Postby foodeditorjo » Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:13 am
It's not confined to childcare: what about the tradesmen who are paid in cash so that the customer can avoid the VAT on top? This kind of thing is rife! And maybe, if this nanny does any other work, she should set herself up as self-employed/freelance and pay the tax/NI herself if she really wants the job, and ask for a higher hourly rate to cover at least some of this. I hear from a nanny friend of lots of appalling behaviour from parents who expect (rightly) a good job from the people looking after their children, but then don't pay the full hourly rate if they are paying for a part of an hour. Or quibble over the hourly rate in the first place, and negotiate down to peanuts, but still want a high-quality service. Some people almost seem to resent paying for childcare, yet they are putting their trust in someone to take care of their most important possession: their children. It makes me laugh, frankly, that these same women will think nothing of going out and spending £300 on a pair of boots. Priorities...