How much to pay for an overnighter?

[urbanewarrior]

We're going to a wedding this summer and can't take the DCs. We have a fabulous nanny and I was thinking of asking her to come and stay at our house from Sat-Sunday lunchtime to look after them. We pay her gross salary so aren't used to talking about paying her £x per hour. (She works about 50 hours/week over 4 days incl one weeknight babysitting and has every Friday off and is paid £28K). I was thinking of offering her the Monday off and some extra cash - but how much should I offer? My worry is that she will agree to do it anyway and I don't want to be taking the piss and have no idea what's normal in these circs.

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Based on our nanny's babysitting rates, in same circumstances we paid £160 for 24 hours. Most people would rather have that than a day off. But if I was going to offer the day off I would then offer to pay 80 in cash.

Hmm just trying think

We have something in our nanny's contract about over nighters pay

Think between midnight and 7 am we would pay £12 ph as an extra on top on her usual pay

For weekends, I charge £10 per hour until 10pm and from 10pm until 7am (or earlier if the child wakes earlier) I charge £50 so assuming the child slept until 7am that would be £200 for 24 hours.

I work long hours during the week (60+) and if I am asked to give up my weekends I would like to be properly recompensed.

That said, I am happy to give up the occasional weekend.

I think that most very experienced/qualified nannies would expect £150 - £200 per 24 hours of sole care/proxy parenting

i charge £200 per 24hrs thats £10 7am to 7pm and then 7pm to midnight as a bs rate (i charge the same as day rate as still my time ) and £30 sleep over fee - tho have been known to low down to 180 when been doing a week

others charge less, or charge to 10pm but then charge £6/8ph hour while kids asleep

one nanny charges £10 for all 24hrs hours-if i had a young baby or children that didnt sleep i would charge this :)

tbh if i were your nanny i would prefer the extra cash rather then a day off as most friends/other halves are still working so a monday off means nothing to me iyswim

you pay £8.27 nett or £10.74 gross - so maybe offer her wage to midnight £140 and a sleep over fee as well

My live out nanny stays over occasionally for one night (in spare room) with my 5 y/o DD. DD goes to bed at 7pm and sleeps all night staying in her room till she hears sounds of life. I pay normal hourly rate from normal end of say at 630pm till 8pm then half rate 8pm till 7am (so £55net) then normal hourly rate till 8am which is nanny's normal start time. £80 total. I cannot remember the last time my DD got up at night or came into our room early so while nanny is in sole charge it would not be difficult. (if she were up all night, I'd pay at full rate.)
If its weekends (very rare!) then I pay full rates during working day and half rates overnight from say 1 hour after DD in bed till breakfast.
Hope that helps

Just realised for weekends, it's 13 hrs at full rate and 11
at half rate so like £185 per day. Similar to other posts I think.

I charge £150 for 24 hours ,this will include £50 from 12 till the children get up.I also would prefer the cash to the day off.

I charge £50 overnight fee if the children are unlikely to wake. If they are babies and need feeds ect I charge £10 p/h through the night.

I would give the option of a day off and lower rate of pay or higher pay and no day off.. Her choice.

Thanks very much for all your advice - really appreciated. I think I will offer her the day off anyway if she wants it and seems like £200 would be reasonable - children are good sleepers but not wholly reliable so couldn't be confident about saying there would be no active care in the night. And blondes thanks for working out the net/gross rate .

My live out nanny is through and employment business , but for overnights we pay a flat rate for her staying and then and hourly rate so if she were to stay friday till Sat,
Fri evening when kids finish school 4pm-8pm (Kids go to bed) £11ph
Over night flate rate £40
Sat morning 7am (Kids wake up - 8pm (we get home)£11ph