A guide and letters for ending household employment – accepting resignation, redundancy when the children start school or the family moves, consultation, alternative hours, notice, statutory redundancy pay, settlement agreements, final pay and holiday, P45, pension and returning keys – with a leaving checklist and reference template.
Employing a nanny or domestic staff
Ending Employment of a Nanny or Household Employee – Resignation, Redundancy and Final Pay
About this document
Nanny employment often ends because the children start school, the family moves, or a parent stops working – which is usually a redundancy. Families need to give proper notice, consider alternatives, and pay statutory redundancy pay if the employee has two years’ service. From 1 January 2027 employees can claim unfair dismissal after six months, so a fair process matters even for shorter-serving staff.
The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.
Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.
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