There are several legal issues associated with becoming an employer of a nanny that need not be overwhelming with some guidance and assistance from Harmers' experienced employment law experts.

Many of our Partners and Consultants are parents who have employed nannies to care for their children when they returned to work. We can provide you with a user friendly employment contract that provides you with protection and affords fairness to both you and your nanny. We can also advise you on what other steps you need to take to ensure you are fulfilling your legal obligations as an employer (e.g. superannuation).

Harmers takes great pride ensuring that our internal workplace relations standards match the high quality advice we give to our clients. Harmers has attracted significant recognition for both legal excellence and people management practices, winning the following awards:

2006, 2007 & 2008 ALB Australasian Law Awards - Harmers awarded "Employment Specialist Law Firm of the Year" for three consecutive years;

2002-2007 Work/Life Initiative in Australian Industry - Harmers ranked in the Top 25 Best Practice Organisations across Australia in Managing Work Life Balance for six consecutive years, and certified in 2008 as a Flexibility Accredited Employer Silver Rating issued by Managing Work Life Balance International;

2004 Australian Human Resources Institute Award for Excellence in People Management - awarded to Harmers in the NSW Private sector - small enterprise category;

2004 ACCI/BCA National Work and Family Awards - Harmers were a finalist in the Medium Business category:

2003 Workplace Excellence Award - awarded for Enterprise with less than 100 employees by the Victorian Government; and finalist in the Better Work and Family Balance category:

2003 Australian Law Awards - Harmers ranked in the top 5 legal firms in Australia for legal excellence in Employment Law; and

2002 Employer of Choice Awards - awarded to Harmers from the Queensland Law Society, based on national employment practices .

For advice and information on how we may assist you further, please contact Emma Pritchard, Partner on 02 9267 4322 or Chris Molnar, Partner on 03 9612 2300.