk out within 24 hours. You're obviously used to this set-up OP, but the average 18yo just qualified nanny from Yorkshire (for example) isn't, and I wouldn't trust an agency (although I have no idea which agencies are good and not these days) not to see the difference, so I do think you need to try to be specific.

I've done a few of these positions in between my maternity work. As I know the types of clients I charge £300/24 to make it worth my while. I then pay my own tax/NIC. It's hard work and usually much under appreciated. You only mention the father, is the mother not involved?

I'm sorry your boyfriend is ill but I would think it's better to use an agency to find someone or even nanny job or childcare where you are far more likely to find nannies looking for work.

Hope you find someone soon.

The money has gone down. You said £12 last time and now saying £11 nett and yes if I am On call stuck in a hotel room I expect to be paid all the hours I am there

Not for 15 so losing out on 9hrs pay. Yes the child may be asleep but you are still there on call and can't wander about - unlike a house where least can watch TV easily and have a light on and then I charge a sleepover fee from midnight to 7am.

But as I said I can't do it as I'm with newborn babies at nights

How do the family pay the tax if only a week /9 day position - very unwise quoting nett as depending what else the nanny does they can end up paying lots of tax on top

A gross wage in this situation is better

and if you are required to be there 14/7, why the fuck are you only charging for hours when the DC are awake??

£11 per hour net for the role you describe is woefully underpaid

I think posters here are being unnecessarily unhelpful.

I'm going to take you at face value op. You need to put some more details of requirements if you want to find anyone suitable. (Hours, pay, qualifications, expectations would be good too)

So you're on a short term contract and you've been there a couple of weeks. Under those circumstances if my bf was life threateningly ill in hospital I'd be telling my employers I'm sorry personal emergency and off.

But I don't think the OP is with that same family anymore Alice, as she's specifically a holiday nanny.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/childminders_nannies_au_pairs_etc/2428320-nanny-maid-not-treated-right

Warning to those private messaging op:.She posted a thread a short while ago about her employers abusing a phillipino nanny, who op then gave 4000 to escape.

Can you give us any more information about the job nannyuk as that will help you find the right nanny and not waste time with people applying who are not suitable and there are good agencies out there.

• How many children
• How old are the children
• Where in London are you based

Hope this helps.

Good luck.

Excatly and one of the things determining if you can be se is sending someone else to do your job if need be

Sure London agencies have tons of nannies on their books who would do 24/7 esp if for one week and be well paid and prob able to take next few weeks off - at £12nph that's £288 a day times a week and over £2k

If I wasn't working nights with newborns I would do it for a week and then chill for rest of month

If any problems then agency will deal with them - rather then find a total stranger via Internet and have problems

I agree, I've had that experience with a "top" London agency. But going via an agency would take some of the stress off the OP at a stressful time. And if, god forbid, the new nanny turned out to be anything other than good, then it's the agency's problem not the nannies, which is important from the personal recommendation/ word of mouth point of view.

This thread is completely odd.

Any one who wants a 24/7 live in child care will need two nannies. Many VIP families have two nannies working at the same time.

The thing is, the OP hasn't said much about the job, or even the what type of person is required (qualifications/experience) so I'm not sure she will get many suitable responses.

I maybe completely wrong, and loads of people have DM'd her.

I am not saying all agencies are like this but some are very lazy and just want to the agency fee without doing checks ...

I have sent you a DM NannyUK ... hope it works out and send me details if you want to and I have worked for some nanny agencies and they can be rubbish and do NOT check references. I applied to one last year and they were sending me out on interviews and I know full well that they did NOT check any of my references! I think MUMSNET should have some kind of work/nanny section ...

Pay it and you will feel less stressed and can be with your bf at his time of need

It's a taxable exspense as well - keep the receipt for future reference when doing tax return

Most temp nannies/maternity nannies would normally only do 24/5 rather than 24/7, I guess that's why she needs two.

I find it shocking that when you look at how much effort ordinary (non-VIP) parents put into finding a nanny, and then a family like this one that the OP works for are happy to leave their children in the care of a random person they have had no input in choosing for 24 hours a day.