by AbbevilleMummy » Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:23 pm
I realise that this is not the point of the thread, but I just wanted to respond to KiwiTeacher regarding her statement that a nanny earns a fraction of a salaried mum.
I do not know what the average earnings of a working mum are in this area (maybe KiwiTeacher can shed some light on that for us?!) but I do know what the avaerage earnings for nannies are:
I typical nanny in this area can demand £11ph net. As nannies will only usually negotiate their salary on a net basis, it is up to the working mum to pay her tax and national insurance which means that I think a lot of nannies have no idea how much it actually costs to employ them and therefore what their gross salary is.
A nanny on £11 per hour net, will take home around £29,000 per year, which is a gross salary of approximately £39,000 per year (far from measely considering the average UK salary is c£23,000).
As a working mum must pay this £39,000 out of her own net salary, she must earn a minimum gross salary of approximately £62,000 per year just to pay the nanny, before she has any money left for herself / household.
Finally, I could rant further about KiwiTeachers other comments regarding 'choices' and 'opportunities', but I shall bite my tounge!
I realise that this is not the point of the thread, but I just wanted to respond to KiwiTeacher regarding her statement that a nanny earns a fraction of a salaried mum.
I do not know what the average earnings of a working mum are in this area (maybe KiwiTeacher can shed some light on that for us?!) but I do know what the avaerage earnings for nannies are:
I typical nanny in this area can demand £11ph net. As nannies will only usually negotiate their salary on a net basis, it is up to the working mum to pay her tax and national insurance which means that I think a lot of nannies have no idea how much it actually costs to employ them and therefore what their gross salary is.
A nanny on £11 per hour net, will take home around £29,000 per year, which is a gross salary of approximately £39,000 per year (far from measely considering the average UK salary is c£23,000).
As a working mum must pay this £39,000 out of her own net salary, she must earn a minimum gross salary of approximately £62,000 per year just to pay the nanny, before she has any money left for herself / household.
Finally, I could rant further about KiwiTeachers other comments regarding 'choices' and 'opportunities', but I shall bite my tounge!