Salaries and Contracts
Nannies Salaries Scale
Salaries quoted are net of tax and national insurance (except for Maternity Nurses who are self employed). It is the employer's responsibility to pay all relevant tax and national insurance (more information can be found in the tax section).
Nannies |
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Live-in |
£325 –375 plus week |
Live-out |
£450 - 550 plus per week |
Mother's Help |
|
Live-in |
£275 - 300 per week |
Live-out |
£400 - 450 per week |
Holiday Sole-Charge |
£125 plusr day |
Weekend Nannies |
|
Sole-Charge Live-in |
£125 - 150 per day |
Live-out |
£150 per day |
Day Nannies |
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Live-out |
£100 - 120 per day |
Long term nannies and mother's helps expect to have 2 days free per week. Most nannies and mother's helps ask for week-ends free. Nannies and mother's helps expect to have a bedroom separate from the children.
Nannies who live in are expected to babysit 2 nights a week Mon – Thursday, normally any extra babysitting or week-end work should be paid extra.
In cases where the nanny/mother's help has to travel for interviews or on commencement of the job, fares are expected to be paid by the prospective employer (please note that this does not apply to daily travel in the case of live out nannies, or for local interviews).
Contracts and Other Information
It is important for a nanny to ensure that a written contract of employment is agreed before taking a job. REC members are able to provide model contracts. It is also important to ensure that the employer will deduct tax and National Insurance and to establish whether salaries quoted are gross (before deduction of tax and National Insurance) or net (after deduction of tax and National Insurance). It is important that you receive a payslip each payment day.
If you need to use your own car for your job(s), always check with your insurer first and if necessary, get them to extend cover for business use. It may be that your employer will be willing to pay for this.
REC expects its members to abide by the Code of Practice and to continue to give help and guidance to nannies after they have started work.