..payrise :/

[smurf20]

Hi, I Woundered if anyone can give me some advice.
I'm 20 and a Level 3 qualified nanny, i have been working with my current family for about 6months now, and as it was my first job (and struggling to find someone wanting a nanny in my area) i took this job, but i took it at low hourly rate :( which now im starting to regret a little as im struggling to keep going on this wage!
Can i ask for a pay rise, or would that be rude!? ...if so how would i go about it without seeming rude, as the family are lovely!
Thanks! :)

Too early for a pay rise. In my opinion you need to wait a year before you should ask.

If you really feel stuck money wise then I don't think it would be rude to ask just unlikely to happen.

I did the same at your age and ended up having to find another family who were willing to pay a bit more.

I am in exactly the same postion, no other childcare jobs in my area and cant afford to travel far with petrol prices these days so I had to take a job on alot less money than I'd hoped for. Getting OFSTED registered this months so get abit extra per month once I have done that. Are you OFSTED registered? Or would it benefit either yourself or the family to become registered?

I plan to ask for a pay rise after 1 year, as the youngest will start playgroup a couple of mornings a week so they will want me to do abit of cleaning and shopping so I think a pay rise would be needed.

What hours and days do you work for them? Do they pay your tax and N.I too? Do you mind if I ask how much you are on per month gross? As I'm only 21 and think theyre taking the mick with me a little.

Yeh im OFSTEd registered, they wanted me to be for the childcare vouchers!
I work monday to friday 9 till 5 and do the odd 8am starts! I'm on £6 an hour and i look after two children! :( but had to take the job to earn some money after leaving collage! Took me 5months to find this job!
I pay my tax and national insurance :( i loose about £30 a week because of that! But hoping i get some tax back as i shouldnt of payed any yet...but not hear anything! Out of interest how much do you get ?

You should be on at least 300 a week I think. But I do live in the south east.

You shouldn't be paying your tax and NI yourself. They should be deducting it for you so effectively you don't see it, as long as you completed the forms correctly.

£6gross for an NQ nanny, depending on the area, is not bad wage especially in a very competitive market. Once you have a year's experience your earning power will increase substantially and you're in a better position to ask for a payrise in your current job or move on.

The other thing to remember is that you're on quite short hours for a nanny.

I get £1040 per month gross, get around £900 to take home each month and think it ill be an extra £50 per month when I am registered. I work Monday to Thursday, 8 - 6, 40hours per week, so it works out to around £5.50 per hour net. They pay tax N.I and put money towards my car insurance for me, they will also pay half of OFSTED costs for me. The children are aged nearly 4 and 17 months.

Im just trying to dig out my pay slip to see how much tax and N.I I pay, I cant find it. It was over £150 last month.

What area are you based in?

Thanks!
I end up bringing home about £196 a week. Its not too bad but i know a few other people in my area who are on about £8 an hour :/ and she is the same age as me and same qualifactions :/ oh well i guess it just depends on the family that employ you.

Just keep going for another 6 months then try, like frakyouverymuch said, when youve got a years experience youll get more money.

im based in Derbyshire. I had to pay all of ofsted, and dont get anything towards my car insurance :( think there taking the mick a little...but thing is when i got offered the job i was just happy to finally get one, so didnt really mind...my own fault really! The children i look after are 3years and 18months, The 3year old has asthma and is allergic to eggs and a hand full! And the little girl has fits too! Both milk intolerant! Soo my days arent easy! a little more money would lovely! as i do washing everyday! Tidy the whole house! And loads of other things!

SMURF20 youre kidding I am in Derbyshire too so it must be the area we're in! Where abouts in Derbyshire? We should meet up for a day out with the kids and have a rant!

i live in chesterfield...working In sheffield. What about you ?

There aren't many nanny jobs in Derbyshire. £6 per hour for your age and experience isn't bad. Some experienced nannies aren't getting much more at the moment!

I am in Derbyshire aswell!

OOOOH Derbys where abouts? Im in between Chesterfield and Sheffield, near Bakewell so if you both pm your number well have to meet up as me and my friend go for days out on a Thursday in Sheffield as she nannies aswell.

Prob picked the worst place to do nannying!! Yeah supose it isnt too bad, but for what i do in the hours i work lol abit more would be nice!

Most jobs do an annual review of salary, certainly not before unless that was agreed on starting. You sound really resentful tbh, and I would hate to have you in my home looking after my children feeling the way you do. I totally sympathise that it is not an awful lot of money, but it sounds like it is the going rate for where you are and you agreed to take the job for the salary the family are offering. They should be sorting your tax and NI for you, but beyond that, unless you were totally misled about what the job entails, you need to get on with it or move on.

just a thought but what do cleaners get paid in your area? maybe do less housework untill they start paying you to do 2 jobs.

What do you do on a daily basis? Is it in your job descriprion to tidy the whole house? How does your job description match what you do?

When I was nannying I was usually doing a laundry load a day anyway once you factored in clothes - usually one change a day, bedsheets and towels, bibs, muslins if used as comfort objects, any frequently used soft toys or playmats.... The food problems are hard to get your head around at first bur you do adapt and it becomes second nature to check labels and substitute products.