Employing a nanny will lighten the load but it comes with legal commitments related to payroll, taxes and employee benefits. Take on these responsibilities yourself and you’ll soon find that it's likely to be a false economy.

Read on to find out 5 ways a nanny payroll service will help keep your life on a more even keel. 

What’s your hourly rate? It’s not such a silly question. Time is money and, if you spend it figuring out how to generate your nanny’s payslip and pay their taxes, your hours will soon mount up.

Think about it like this. Like many other parents, you’re employing one single person. A company that sorts out nanny payroll issues acts on behalf of all of you. You’re effectively sharing the cost of a nanny payroll service with other like-minded families.

When you’re busy and tired, the last thing you need at the end of the day is to think about paying the nanny. It’s at times like these that it’s natural to press whichever button on your laptop it takes to get the job done.

This is when overpayments can happen. Using a nanny payroll service will reduce the risk so that paying the nanny is a process that’s accurate and on time. Use the hours you’ll save to spoil yourself a little instead.

Handling nanny payroll services yourself means you’ll need to be across specific dates.

Take your eye off the ball and you could land yourself with a hefty $250 late filing penalty from the Inland Revenue Department (IRD). 

That figure could pay for almost six months of nanny payroll services. The cost of a nanny payroll service offsets the risk entirely. That means you can relax and get on with what you do best: looking after the kids.

Yours may feel like part of the family but all nannies should have formal employment arrangements. Accurate and professional-looking payslips are a reminder of that. They act as proof that you want things like paying the nanny done properly.

Problems about pay can be a key driver for a nanny to move on. Using a nanny payroll service will mitigate the risk of payment issues and improve the prospect of staff retention. That makes it less likely that you’ll have to start looking for someone new.

A quick online search will pull up a string of software companies that provide an interface for taxes paid to the IRD. The price they charge could equal the cost of a nanny payroll service for several months.

Buying software to process one employee is a little like taking a giant hammer to crack a single nut. Pay the Nanny includes all necessary payroll software in each of the nanny payroll packages we offer.

Check Out the Cost of Our Nanny Payroll Service

The cost of a nanny payroll service like Pay the Nanny provides these key benefits:

• Less stress and more time to spend with the kids
• Freedom from time-consuming paperwork 
• Lower risk of payment errors and a better chance of staff retention
• A guarantee that you’ll be following all IRD rules and regulations