Some tips to lower the cost of a nanny

Your home care is expensive, very expensive ... you can still reduce the bill.

We're not suggesting illegal actions or anything that might be bad for the nanny.
It is important to declare to declare your nanny (no moonlighting!) and to provide adequate remuneration in proportion to the work provided to you.
But nevertheless there are some ways to reduce the cost of a nanny.

Reducing the cost by sharing your nanny

In order to limit the cost of home childcare, families are more and more turning to the idea of nanny-sharing.

This is a shared nanny between two families who agree to split the care between the two homes (ex. one week in your home, the next in theirs)
The costs are shared between families according to the number of hours worked.
This means you only pay your nanny about half of what you would otherwise.

Little tricks to pay less

Trying to cheat your nanny by distorting salary calculations, paid vacation ... it's a bad deal for her, but also for your trust ... and for you (the Ministry of Labour is never far away...)

Minimize the number of hours

If you are a two parent family, try to stagger your work hours if possible. If you can start earlier and get home earlier and your spouse can start a bit later, that means the nanny won't have to work as many hours.
Of course, this isn't always possible. You can also hire a babysitter for the occasional night out, which might be cheaper than paying your nanny.

 Bonuses or gifts

If you want to reward your nanny exceptionally, be aware that a cash bonus is subject to payroll taxes and deductions.

 On the other hand, if you give gift vouchers there are no payroll taxes to pay within a certain dollar value limit.