To ask how much you’d expect a babysitter to cost on NYE

[ThatMauveRaven]

20yo DD has been asked (last minute) to babysit her manager’s two young children tomorrow night. They’ve offered her £60 in cash to be there from 8pm-1am. The two kids will most likely be asleep in bed, so she won’t exactly have to do much work but I still think that this is quite stingey considering it’s New Years Eve!

Thoughts?

YABU - £60 is enough
YANBU - I’d expect to pay more

She needs to decline. I'd put good money on him coming back and offering £100 - he won't find another sitter for such a low amount such late notice, so it'll be between not going out at all, or agreeing to the £100.

£85? Nope. Let the cheap fucker try to line up someone else….at 10pm on 30 December.

Agree.

Anyone normal would take taken your DD's message as £100 take it or leave it.

It’s her manager and they are haggling. How embarrassing (them not your DD). Tight arses.

Nope. She needs to decline. Even if he did agree to £100 eventually, what's the betting he'd only have £85 cash on the night and would then 'forget' to pay the balance.

Tell her to say she's made alternative plans now. Or that she's been offered £120 to babysit some other friend/neighbours children! Hehe...

Who the heck pays £100! Ridiculous. This is a babysitting job, cash in hand, informal arrangement. They aren't employing a Royal Norland Nanny.

True…he will try to stiff her. Probably will only have £60 on him.

They’re in no position to haggle if they need a babysitter for tomorrow night?

to be honest if she’s been working and has plans already I’d stick either way them- NYE at that age is not to be missed?

He’s taking the piss! Cheeky git. Tell her to decline

Well, I'm not. £11.44 is the national living wage.

This thread has been an eye opener. DS is 12, I have never paid less than £12 p/h, even 10-11
years ago. These days, it’s usually not formal “babysitters” but I wouldn’t leave him in his own in the evening, so I get one of my young adult nieces in.
They don’t expect anything, it’s not “work” any
more and they love our ridiculous Sky package and all streaming services (their words, not mine!) but I still give them anything between £30-£50. I also always order a takeaway and leave snacks/drinks.

I wouldn’t dare to offer £60 for NYE. I asked my niece (who works in childcare) what the going rate is amongst her friends/colleagues and she said £20-£25p/h on NYE. We’re in Scotland, if that makes any difference.

That's plenty just to sit there.

For an overnight shift? On a Bank Holiday (she will be working into the morning of the 1st).

There is no guarantee that that is all that she'll be doing.

Wtf

I would expect to pay more for someone who works in childcare than someone else so I wouldn’t expect your nieces rate to the be the same as the op’s daughter

Seeing that so many people think that £60 is so generous, the manager will have zero problem finding someone to snap his hand off.

That’s hilarious, you’re not going to get a Norland nanny for £100.

£100 would easily be the starting rate around here

New Year’s Eve, I’d say minimum of £30 an hours, so £150 (and if the sitter isn’t driving there, I’d expect transport costs to also be covered.)

But I am Scottish so New Year is much more significant… (Think asking someone to babysit on Christmas Day.)

@CowTown For an overnight shift? On a Bank Holiday (she will be working into the morning of the 1st).

What's so special about working late nights? I've done it many times in different jobs, haven't you?

Not for minimum wage, no.

I agree with this. I don't know anybody who pays a babysitter an hourly rate. (I'm talking about a teenage babysitter doing an evening or night).

I have, as do many people from working class backgrounds.

Apologies, I forgot I was on mumsnet.

No worries.

My DD is being paid £100 to dog sit 7pm - 1am tomorrow! CF indeed.