Self employed lone parent

[HelenPapa]

Hi everyone, here's my situation: I'm a lone parent with 2 small kids and I've been offered a job in Central London as mother's help/nanny. Since I have a Bachelor's Degree in Preschool Teaching and I have experience in childcare, how much do you thing I should charge per hour?

The thing is that I will be self employed and I don't really know how much your salary is reduced, so I was wondering what rate should I tell my employer? By the way, she agreed to pay my travelling expenses as well, which will be 25,50 pounds per week (I will be working 16 hours per week and I will pay aproximately 250 pounds per week in childcare for my kids).

Anyone has any ideas? Thanx.

Can I suggest that as you will be only working for one person, can not set your own hours and can not substitute someone else to do this role you a long hard look at whether you can actually be self-employed. I say this as a self employed person this, I have multiple clients, I decide when and how I work and don't and can send someone else instead of myself

That doesn't sound like you will be self employed at all. Who is it that is saying this is self employment, you or your employer? If its your employer they are trying to get out of their tax and employment responsibilities.

Also what do you mean about how much your salary is reduced? If you were genuinely self employed you'd charge more as you need to factor in holiday pay, pension, all that stuff as it wouldn't be covered by the employer.

Don't get taken for a ride here.

Flowery as usually has cut straight to the chase and said what I was trying to.

If you are self employed you work for yourself but this sounds like you will be working for someone else so not self employed?

My employer said that i have to be self employed, propably because she will have a newborn and will not have the time to pay the taxes herself, i don't know...

No, a nanny is an employee. The boss sets the hours and duties, and pays you. A childminder is generally self employed - they set their own policies and rates of pay and their own terms.

Some info on here

Thanx for the info MoaningMingeWhingesAgain
Well i guess i'll have to tell her that i can't be self employed because i'm not a childminder, or business. and she will have to pay me NET right?

Yes, there is lots of info about this kind of thing on the childminders and nannies section There are several firms that can do nanny payroll type services for a fee - she wouldn't have to do it herself, but she would need to pay the employers NI contribution, and deduct tax and NI from your wage. I think - I am not an expert at all.