Nanny contract -gross or net pay specified?

[malfoy]

A friend of mine is employing a nanny from next month. I am sorting out the payroll aspect for her.

I haven't reviewed the contract yet but my friend seem to imply that the rate agreed in the contract is a net rate, ie what her nanny would get in hand, rather than a gross rate, ie the amount before taxes.

Is this usual? I am concerned that if tax rates go up my friend will end up taking the costs associated with any increases in tax.

absolutely no doubt about it you must put gross pay. otherwise she might be liable for all sorts of increases in pay outside of her control. if a nanny wont take a gros spay specified find another nanny. no doubt about it at all!!

I always recommend putting GROSS rate in the contract. As you say, tax rates change so can have adverse effects, plus it can be very hard to do the payroll if you have to get the take home pay amount to be the same each month IMO.

Thanks! that's what I was thinking but I was concerned that this was not usual.

I was checking on here in case this was something everybody did and that she would not be able to get a nanny without agreeing to it.

I'm ringing my friend tonight, just to make sure.