Pls help re: renewal of Domestic Worker Visa and declaring in HMRC for her NI

[Stevi]

Louis_lane,

Thank yuo very much for your reply under the u.k law a private domestic helper should be paid 6.08 per hour correct me please if i am wrong. Just the same i am not familiar with the payee the best is to hire an accountant to do the tax payment the problem i have no idea where to find one. You were very heplful thanx kabayan...

I just contacted Kalayaan and they told me that I basically just need to submit an application form for the extension of her domestic worker visa with her payslips, employment contract, a letter stating we want to continue employing her, our bank statements, her passport and copies of me and my husband's passports. :-)

[Terpe]

Louis_lane,

Thank yuo very much for your reply under the u.k law a private domestic helper should be paid 6.08 per hour correct me please if i am wrong. Just the same i am not familiar with the payee the best is to hire an accountant to do the tax payment the problem i have no idea where to find one. You were very heplful thanx kabayan...

With effect from October 1st 2012 the current National Minimum wage is £6.19 per hour

There are regulations concerning whether or not the NMW applies to certain domestic workers or not.
It's not so straightforward.

[Lois_Lane]

Hello Vilma,

Under the UK law, the private household worker as far as I know does not have to be paid the lowest minimum wage if he/she is living with you in your own house and not paying any bills or food or anything. If she is full time working for you. If she lives somewhere else than your home, i believe you need to pay her at least the minimum wage. Our country also has a rule right now that domestic workers abroad should be paid more than $400 a month but those in POEA who signs the exit clearance as well as the Philippine Embassy London advised us to pay at least £500 pounds a month and not lower so that we get approved by POEA in our country and so on... This is what i know and what i experienced.

As far as i know now, if you employ a domestic worker after April 2012, they are only allowed here if approved, a maximum of 6 months stay. It has changed this year.

Fortunately for us. We got our nanny's visa and she arrived here before April 2012. She arrived here on 27th March 2012. So, our nanny can renew her visa every year.

Anyways, is the nanny you are employing from the Philippines? I assumed this. Or are you hiring an au pair? Or a nanny in the UK already?

Godbless.

Louis_lane,

Thank yuo very much for your reply under the u.k law a private domestic helper should be paid 6.08 per hour correct me please if i am wrong. Just the same i am not familiar with the payee the best is to hire an accountant to do the tax payment the problem i have no idea where to find one. You were very heplful thanx kabayan...

[Stevi]

Sorry for my very late reply. Our nanny has worked with us in Manila for almost 3 yeaes she applied her private Domestic helper visa just last Nove 13, and according to UKBA MANILA it would take 3 weeks. Unfortunately she can't renew her visa if she gets here,

[Stevi]

Thank very much to all the members, really great help thanx sir Terpe