self employed

[katymason01]

Prospective employer wants to pay in cash so I'll b self employed. Whats the rules with that obv I would pay my tax and Ni.

If the family are dictating the days hours pay etc then you can not be se

Paying in cash does not mean you are self employed. They can physically pay in whatever way they like (as long as your bank accepts it) but if your employment status is that of employee, then depending on the pay amount, they will have a legal duty to declare your earnings to HMRC, pay Employers NI and deduct from your earnings your income tax and NI (a scheme known as PAYE).

Doing work for just one client is not likely to be self employed, especially if the parents are dictating hours, days, what you do.

HMRC Employment Status Manual - alas no section dedicated to nannies.
Look at facts:

Did the parents advertise a job to which you responded, or did you advertise a service to which the parents responded?
Do you decide when you work and when you don't work? If the parents ask you can work on Thursday, can you say no I can't do that day but I could do Friday?
Will the parents be paying you a fixed weekly/monthly amount, or would you be invoicing them for the work you have done?
Just some questions I can think of to try and get a feel for if you are employed or self employed.

Have a look at ESM 0500 onwards which is a section on determining status.

Ask yourself this: Do you want to run your own business?

If the answer is no, then don't do it.