Whats the going hourly rate for a nanny?

[notnigella]

Hello, I am thinking about taking on a nanny for one day a week as I am going to be studying part-time after Xmas. I have the perfect person who babysits for me now and for babysitting I pay her £7 per hour plus £5 petrol as she lives about 15 miles away. If I were to take her on for one day a week, should I be paying her the same rate as babysitting, or should it be more or less for a regular income but arguably more responsibility? Don't want to pay more than £84 per day so I don't have to get into tax and NIC etc. Not sure if there are differences in regional rates, but I live near Haslemere in Surrey. Would be grateful for any comments. Thanks. HTH

have u considered a CM as they are loads cheaper!

yes thanks, but i really love this person and she doesnt do childminding, ie in her own home

I think £7 per hour is about right.

Going rate for a part-time nanny in Surrey, I feel is £10 per hour Gross, which is around £7 per hour net.

I pay when I need full days £80 for someone very good who also started out babysitting. That's for 9 hours.
If I were you say something like you assume the normal rate is fine and judge her reaction at the time.

nannynick, if we keep it below the tax threshold, does that mean I would pay her £7 per hour CIH. In these cases, so nannies sometimes expect more because they know that there are no on-costs??

should read "do nannies"!

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Exactly what you end up paying is whatever you agree with your nanny. £70-£83.99 per day sounds reasonable. Do however check all the tax rules, as even if you pay less than the threshold for PAYE and NICS, you may still need to register as an employer.

and you can get advice (even without joining) at one of the nanny tax sites (mentioning no names). I think what yi are suggesting sounds reasonable but agree with nanynick that you should seek tax advice as becoming an employer is gives you tax admin.

what would i need to do to not have to register as an employer? i thought if we kept it below the threshold wouldnt have to bother with all that palaver?

i would phone nannytax and get their advice