Rates for PT nanny London?

[harlot]

Hi,
Can any current nannies/nanny-employers help me?
I've just had a phenomenal response to an ad I placed looking for a part time nanny (1 or 2 half days/week) and now need to start calling people back. Could anyone advise on a reasonable hourly rate?
There are 2 children and I'm looking for someone with 1yr+ paid childcare experience. I'm assuming they'd sort their own tax and NICs out.
Is ?7-10/hour, dependent on experience, about the right level?

Tks!

What part of London are you in?

I'm in central London and paying £8 per hour NET (plus tax etc on top) for a very experienced and absolutely fantastic pt nanny, looking after two kids (2 1/2 and 6 weeks) some sole charge. I was advised to offer £7-£8 per hour net for someone with less than 5 yrs experience.

I'm in Camden.

I'm assuming they'll sort their own tax and NICs out because it's only a few hours a week and it would be a 2nd job for most applicants. There's a limit below which you don't need to pay their tax, isn't there? I guess I need to check that out.

With tax and NI you have to take into account any other jobs (paid) they have and who of her employers gets the tax releif or if it is shared. Our part time nanny does 3 days elsewhere and just one for us, so although the amount we pay her is below the taxable threshold her other employers have the tax releif IYSWIM. We pay £8 per hour for a 10 hour day (then pay tax on top) for 2 children. HTH

How much is the taxable threshold? I used to know, but can't remember....

"I'm assuming they'd sort their own tax and NICs out. "

I'm afraid it doesn't work this way. You are probably looking at more like £8 - £12 per hour gross for live out. Live-in is considerably cheaper, but then your costs (i.e. food) are higher.

For such a short time, why don't you want to use a childminder? Or find someone with a local au pair who might share her?

wouldn't have minded sharing, but We've just moved to the area so aren't tapped into the local network of parents and carers.

Was also trying to avoid having to drop them off somewhere, to be honest. takes me 4 hrs to get them both ready for a 5 min shopping trip (am not very good at this mothering malarchy!)

Very irritated now by tax situation. Ridiculous situation (and cost). why oh why are parents who are just trying to get back to work treated like full blown employers? grrrrrr.

Oh, harlot. You are preaching to the choir. I couldn't agree more. And, I'll tell you why: GORDON BROWN.

If you pay her less than about £100/week your taxes are virtually nil. But, for this, you would probably have to find a local grandma with no other income.

Where have you advertised?

I advertised in Gumtree. So many jobs, so many great women looking for them. (I guess Mr Brown would say there isn't an issue then. About 70% East European, however.)

Have you got room for a live-in?

I wish