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

At least £100 and an extra days holiday if he can permit it or letting her have an afternoon off to go home early on a day of her choosing.

I'd have said £100 too.

No way will they be home at 1 and they'll still try and only pay £60 I bet.

I think it's fine , it's tax free and easy money .

Definitely no less than £100. They should be grateful to find someone willing to babysit on NYE.

I'd expect a cab to/from the house & £100 cash & nibbles and something to see the new year in with (a mini of champagne probably)

£100

We pay £10/HR for baby sitting on any given evening, so on NYE I would expect a minimum of time and a half or even double time - 20yo would surely much rather be out having a good time than earning a measly £60!

Babysitting counts as work and therefore minimum wage applies whether you like it or not. Thankfully the majority of us have a bit of politeness and respect for others and don’t take advantage of young babysitters by paying them unfairly to get cheap childcare. Unfortunately you seem to be in the minority.

DD has been out having a bit too good of a time for the past few nights so is seeking a bit of a quieter NYE than usual.. 🤣 She’s just undecided as to whether the £60 is fair or not.

It’s £10 an hr, 8-12 and double time 12-1. Not terrible but I would pay more.

I pay £15 per hour on a normal evening. So I think this is stingy, expecially as it's NYE and a late night.

I think it's a bit tight. £10 an hour would be standard babysitting rate, but I'd expect quite a bit more for Hogmanay. Maybe double or at least time and a half.

£60 is fine or maybe £75 as it's NYE. DD20 can always say no; but for a person who'd rather stay in, if one is available (aged 16-80), then it would be a good deal.

The costs of a teenaged babysitter for a few hours in an evening, skyrocketed from 2000 - I gave up going out from about 2005 - keeping my 'babysitting' fund for the evening monthly meetings that my job revolved around.

Fast forward 20 years and I think I'm now cured of wanting to go out for an evening.

£60 for 5 hours on New Year’s Eve? They’re taking the piss. I’d advise my child to know their worth.

My niece is 16 and is getting £20 an hour gif the same thing.

I think the real question is 'how much is her NYE worth to her?'.

Personally, at that age, it would have had to be well into triple figures for me to give up my own NYE. £100-150 range.

You are joking yeh ? 🙄
pits NYE ….it’s 5 hours ….on NYE …..100 quid minimum I would say…..why is it reasonable cos she’s 20? 🙄

At least £20 an hour, plus some treats to eat!!

I would do it for £60! Money to sit down and watch TV especially if I had planned on a quiet night anyway.
Is it really worth causing a conflict especially with her manager. Doing him a favour could benefit her far more in the future than if she was paid £100 now.

I would say 20 p/h plus food and drink

The main problem I see is that if the person is her manager at her main job, she may feel pressured to say yes regardless of whether she wants to do it or not.

I suspect they have asked her as their arrangements fell through and they have just seen how much it would cost through Sitters.........

Taxis to and from and nibbles also should be provided...

And extra for every 30mins past 1am the parents arrive home.

I used to get £50 for NYE in 1990 when I was 16!! £20 for a usual Saturday night. So yes, I think it should be more than £60.

£75 and a dominoes is about the least she should consider. That rounds up to around £100 including food
I'm not sure about the minimum wage thing because she's not exactly going to declare and pay tax on it , which minimum wage takes into account. It's NYE it's last minute and they clearly don't have another option, she should name her terms and they either accept or they don't

Really ?? I’m paying mine £18 an hour