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About the Housekeeper Cook role

housekeeper cook is responsible for all aspects of the cleaning, laundry and providing basic family meals in a private household. The role will include cooking family meals, likely some batch cooking, as well as grocery shopping. Cleaning, laundry, ironing, polishing will also likely be incorporated into the role, though dependent to some degree on the size of the property. A housekeeper cook will have at least three years’ experience with checkable references.

Availability

live in housekeeper cook will normally work Monday to Friday (10-12 hours per day) and be provided with their own bedroom and bathroom in the house. Some live in housekeeper cooks may work Saturday too. 

A live out housekeeper cook can work full time or part time, normally Monday to Friday. They will work between 4 hours and 10 hours per day. 

Salary expectations

live in housekeeper cook working 5 days per week will earn between £35,000 – £42,000 gross per annum. 

live out housekeeper cook, working 5 days per week will earn between £40,000 – £55,000 gross per annum. 

A part time housekeeper cook will charge around £18 gross per hour for their work.

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FAQs

Are nannies or other members of household staff employed or self-employed in the UK?
Open Are nannies or other members of household staff employed or self-employed in the UK?

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.

How do I convert gross salary to net salary as an employer in the UK?
Open How do I convert gross salary to net salary as an employer in the UK?

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.

What are the employer’s obligations in the UK?
Open What are the employer’s obligations in the UK?

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 Nannytax, a specialist outsourced payroll provider to undertake this. Nannytax will charge you an annual fee to look. after this.

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 the Nannytax service.

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