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Payroll services for nannies?

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ReadAllThePages · 28/09/2025 11:48

So I found an amazing nanny on the nannyjob website. I want to do everything above board and do right by her, so I decided the easiest option is a payroll service. I've heard nannytax isn't great, so I started browsing other payroll services like NannyPaye or PAYE for Nannies or Nannywage. There seems to be a plethora of options. How do you all pay your nannies? Is cheap and cheerful NannyWage the way to go or is a payroll service something you shouldn't cheap out on?

We've had an au pair before, but we just paid her by weekly bank transfer. We didn't do it properly and it became a mess. Honestly don't think she reported her earnings even though technically she probably should have. Maybe we should have? Anyway, what's done is done. But now it's important to me that we dot all our i's and cross our t's this time.

Oh and the new nanny is starting on Tuesday!! I don't have much time to figure this out. Any advice for starting with a new nanny is also welcome, payroll services or otherwise

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VikaOlson · 28/09/2025 21:48

The au pair was your employee so you definitely should have been paying her legally and deducting tax.

How much difference in cost is there between NannyTax and NannyWage? I'd be more inclined to go with the more established company.

Have you got a proper contract?

ReadAllThePages · 29/09/2025 05:39

VikaOlson · 28/09/2025 21:48

The au pair was your employee so you definitely should have been paying her legally and deducting tax.

How much difference in cost is there between NannyTax and NannyWage? I'd be more inclined to go with the more established company.

Have you got a proper contract?

Yeah won't be doing that again!

I decided to go with NannyPaye. They had the best trustpilot reviews. All set up now. Thanks for your help!

We'll have a standard employment contract from NannyPaye and then a written agreement about all the house rules, conduct, etc

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worldwidetravel2017 · 29/09/2025 10:53

Nanny paye are good

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