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The employment status of au pairs, nannies, carers, personal assistants and other people who work in your home - how to tell if they're an employee or not, what happens with the National Minimum Wage, tax and National Insurance, what...
You’re usually considered the employer of a nanny, housekeeper, gardener…
Au pairs usually live with the family they work for. They are entitled to…
How to register as a childminder or nanny: the Ofsted Childcare Register, the Early Years Register, who can register, how to apply.
If you want to be paid to look after children under 8, you might need to…
There are 2 registers - the Early Years Register and the Childcare…
You need to pay an annual registration fee to Ofsted. You’ll also have to…
You can register with Ofsted as a nanny or au pair to look after children…
You must register with Ofsted or a childminder agency to look after…
When you submit your application Ofsted will: do background checks with…
You must continue to meet the registration standards while you’re working…
Find out how to register with Ofsted as a nanny, and what you will need to tell us about.
Nannies registered with Ofsted must follow these requirements.
The application process for nannies (also known as home childcarers), including what you need to do before you apply, fees, and changes once you're registered.
Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16
The rules for employment agencies and businesses: licences, vulnerable people, opting out, job advertisements, transfer fees, trade unions, terms and conditions and contracts, travel and accommodation for work-seekers
Claim up to £10,500 off your employer's National Insurance (NI), who is eligible, how to claim using your payroll software.
Apply for an Overseas Domestic Worker visa if you've worked for your employer for at least a year - eligibility, fees, knowledge of English, your employment rights.
Applications to Ofsted to register as a childminder or home childcarer (nanny) between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2018.
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