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Nannies
The
role
A nanny is a trained and experienced childcare provider who is employed
to take care of all aspects of infant and child care. She can be
totally responsible for looking after your children while you work or
she can work alongside you if you are at home. A nanny should be
flexible to fit in with your lifestyle and have the ability to show love
and affection to your children and build a close bond with them.
She will look
after your children and be responsible for their wellbeing in all areas.
This includes preparing nutritious meals or feeding your baby on a
correct schedule, planning the day, ensuring your baby or child has
sufficient naps during the day and encouraging self settling, organizing
appropriate activities, tailoring playtime to develop your child’s full
potential developmentally, ensure the safety of your little one at all
times in and out of the home and work in partnership with you to ensure
the best possible care for your baby or child. She will take care of the
meals, nursery, tidy up baby/child’s playthings and bathe your child if
you would like.
The nanny is not
expected to do housework, if you do not have a helper, your nanny can be
responsible for the baby/child’s laundry and also to keep the nursery
area clean and tidy. Nannies are either daily nannies or resident
and this is known as either ‘live out’ or ‘live in’.
About
Annerley nannies
Our
nannies are mainly native English speakers, usually from UK, NZ,
Australia or Canada. They hold qualifications in childcare from their
country of origin and have experience of working with babies and
children from newborn to early teens. Our nannies are trained in
Paediatric CPR and First Aid.
Nannies can be
employed to work on a temporary or permanent basis; part time or full
time; live in or live out. Whichever fits best for your family
situation.
Nannies taking permanent positions usually start with a 1 year contract,
the contract is between the Client and Nanny, it is usual to have a
probationary period to ensure that everyone is happy with the way things
are going. After this period, 4 weeks notice is necessary from either
Client or Nanny for termination of contract.
We can provide sample contracts as a guide for setting up your own
contract.
Nannies usually
work 8 - 10 hour days 5 days per week with weekends off. Should weekend
work or babysitting be required this is paid on top of the normal salary
and the rate would be agreed when first employing the nanny. The nanny
is entitled to annual leave and also to public holidays that fall on her
working days.
A few points to consider
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It is always best to have clear ideas about your house rules before
hiring a nanny. This will differ from household to household, so
have a think about what you want to say and make sure it is agreed
at the start of the contract.
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It is advisable
to state in the contract that you require the nanny to inform you
first of any people who may come to the house ie other nannies or
friends.
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Food should be
provided by the employer for a live in nanny and meals consumed
whilst on duty for a live out nanny.
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If you require
the nanny to drive the car, you are responsible for the insurance,
maintenance and petrol. It is also worth checking with your insurers
that the nanny is insurable on the car you are providing. The nanny
must obtain a Hong Kong driving licence, usually a simple procedure
if she already has a driving licence from a western country.
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It is a good idea
to have a kitty for the nanny which she can use for entrance fees,
bus fares, taxis and other incidentals so she feels she is not
having to ask frequently to be re-imbursed for things. It is
advisable to ask her to keep receipts so you can keep an eye on
general expenditure.
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Smoking - make
sure your nanny is aware if you have strong views on smoking eg no
smoking in the house. Even if she herself doesn't smoke it may be
that a close friend of hers does and she should adhere to your
guidelines.
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Respect for
privacy - some live-in nannies will have their meals with the
children, whilst others may expect to eat evening meals with you -
it is worthwhile discussing this with your nanny and making her
aware of your preference. Likewise you may want to know how she
plans to spend her weekends - does she visit friends/ family, or
will she mostly be staying in the house.
Employment visa
Nannies working in Hong Kong are required to have an employment visa,
this is a relatively straightforward procedure through immigration. The
employer must act as sponsor for the nanny. An application form must be
completed and sent to immigration along with the nannies cv, sample of
references, qualifications, letter in support of her application from
you and a copy of the signed contract between you and the nanny. This
procedure can take a month or so to process so early application is
advised. The agency does not bear any responsibility if employers decide
to employ a nanny before the work visa application process is completed.
See terms and conditions of business.
Travel
For any travel to and from the employers home after 10pm and before 7am
the employer is expected to pay for the nanny’s taxi. The nanny must
present a taxi receipt to claim her travel expenses at the end of each
week/month.
Pay
Please see pricelist for rates of pay. The nanny’s salary should be paid
to her monthly if permanent and weekly if temporary. It is the nanny’s
responsibility to organise her own tax payments.
Agency Fees
The agency fee is 20% of the total salary of the nanny for temporary
work which is classed as 0 -3 months, for a permanent position the
agency fee is equal to one month’s salary. The agency fee is due on
confirmation of employment of the nanny. Agency fees are payable
directly to the agency within 15 days of date of invoice.
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