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Lemonjelly strongly recommends all childcarers working in a private home have Public liability insurance to cover you should anything happen to the children in your care for which you could be held legally liable. We suggest Morton Michel for this, www.mortonmichel.com / 0845 2570900

If you are carrying children around in your car you must also have business use on your car insurance policy, there is usually no or a small additional charge for this and in some cases your employers may pay for this. Contact your insurance provider for more information

It is recommended that you confirm a GROSS salary with your employers at the start of your employment and it is your employer’s responsibility to pay your tax and national insurance contributions. If your employer fail to do this is could affect your future entitlement to state benefits, statutory sick pay, statutory maternity pay and unemployment benefits to name a few. However it is your responsibility to make sure the correct deductions and payments are being made.

Please make sure your GROSS salary and your employer’s responsibility to make your tax and NI contributions is clearly stated in your contract of employment.

An essential document for peace of mind! The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS previously called a CRB) is in place to help prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups such as children. The check searches police records for all spent and unspent convictions, cautions and reprimands.  It will also check ‘barred lists’ – a list of individuals barred from working with children plus any addition information held by local police that is considered to be relevant.

All nannies and childcarers registered with Lemonjelly must have a DBS.

Private individuals cannot apply directly to the DBS for such a check, they will need to use an umbrella body. Candidates can apply through Lemonjelly for one, please contact us for more details.

Salaries vary according to individual experience, qualification, and the area in which you choose to work. We are happy to discuss this with you during your interview.

How much holiday am i entitled to?

All employees are entitled to 5.6 weeks holiday from 1st April 2009. i.e. employees’ that work;

1 day get 5.6 days holiday per year

2 days get 11.2 days holiday per year

3 days get 16.8 days holiday per year

4 days get 22.4 days holiday per year

5 days get 28 days holiday per year.

Whether or not this additional leave is taken on a Bank Holiday is up to individual employers to agree with their nannies. Employers may choose to offer more holiday than this.

A registered Nanny is a nanny who has joined the voluntary part of the Ofsted Childcare Register (vOCR).

Nannies wishing to register with the vOCR will need to meet certain criteria. They must;

• Be able to show they have had appropriate training or experience covering the common core skills in childcare and that she is suitable to work with children. No formal qualifications are required.
• Have public liability insurance
• Have a valid paediatric first-aid certificate
• Have an enhanced DBS disclosure and have it registered on the Update service

For more information please contact Ofsted on 08456 404040 or visit www.ofsted.gov.uk

No. Nannies do not currently meet the required criteria set out by the HMRC to register as being self-employed. Some employers may ask you to pay your own Tax and National insurance; you should not agree to do this.