The National Employment Standards (NES) are 10 minimum employment entitlements that have to be provided to all employees. The national minimum wage and the NES make up the minimum entitlements for employees in Australia. An award, employment contract, enterprise agreement or other registered agreement can’t provide for conditions that are less than the national minimum…
Parents are using work auction website Airtasker to find babysitters for their children, particularly if they’ve left arrangements until the last minute. The Australian Nanny Association telling The Age they find the trend are concerning and shocking. Update Date 12/7/2017 Read more
Parents are auctioning off the care of their children online on Australian sharing economy platform Airtasker. Airtasker allows users to post jobs for everything from cleaning to assembling furniture and, more controversially, babysitting. Australian Nanny Association president Annemarie Sansom says the practice raises serious concerns for the safety of children. “People are putting a price…
2nd July 2017 Media Release re: Proposed Au Pair Programme The Australian Nanny Association is the national peak body representing the nanny sector. Our membership represents 500 nannies, service providers and families engaging nanny services. Many of our agency members have more than 5000 nannies on their books. Our members are required to meet our…
In this month’s member profile, we catch up with Victoria, a nanny who specialises in maternity work. Victoria’s work has certainly taken her places: from NZ, Australia, Hong Kong, Washington, Zurich, London, Prague, the Bahamas and the list goes on and on! Through her career, she has worked with amazing families all over the…
