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Your employer is responsible for operating a PAYE scheme for all permanent employees in their household.
This means you, the employee, will receive the net amount (after tax, pension contributions & student loan deductions) into their bank account on a monthly basis, with the tax, pension and other components automatically paid to HMRC, pension providers etc. respectively.
This will typically be done through Nannytax or an equivalent payroll provider.
The duties of a nanny housekeeper are wide ranging, depending on the requirements of the household, but in general they involve general household cleaning and tidying, laundry and ironing, cooking/help in the kitchen, and some lighter childcare duties including babysitting, school runs, etc.
The average time from start to finish is 2-6 weeks.
The Signature Staff team spend a significant amount of time drawing up a shortlist of candidates whom, based on both your domestic staff requirements and their skill-set and personality, are the best-fit for your domestic staffing requirements.
Additional time needs to be factored in for the client and candidate schedules for interviews.
The client is responsible for covering travel expenses at the start and end of the employment.
Over and above this, for overseas placements, 1-2 return flights to the candidate’s country of residence are typically included and will be set out in the employment contract.
A trial period is normally built into a probationary period in the contract.
Most countries have differing tax legislation. Your Signature Staff consultant will advise you on this if you apply for an overseas position.
Equivalently, your holiday entitlements will differ too, and will be set out in your employment contract.
In the UK, you need to hold a full working visa – there are a few options currently available, including a Tier 5 Youth Mobility Visa, a Spousal Visa, and an Ancestry Visa.
Currently, household staff are not able to be sponsored by employers to get visas.
For overseas positions (ex. UK), your Signature Staff consultant will assist you to ensure you apply for the requisite visas for your employee, and you, the Client, will also bear the costs of these.
The easiest way to convert gross salary into net salary (salary into your employee’s bank account after deductions) is to call your Signature Staff consultant [insert link to contact us page] and we’ll be able to advise you.
If you employ a nanny in a permanent part-time position, you are responsible for operating a PAYE scheme for all permanent employees in their household.
It is suggested that employers use either Stafftax (https://www.stafftax.co.uk/) or Nannytax (https://www.nannytax.co.uk/), a specialist outsourced payroll provider to undertake this. Both Stafftax and Nannytax will charge you an annual fee to manage the pyaroll process for the part-time permanent member of staff.
A temporary part-time nanny will be self-employed and hence an employer will pay the nanny the gross amount.
You, as the employer, will be responsible for paying all necessary tax, national insurance and pension contributions in addition to the employee’s net salary.
Signature Staff recommend using Stafftax (https://www.stafftax.co.uk/) or Nannytax (https://www.nannytax.co.uk/), specialist outsourced payroll provider(s) to undertake this. Both Stafftax and Nannytax charge you an annual fee to manage the payroll process.
Both Stafftax and Nannytax will generate a monthly payslip for the employee detailing the net amount (after tax, pension contributions & student loan deductions) to be paid into the employee bank account by the employer.
The employer will also then settle both the employer & employee’s tax, pension and other obligations in a monthly payment to HMRC.
Your Signature Staff consultant will be able to secure a 10% discount on both the Stafftax and Nannytax service.
All permanent employees in a household who work are employed, not self-employed.
Those candidates who work on a temporary basis (full-time or part-time) are self-employed and responsible themselves for declaring their income and meeting the accompanying tax obligations.
We advise all staff to talk in terms of a gross salary when accepting a new position, the agency can advise on standard rates of pay to expect.
We require a minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a private household.
All candidates who register with us need to meet our rigorous vetting process;
References: we require them to have at least 3 years’ experience with checkable references – we don’t just stop at two referees, we will try and reach every one of their past employers.
Face-to-Face Meeting: We ask all candidates to attend a face to face meeting at our Central London office, during this interview, we’ll verify their identity, working rights; site their documentation and make sure we have a thorough understanding of their skills, experience and what they’re looking for in a job.
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