Nanny christmas bonus

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I love my nanny and want to show her that this Christmas. Been googling Christmas bonus for nannies and a lot of people say they give 1 week net salary as bonus, which for us would be £500. I just can't afford this!!! Nannies is this what you expect? For context I don't get a Christmas bonus in my job, hence not sure.

£500 is what we used to give ours.

I used to get £250 and that was over 20 years ago as did other nannies I knew. It was pretty standard in London . I don't know what it's like now.

£500 doesn't seem a lot if you can afford a nanny.

That's a ridiculous amount of money to spend on anyone for Christmas let alone an employee. Buy her a present the same as everyone else within budget. Better still get the children to make her something.

Could you give extra holiday instead? Depends how easy it is for you to manage but my DD is a nanny and was delighted to be given the time in between Christmas and New Year off as a bonus.

No just get her a gift. £500 bonus is crazy. We get a £25 m&s giftcard at my work.

Some families do the weeks wage bonus, but many don't.

I'd be lying if I said the cash bonus wasn't nice, but truthfully a card really expressing your thanks and how much you value her will be worth much more. If you want to show her how much you love her do it with words (and give as much as you can afford as a bonus as I'm sure she'd love that too!).

We give one weeks wages, but that's hard to do if you are only hearing of that tradition now and haven't had time to budget.

The first year we did it, our nanny was really shocked (and obviously delighted) so I don't think she expected it or would have been upset if we didn't.

She would probably value a handwritten letter about how much you value her work and the positive impact she has had on your children. Then I'd buy her something in budget that's special, like a massage voucher.

Ignore any snarky comments you get, some people on Mumsnet feel the need to be rude to anyone with a nanny.

£500 is insane

I was a nanny for and yes, had a week’s bonus at Christmas. 350 when I was a junior 550 by the end.

What is she doing over Christmas? Could you, for example, cover the travel costs of her going to spend the time with her family? (Only works if they live a fair way away)

Give her whatever you can afford.

What is this?! I’m a nanny and I got a £30 gift voucher the past 2 Christmases! My family are lovely and they get me a bottle and a card on my birthday also which I thought was very generous.

I was always jealous of my friend who was given an extra day off when I was a nanny.

a card really expressing your thanks and how much you value her will be worth much more.

Um, if my employer gave me a choice between 500 and a card, I know which would be worth more to me! Plus it's not an either/or situation.

Cash is king. I'd give as much as you can afford, OP. It's not a Christmas 'gift' as such, it's an annual performance bonus, so what you're spending on everyone else is irrelevant IMO.

A paid day off is a great idea if you can't find extra cash.

In addition to the cash bonus, I've traditionally always come home from work at lunchtime so our nanny can have the afternoon off to get her Christmas shopping done.

She's a busy mum. I would love an employer who did the same for me!

Even an afternoon is likely to be appreciated.

Believe me as someone who worked in the industry for 10 years and knowing dozens of nannies, it really wont.

We do two weeks pay and at Christmas we do a present. We don't consider the bonus part of her Christmas present. I budget the bonus into her overall salary so in a way we save up for it all year. She is amazing and without her I couldn't work, I don't get a bonus in my role. All that being said when I was last a nanny I think my Xmas bonus was about $300, nowhere near one week pay, and I was super grateful for it. This will have been in about 2015. Do what you can afford but please do also get her a heartfelt gift and card.

Yes, one weeks pay is the standard where I live. And usually something consumable, chocolate or wine.

I no longer work full time, but if I did that would be $1100.

My favorite gift when I was a nanny was the thoughtful ones, not the cash. (I mean the cash was nice but I really appreciated the thought more).

We paid a £1000 bonus in september (to ensure we weren’t left in the lurch over the summer holidays) so at Christmas and her birthday we gave a £130-50 gift card. Amazon or John Lewis. And a personalised gift from the kids eg a mug with photos. Showing genuine appreciation and getting the kids to show appreciation is the most important.

How can someone afford a £2k per month nanny and not be able to find another £500 Xmas gift . Makes no sense to me .

I agree with the sentiment that 'if you can afford a nanny then you can afford a decent bonus'. Nannies do so much, and good ones are worth their weight in gold several times over.

I would think £250 max is plenty. Of course nannies are very valuable to the families they work for, but many people don’t get a Christmas bonus, I certainly don’t.

Why do nannies get so much at Christmas? I don't understand!