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Ok so I think we have found a live out nanny but as a newbie I need lots of advice!!

28 replies

JudgeJudyAndExecutioner · 17/04/2008 07:06

She is someone that already knows my 3 boys well, as she works at their nursery, by pure coincidence she is advertising for work as she wants to leave. With my 4th boy due in July, so that's a 3 yr old, 2 yr old 1 yr old and a newborn it's going to be much cheaper to employ a nanny than pay a nursery.

If we are going to employ her I need to know what I do assuming that the interview goes well. In my previous life I was a manager but as everyone I know keeps reminding me a nanny is very different.

So here come all my newbie dumb questions...

I am assuming she needs a contract of employment, how on earth do I do that?

What happens with sickness or (gulp!)maternity?

Someone mentioned Nannytax to me regarding dealing with NI and Tax can anyone tell me more.

What happens with holiday entitlement, how much etc.

What about breaks or lunch hours?

Is there anything obvious I am overlooking that I need to think about?

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paros · 17/04/2008 07:33

I was going to post . Keep this bumped for Nannynick he knows everything . Morning Nick

nannynick · 17/04/2008 07:28

Example Nanny Contract - use as something to start from, it will need to be changed to reflect your nannies specific duties... also I feel the Gross Misconduct section needs to have a lot more examples.

BusinessLink website has a holiday entitlement calculator.

Tax - search my posts containing "P49", should come up with lots of tax info.

Nannies don't get breaks or lunch hours - this is something to discuss at interview, as this is a difference between working in a nursery and working as a nanny.

laura032004 · 17/04/2008 07:11

I don't know the answers to most of your questions, but check your nursery contract. Sometimes you are prevented from employing nursery staff within a time period, or have to pay the nursery something.

Does this person have sole care experience? I'd imagine going from a busy nursery to 4 children under 3 could be quite a challenge. Those ages would scare me TBH. (I'm a mum though not a nanny, just reading this thread as I have an ap).