Nursery World - Give them credit

If nannies were regulated and registered it could bring them more money and better job prospects, argues Stephen Vahrman From the first of this month, new National Minimum Wage rates have come into effect across the UK. This means that all parents employing a nanny, with the exception of nannies living within the family household , are required to pay a minimum gross hourly rate of 3.50 for nannies aged between 18 and 21 and Pounds 4.10 an hour for nannies aged 22 and over. The effect of this is that the minimum annual salary of an 18-to 21-year-old nanny working a 50-hour week anywhere in the UK should be 9,100, while for a nanny aged over 21 it should be 10,660. This is clearly good news for lower-paid nannies.

From the first of this month, new National Minimum Wage rates have come into effect across the UK. This means that all parents employing a nanny, with the exception of nannies living within the family household , are required to pay a minimum gross hourly rate of 3.50 for nannies aged between 18 and 21 and 4.10 an hour for nannies aged 22 and over. The effect of this is that the minimum annual salary of an 18-to 21-year-old nanny working a 50-hour week anywhere in the UK should be 9,100, while for a nanny aged over 21 it should be 10,660. This is clearly good news for lower-paid nannies.

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