When you hire a nanny, you become an employer.\u00a0 And as an employer, you will need to provide your nanny with a contract detailing important information about her responsibilities as your employee, and your responsibilities as her employer.<\/p>\n
Why Do We Need a Written Contract?<\/strong> Employment law will protect both of you regardless of whether or not you have a nanny contract in place, but a contract is personal to your own circumstances.\u00a0 Employment law covers the basics.<\/p>\n What Should be Covered in a Nanny Contract?<\/strong> Your name and the nanny\u2019s name How Can I Be Sure Our Contract is Legally Satisfactory?<\/strong> The nanny contract should, ideally, be drawn up and signed by both parties (and the nanny provided with a copy) before the nanny starts work.\u00a0 In any case, the contract should always be dealt with within one or two months of the nanny\u2019s employment start date.<\/p>\n What If We Want to Change the Contract?<\/strong> When you hire a nanny, you become an employer.슠 And as an employer, you will need to provide your nanny with a contract detailing important information about her responsibilities as your employee, and your responsibilities as her employer. Why Do We Need a Written Contract? Verbal agreements are legally binding, but they are open to … Continue reading “Nanny Contract: Why and How”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[116,302,330],"class_list":["post-280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nannies","tag-contract-of-employment-for-nanny","tag-nanny-contract","tag-nanny-work-contract"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nVerbal agreements are legally binding, but they are open to interpretation.\u00a0 Furthermore, providing a written contract shows that you take your responsibilities as her employer seriously, and that is important.\u00a0 Feeling valued is a big part of being a happy nanny \u2013 and happy nannies are usually great nannies.<\/p>\n
\nThere are two schools of thought here.\u00a0 Some believe that a nanny contract should be extensive, covering things like duties and house rules (if the nanny is live-in).\u00a0 Others say that the contract should cover the basics, and that the details of day-to-day tasks and responsibilities should be covered in a separate job description document.\u00a0 Either way, your nanny contract should always include the following points:<\/p>\n
\nPlace of work
\nStart date (and end date, if the nanny is filling a temporary position such as maternity leave)
\nJob title
\nWeekly working hours
\nDetails of the nanny\u2019s salary \u2013 including when and how often she will be paid
\nDetails of the nanny\u2019s holiday entitlement
\nDetails of the nanny\u2019s sick leave entitlement
\nDetails of the nanny\u2019s pension (if there is no pension plan, this should be stated)
\nNotice period
\nProbation\/trial period (if there is one)
\nInformation on disciplinary procedures
\nDetails of sackable offences.<\/p>\n
\nIf you use a nanny agency to hire your nanny, they will be able to provide you with a sample contract that you can amend as necessary.\u00a0 If you wish to create your own contract from scratch, it may be a wise idea to seek advice from a professional.<\/p>\n
\nIf you and your nanny wish to change any terms on your nanny contract, you are free to do so at any time.\u00a0 A new contract should be drawn up and signed by both parties, making the old contract obsolete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"