NANNY PAY / WAGE HELP !!

[kayds96]

Hi! I'm 18 and recently had an interview with a lovely family to become a nanny / babysitter to two lovely children in London.

The job requires school pick up, preparation of a meal, homework, musical practice, activities ( baking / going to the park ), preparing for bath time and bed and ofcourse tidying!

Occasionally, I may be asked to wash uniform.

I am new to this job "genre" and I am not too sure what I should be charging for my service.

I have read a few threads and a lot of nannies get £8-10, however I really need some advice on what I should be payed baring in mind what my job will require. ( especially if you are someone who has a nanny / babysitter )

Thank you in advance X

If you're working set hours and days, they should be employing you, giving you a contract and telling you what they are prepared to pay. Sorry, I don't know going rates in that area.

I would say you are looking at £8-£10 an hour depending on your qualifications and experience. This is your take home pay so 'net' wage.
Your bosses will need to register as your employer and pay your tax and NI through a payroll company.
Make sure you agree what will happen in school holidays.

I would say from your age and you don't mention how much experience you have so I am guessing maybe babysitting work only you are looking at around £7-9 a hour take home. Someone with a few years experience would be looking for around the £9-10 or even £12 mark.

Sorry should also of said as they will be your employers it is really up to them to tell you how much they are looking to offer you, when they do make sure you both understand if that is net or gross and if net that they will need to pay your tax and ni on top of that to make it a gross amount which is what goes in your contract and they give you payslips each months (there are companies that can do that for them if needed)

For you age and location £9 gross.

I child mind two children one or two afternoons a week, in SW London, including school pick up, dinner etc (Though not late enough for bath or bed) I charge £8 an hour, though this is paid cash each day. I think £8 is standard and fair, especially for two children.

Hi everyone.

HSMMacM I will be working Mon-Fri. Since I am the one offering them my services, should I not be the one setting a price for what they are asking?

eeyore12 I'm not actually with a company, just saw an ad and contacted the lady, I then went on an interview at her home. So not too sure about a contract, involving NI tax and stuff lol....?? Also, I've just realised I'm more of a 'nanny' due to what I'm being asked to do (including bath & bed)

tapestry thank you!

paperdollCartoon Considering your current charge of £8, what would you charge if you had to help the children with homework, music practice ( if you don't already ) AND bath and bed ?

Parents advertise for nannies, you don't offer them a service. The parents offering the job should decide the salary on offer but you could give them a suggestion as to what you would consider accepting.

Even if you advertised saying you were a nanny, the parents are still the ones offering you a job. It is important from an employment rights perspective, as you will want employment rights, thus will be an employee. You negotiate with them with regard to the salary that you will accept.

You responded to an ad placed by the parent, so you are applying for a job.

Get the tax stuff right, point the parents in the direction of a couple of payroll companies, and HMRCs website.

It is just like any other job. If you applied to work at a supermarket you would expect a contract of employment, payslips showing taxes deducted. You would want paid holiday, entitlement to statutory benefits such as sick pay, maternity pay, redundancy pay.

In a few years time even very small employers will provide a pension scheme. Whilst you are young now, it is never too early to start saving for your retirement.

If it is your only work, then the magic number at the moment is £111 a week. If you earn that amount or more, your employer has to register with HMRC. It does not matter if they want to call it babysitting, they are wanting quite a lot of hours and are providing a permanent job where they are deciding the hours, deciding what you do.

Cindy34 Thank you for the insight, will definitely take all you said into consideration and will discuss this with the lady .

If you think you will get another job alongside this one, your employer will need to think about the fact that you will share your personal allowance between both jobs.

A weekly salary of £200 (4 hours per day at £10 per hour) would put you under the threshold for PAYE. However, if you were to work a further 20 hours, then you would be taxed and if you agree a net pay salary, then your employer will be liable for a proportion of this tax and would see their actual costs increase.