Bank accounts for foreign nannies

[uwila]

Just wondering if anyone can advise how/where their foreign nanny / au pair obtained a bank account in the UK. Mine has been to Abbey, Natwest, and Nationwide. Nationwide wasn't sure if they could do it. Abbey said no way until she's been here a year, and Natwest has different set of requirements every time she goes in. I do not want to pay her in cash as that makes my record keeping a pain. Can anyone recommend a bank that will let her open an account?

So...

we've finally identified an advantage of hiring a British nanny vs a foreign one

Phew!

No we haven't because sorting out the bank account is the nanny's job, not mine. I'm assisting because I'm a nice person.

AND I've recently learned a disadvantage of a British nanny and that is that you could be expected to pay their tax credits and then have to deal with the ever lovely IR to get it back.

Ameriscot - that is norty .