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nanny payrise

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wizzywig · 05/11/2016 15:24

Me again. Help, i have no idea if i am being unreasonable or my nanny is. Its a lomg post too.
I have a nanny who has no childcare qualifications but after a year and a half is doing a reasonable job. She is paid an average hourly rate. She lives though in a wealthy area where she could earn a lot more. She has had a lot (and i mean a lot) of time off sick and she works the set hours she wants to. When we needed more hours we took on another nanny (in addition to her). She has said she now wants a 50% per hour net pay rise as that is what she could get were she to work where she lives.
Ive told her I cant afford it, that she would be earning more than me. That if i were to pay her the increase id expect her to fulfill her duties as per her contract. This would mean having all my kids in the school hols (one of them with severe sen goes to a childminder full time in school hols) and doing the kids laundry and their ironning.

Out of the blue ive been contacted by a nanny who is happy wity what i pay, can look after all kids, has their level 3, ofsted and has many years experience with sen. Ill wait and see what my nanny says. I dont know if when you are turned down for a payrise, do most people stick around?

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wizzywig · 05/11/2016 16:03

sorry i forgot to add that i did say i could increase the number of hours she works in the school hols but not the hourly rate as then she would be getting paid the same as i do. i work part time and study part time so when i need to study i do so at home and based on past experience, she cannot keep the kids from constantly disturbing me. it gets to the point where i am moving my laptop into different rooms depending upon where the kids are.

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wizzywig · 05/11/2016 16:01

worried that she looks on this website!!
ok, local nannies are paid probably min wage up to £9 p/h gross. this includes experienced nanny's. I pay £8 p/h. the other existing nanny plus the one interested in working for me is happy with £8 p/h. The nanny who wants a pay rise lives in a place that is very commutable into london (think surrey), so she is wanting £12 p/h net in line with what she thinks nanny's there earn.
I am not in london, have three kids 10 years and under. she does 3-8pm two days a week. in the past, when we have asked her if she wants to up her hours she has said no (which is why we took on another nanny). also no to any weekend work. which i totally respect. I learnt early on that if she any more than her 10 hours she would go off sick and then i wouldn't see her for at least a week. So yes i could increase her pay rate to what she wants but then i would take my youngest out of the childminders in the school hols so she has all three kids, insist she does their laundry, tidying up after them etc etc.

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DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 05/11/2016 15:30

I always used to have an appraisal and an annual wage rise. Did you do that once she'd been with you a year or has this just come out of the blue?

I would expect her to go if she's asked and you turned her down tbh.

I do think you need to take into consideration the rates local nannies will be paid.

AgainPlease · 05/11/2016 15:29

What do you pay her p.hr? Are you in or out of London?

How old are you children and what are her hours?

A little more clarity will help. I've both been on both sides (working and hiring) so can help you make sense of the situation.

Why do you pay her by the hour? Nannies usually get paid by the week.