how much should i pay for help over holidays?

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I normally employ an assistant but she is off over christmas and i'm still open, im a childminder. I have found someone who sounds ideal, they want to bring their own baby with them, which is fine but they will take up a potential place. If i charge them for a place i would be paying them very little so does anyone have a suggestion how much i should pay?

How much would you pay them if they didn't bring their child? Are you likely to need this space as it's only over Christmas? I wouldn't have thought people normally start with a childminder during the Christmas holidays?!

I would normally pay about £50 for a day, i would charge £30 for a childcare place so theoretically i should only pay £20 as this assistants child would take up a place and be just the same as the other minded children, except £20 a day is surely not worth anyones while.
I wouldnt be taking on new mindees, I woud just have my usual chldren and I mind a lot of doctors and other medical staffs children so its pretty much business as usual over the holidays, I will shut the bank holidays though!

I think because it won't actually be costing you anything to have her baby there (i.e. her baby being there isn't taking up a space another child needs) I would pay maybe £35-40?

Isn't £50 below min wage?

How do crbs work for assistants ?

You do have to pay the minimum wage (and pay tax/NI if applicable), and if you thought that was too generous, she would then have to pay you for childcare, which you would then need to count as (potentially taxable) income.