Inspired, thank you for your posts. You gave me a lot to think about and consider. I was thinking of drawing a simple contract stating that they are responsible for paying their own taxes etc.

The helper would only be coming once a day for 3 hours a week for a start. And if everything goes well I will need her for 3 days a week again 3 hours each day. Now, to my understanding she is no more then a regular babysitter who comes to a family whenever her services is required.

When i was babysitting for a babysitting comany in the past i was responsible for my own taxes and it was writing in my contract too. I was also babysitting privately and those families were regular. But law did not make them my employers.

I understand where you coming from but in my case as a small business, I don't think I need to follow the employment law. Thanks again for the links. I will have a look at them to see what they say about this.

Cocoon