Schnakes
30-01-2008, 09:39 PM
Hello,
I am giving some consideration to "hiring" an assistant. A friend of mine is a registered childminder but has not had any enquiries in nearly a year (mainly due to location, IMO). I am absolutely inundated with parents looking for places at the moment, and have considered asking her to join forces with me so that I can take more children on and she can start earning a living!!! We often do work together anyway, and have the same mindset when it comes to the miding. Im confident that the working relationship would be good.
Can anybody give me a little more info? Firstly - am I right in assuming that because she is registered in her own right she would still be self employed? (Dont want to get involved in paying her taxes etc!!). Also - where can I find guidance on how we go about registering as a partnership? And would the numbers we could take on rise? Since that would be my sole reason for taking her on - Im hoping the answer is yes!!!
Also - what do you do re: paying an assistant?? And what would happen if one of us wanted to take leave?
Lastly!! Mr S suggested tonight that he register as a childminder. (:eek: ). This is because he spends a lot of time with the children and feels that it would help me out immensley if he was legally registered to provide extra care. The children adore him and visa versa (to the point that Im slightly jelous, but thats another story!!!) and it really just makes sense. He works shifts so he doesnt intend to actually BE a childminder - just someone who helps me out. Is there a maximum amount of "assistants" that can work from one address??
Thanks for reading...hope that all made sense!
Sx
I am giving some consideration to "hiring" an assistant. A friend of mine is a registered childminder but has not had any enquiries in nearly a year (mainly due to location, IMO). I am absolutely inundated with parents looking for places at the moment, and have considered asking her to join forces with me so that I can take more children on and she can start earning a living!!! We often do work together anyway, and have the same mindset when it comes to the miding. Im confident that the working relationship would be good.
Can anybody give me a little more info? Firstly - am I right in assuming that because she is registered in her own right she would still be self employed? (Dont want to get involved in paying her taxes etc!!). Also - where can I find guidance on how we go about registering as a partnership? And would the numbers we could take on rise? Since that would be my sole reason for taking her on - Im hoping the answer is yes!!!
Also - what do you do re: paying an assistant?? And what would happen if one of us wanted to take leave?
Lastly!! Mr S suggested tonight that he register as a childminder. (:eek: ). This is because he spends a lot of time with the children and feels that it would help me out immensley if he was legally registered to provide extra care. The children adore him and visa versa (to the point that Im slightly jelous, but thats another story!!!) and it really just makes sense. He works shifts so he doesnt intend to actually BE a childminder - just someone who helps me out. Is there a maximum amount of "assistants" that can work from one address??
Thanks for reading...hope that all made sense!
Sx