2025 Guide to Employment Contracts for Nannies in Australia

Make Sure You are Prepared for Single Touch Payroll Phase 2 Some changes are as good as a rest. Others can feel like a banging headache. Let’s face it, grappling with a new chapter of Australia’s Single Touch Payroll (STP) system is unlikely to feel like a relaxing head massage. It is, however, important.Cue fanfare! From January 2022, the gover

Understanding Minimum Wages for Nannys It’s always useful to have a benchmark. Understanding the minimum awards for nannies in Australia is going to help you plan. It’ll also ensure you’re compliant with your legal obligations as an employer.Remember that “minimum” means just that. You can’t go lower but there’s nothing to stop you from raising

Deciding if your nanny is an employee or contractor The question is a basic yet vital one. You need to answer it the moment you begin to shortlist potential candidates who might become your new nanny. Why? Take a look at a front-page on the Australian Taxation Office (ATO)’s website and alarm bells should start ringing. It says this, “You must

Make it a Summer to Remember You’re late for the final school run and turn on the car radio to the soothing sound of Billie Holiday, “Summertime, and the livin' is easy.” “Well, Billie, not if you have 3 kids to entertain over the holiday break it isn’t,” you think to yourself. So what are your options? Trips overseas are on the back burner, a

How to pay your nanny in Australia There are few certainties in life but one is that having kids does not come cheap. Every new bundle of joy has a future to pay for and it will usually come down to you as the parent to sort that out.Nannies are career enablers. They let you carry on working when you have the responsibility of a family to look a

Covid-19 Vaccine and Nannies The governments of both New Zealand and Australia believe safe and effective vaccines are vital to protect their populations. They are also calling on businesses to help chivvy the vaccine rollout along. If you employ a nanny, that includes you. People may hold views that are polar opposites but the legal requirement

Hiring a Nanny in Australia Planning a family comes with a long list of wishes and expectations. Some are highly emotional and others have to be practical and detailed. “Who’s going to look after your new arrival?” is clearly right up there. If you’re going to be employing a nanny, you need to get clued up on all the legal obligations and req

Becoming a Great Nanny Employer Any kind of hiring is a two-way street. Employers want to be sure they’ll get what they’re paying for. Nannies too weigh up potential families for clues that those they may start working for will treat them fairly. Signs of sloppy admin, micro-management or indifference to leisure time are danger signs. You don’t

Understanding the costs of hiring a nanny in Australia Ask any working parent and most will tell you that any form of childcare takes up a sizable chunk of their budget. There’s a lot to consider when it comes to the cost of a nanny in Australia. That includes paying your nanny’s taxes and super.  It’s a smart move to gather up all the fact