HOLIDAY PAY
All nannies are entitled to holiday pay.
Holiday
entitlement begins from the first day of employment but cannot be
taken until it has been accrued (e.g. one day’s holiday after
13 day’s work). Part time employees are entitled to 4.8 weeks
of the hours they work. You can agree with your nanny at the start
of the employment that they take some of their holiday when you take
your own annual leave.
New Holiday Legislation - The Working Time (Amendment) Regulations
2007
In brief the minimum holiday entitlement has increased from 4 weeks
per year to 4.8 weeks per year from 1st October 2007 and will increase
again on 1st April 2009 to 5.6 weeks per year. All employees are entitled
to 4.8 weeks holiday from 1st October 2007 i.e. Employees’ that
work;
- 1 day get 4.8 days holiday per year
- 2 days get 9.6 days holiday per year
- 3 days get 14.4 days holiday per year
- 4 days get 19.2 days holiday per year
- 5 days get 24 day holiday per year.
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 workers. Employers
may choose to offer more holiday than this.
The National
Minimum Wage as of 1st October 2007 is:
£5.52 Gross per hour the main rate for workers aged 22 and over.
£4.60 Gross per hour the development rate for 18-21 year olds.
£3.40 Gross per hour the development rate for 16-17 year olds.
Nannies that live as part of the family household and do not have separate accommodation are excluded from the NMW. For employers who provide separate accommodation for their nannies there is an allowance of £30.10 Gross per week (£4.30 per day) this can be offset against the NMW hourly rate.
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