Childminder situation

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NC for privacy from other threads as could be outing
Looking for opinions on my situation. Im a childminder for 2 primary age children and do drop of and pick up from school. Start at 7.30/7.45 and finish anywhere from 6.15 to 7pm.

Here’s the thing, I’m being paid £8 an hour. I’m quite a shy person and when I took on the job as I thought minimum wage was only £8.20 I let it go when they said £8. But NMW is actually £8.91. On holidays too they pay me a day rate of £70 for 8am- 6.30pm.

I think I’m being mugged off here. They ask me regularly if I’m learning to drive yet as I walk the children to school but I’m only being paid £8 an hour. I live with parents currently after escaping DV and im barely affording to feed myself let alone learn to drive.

Do I say something or just cut loses and look for something else? I took this job as it’s part time and I need PT due to my MH but I feel very undervalued.

Go onto childcare.co.uk. Make a profile for yourself and start looking for a better job

@Theboywiththearabstrap

You are a nanny. They should be paying your Tax & NI as well as contributing to a pension. They should also have a float where you can access money for ice creams etc and give them the receipts. You are being taken for a fool. I’d look for another family to work with.

Absolutely all of this. My part time nanny was paid over double per hour to what they are paying you and we sorted out tax, national insurance, pension, 5 weeks' paid holiday a year etc etc.

They sound like tight CFs. Wrap around nannies (ie you do before and after school) are like gold dust and in high demand!

Find a new job with a decent family that will treat you properly.

I am confused

Post 2

Nanny then I suppose.
I’m qualified yes, have experience working from newborns to 11 years and have worked with children since I was 16. I’m 25.

Post 6

They refer to me and the children do as their childminder which is why I said as such. I know the difference fgs.

You do not come across as knowing the difference.