All UK employees, including nannies, must receive a contract of employment. The nanny must receive their contract by their first day of employment to allow them time to read over the document.

What should be included in a contract?

An employment contract should contain the terms and conditions of employment including:

• Start date
• Hours of work
• Starting salary
• Holiday Entitlement and any other paid leave e.g. sick pay and compassionate leave
• Probationary and notice period
• Details of any training the employee must undertake
• Details of any additional benefits offered by the employer

Some optional terms you may want to consider:

• Privacy/Confidentiality
• Relocation

Our partners at Nannytax offer all clients a free bespoke contract for free when signing up to their Payroll & HR service. You can find out more information on their services here.