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To pay uni student £9an hour childcare

59 replies

Lassy1945 · 07/04/2021 15:26

Is this the going rate? To look after later primary twins. Very easy. No cooking or childcare.
Just to take them out for football / cinema etc.

Summer hols... 5 hours a day twice a week.

Reasonable?

Thanks

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Lassy1945 · 07/04/2021 15:27

Shortly will be turning 20

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WeWereOnABreak10 · 07/04/2021 15:27

Is that £9 per child. If not, I think that's good going.

littlepattilou · 07/04/2021 15:28

Sounds fine. Smile

As long as you give them the entry fee (for them and your kids) in to the place you want them to take them to. And a bit of money for snacks and drinks. In other words, they shouldn't have to use any of their £9 an hour for 'extras.'

CloudFormations · 07/04/2021 15:29

What do you mean ‘no childcare’ - isn’t the job looking after children?

£9 an hour is pretty low. I suppose it comes down to whether you can get anyone to accept it, but it’s less than I would offer (or accept) for the care of twins.

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 07/04/2021 15:30

Isn't that the very definition of childcare?

Either way, £45 for 5 hours work holiday time seems fine for me

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 07/04/2021 15:30

Yes as above, costs should be on top.

littlepattilou · 07/04/2021 15:30

Oh I missed the 'no childcare' bit. Well yeah it does involve childcare @Lassy1945 !

CupcakesK · 07/04/2021 15:31

If it is a close relative doing the childcare, sounds reasonable as its similar to what they'd get doing e.g. bar work etc.

Dipi79 · 07/04/2021 15:32

It depends which area of the country you live in. I am in a low socioeconomic area of the SW and would pay at least £10ph, dependent upon experience, for someone to look after my twins.

ginislife · 07/04/2021 15:33

It's above minimum wage for their age so yes.

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Lassy1945 · 07/04/2021 15:35

I meant no cooking or housework

Sorry daft mistake

Without question I would pay entrance for all!

£9 an hour total. South east

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moochingtothepub · 07/04/2021 15:35

My dd is getting £10 for one, expenses on top

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Lassy1945 · 07/04/2021 15:36

Perhaps £10 an hour then?

Plus cover any costs. Cinema, ice creams etc

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Lassy1945 · 07/04/2021 15:36

Yes I think I’ll go with £10
Thanks

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Dishwashersaurous · 07/04/2021 15:37

Minimum wage is £8.91. Less if under age 23.

Therefore its legal to pay that

QueenOfCatan · 07/04/2021 15:39

Check local nanny agencies in your area. When I nannied I was on £10-11ph in the SE and that was average in the area, though that was nearly 5 years ago now but where I've moved too (East anglia) £10ph would be normal.

HalfTermHalfTerm · 07/04/2021 15:39

If they’re generally well behaved then I think that’s absolutely fine. It’s a decent amount more than minimum wage for their age and sounds like it will be fairly easy. I went to an interview for a nanny job for a toddler that was only paying around that and I was older than 19!

rainbowthoughts · 07/04/2021 15:40

If you have a uni student in mind who is interested I would say £10 if they are happy with that. If you are looking for one you may have to up the pay. There are plenty jobs out there that will also give them a few hours in term time, paid holiday/sick pay, discounted products etc. Not a chance my DD would work for £10 an hour privately when she gets just under that in her retail job but with all the perks.

rainbowthoughts · 07/04/2021 15:41

It’s a decent amount more than minimum wage for their age

Yes it is, but not all employers only pay minimum wage. So that's a consideration for any potential employee.

Shaggervalley · 07/04/2021 15:42

£10 an hour is the real Living Wage . Your rate is low for looking after two children. I hate when employers think they can pay young people less wages than the going rate . Young people incur vast debts at uni these days . How much would your local child minders be in your area ?

LolaSmiles · 07/04/2021 15:46

It's above minimum wage, but you're being misleading by saying that a job looking after children isn't childcare.
Are you planning on offering this to someone you know or a stranger?

thebillyotea · 07/04/2021 15:47

The minimum I'd pay is £10 an hour, and add a bonus at the end because it's really low. It would be just about enough for 1 child!

I couldn't find a cleaner here (South East) for less than £12 an hour, so I would feel really shitty paying someone looking for 2 of my kids for any less.

£10 an hour is what I pay for babysitting when the kids are asleep!

Even saying no childcare, will you really supervise at all time and be responsible? It's not even that fun to babysit when there's a parent looking.

HalfTermHalfTerm · 07/04/2021 15:48

@rainbowthoughts I don’t really understand what you mean? It’s over £2 an hour more than minimum wage, so the OP definitely isn’t being unreasonable by offering it as a salary. They might be able to find another job that will pay them that much, but plenty of hospitality jobs only pay minimum wage or slightly over.

AllThatFancyPaintsAsFair · 07/04/2021 15:50

@rainbowthoughts

It’s a decent amount more than minimum wage for their age

Yes it is, but not all employers only pay minimum wage. So that's a consideration for any potential employee.

Well of course but unless the OP is press ganging anyone potential employees will make their own decisions.

If no one suitable is willing to do it for £9 ph then clearly that's too low. I don't live in the SW so can't comment on whether that's reasonable for the area

rainbowthoughts · 07/04/2021 15:50

[quote HalfTermHalfTerm]@rainbowthoughts I don’t really understand what you mean? It’s over £2 an hour more than minimum wage, so the OP definitely isn’t being unreasonable by offering it as a salary. They might be able to find another job that will pay them that much, but plenty of hospitality jobs only pay minimum wage or slightly over.[/quote]
It's not difficult to understand. Not all jobs pay minimum wage. Some jobs have other benefits and discounts. Some students will choose that over OP offer. Others might not. It's a simple consideration which is individual to circumstances.

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