Terms & Conditions

These Terms & Conditions Do Not cover any purchase made from Home Grown Kids General Store. General Store purchases Terms & Conditions can be found Here.

Home Grown Kids Terms and Conditions are dependent on which service you are using. All Nannies and Educators sign separate and different Terms and Conditions upon joining Home Grown Kids at enrolment for our Education programme. Copies of these Terms & Conditions are shown here.

Nanny Terms and Conditions

By becoming part of Home Grown Kids, I agree to maintain a level of professionalism and confidentiality if and when I am in a group situation with anyone. I fully understand that I do not have the right to openly discuss personal or work matters of my employer either now nor after my term of employment has ended with anyone.
I agree I am 20 years of age or older as at the date at my application
I agree I will abide by Home Grown Kids Desirable Objectives and Practices and The Home Based Care Order as available from Home Grown Kids.
I agree I hold a current first aid certificate or if not I agree to obtaining one within 4 months of my start date with any Home Grown Kids Family.
I agree to implement the Home Grown Kids Education Programme.
I agree to notify Home Grown Kids immediately if I terminate my employment. I am aware that failure to do so will mean delays in my final pay if I am using Home Grown Kids Wage Bureau.
I agree to notify Home Grown Kids of any changes in my circumstances, addresses, phone numbers, entitlements or any other information that is likely to affect the continuation of this service.
I agree to complete my part of HomeZone (Home Grown Kids online timesheeting system). I am aware that failure to do so may result in my suspension from Home Grown Kids, and as a result of that suspension the Family that I am working for also being suspended.
I authorise Home Grown Kids in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993, to collect and use my personal information and to contact any referees, named or otherwise for the purposes of a background check, and to also request a Police History Check. I agree to this information being made available to any potential employer. I understand that confidentiality is a vital part of becoming a respected nanny with Home Grown Kids and I will be loyal to both Home Grown Kids and any family that I may be providing care for.
I declare that as at the date below, I have no convictions in a court of law relating to charges of crimes against children. I also declare that I have no charges pending relating to the above. I also declare that I have disclosed any other criminal convictions, pending or otherwise, to Home Grown Kids and I agree that I may be dismissed from Home Grown Kids books, or any employer or placement position gained through Home Grown Kids if I have not fully disclosed this information.
I agree that if I am using any form of social media such as but not limited to Facebook, Bebo, or Twitter, or express by way of conversation or through any other means; that I will undertake a sense of professionalism and not make any statement that brings Home Grown Kids or any Home Grown Kids staff member into disrepute, and I understand that if I fail to abide by this condition Home Grown Kids will terminate their association with me.

Educator Terms and Conditions

I agree to my personal information being collected by Home Grown Kids, including but not limited to conducting any referee checks necessary, supplied by myself or through any other means, and undergoing a Police History Check, and to this information being made available to potential families that are looking at placing children in my care.
I agree that I am not permitted to enter into any private agreement with any family outside of the HGK-Educator-Family Contract to provide private or unrecorded care. I also agree that should I do so, I will be liable for any loss of income incurred by Home Grown Kids.
I agree that all children eligible to enrol with Home Grown Kids will be enrolled and that the minimum enrollment hours are 9 hours per child over more than one day.
I agree that I may only terminate this agreement after giving 14 days written notice to HG Kids.
I agree to inform HG Kids if my email address changes
I agree to provide a profile of myself for the Home Grown Kids Website
I agree that Home Grown Kids is not my employer and that I am a self employed business owner, contracted to provide Home-Based Care to Home Grown Kids Families.
I agree that if and when I stop working as a contractor to Home Grown Kids, I will not continue to provide Home-Based Care to any of the families I was providing care to either independently or under the name of any other Home-Based Care Service and I will fill in the Educator Leaving Form on the Home Grown Kids Website and comply with all the conditions set out therein. I also agree that if I continue to provide care to any Family that is or was a customer of Home Grown Kids, I will be liable for any loss of income or debt collection expenses incurred by Home Grown Kids.
I agree to implement The Home Grown Kids Education Programme for each child in my care and I agree to Home Grown Kids staff or any appropriate Government Education Official visiting my premises at any time care is taking place for any reason.
I agree to complete through HomeZone (Home Grown Kids online timesheeting system) a fortnightly timesheet for each child in my care before Midnight on the Friday of week two of the payroll fortnight. I also agree that if I do not complete all my timesheets before Midnight on the Friday of week two of the payroll fortnight, I will incur a $25 administration fee. I agree to this fee being deducted from any future payments made to me by Home Grown Kids. I also agree that if I continually miss the timesheet deadline I may be suspended or have my contract cancelled with Home Grown Kids
I agree that by sending in this application I understand that confidentiality is a vital part of becoming a respected Educator with Home Grown Kids and I agree to be loyal to both Home Grown Kids and any Family that I may be providing care for and I also agree that all the information I have supplied to Home Grown Kids is correct and true to the best of my knowledge.
I agree that if I am using any form of social media such as but not limited to Facebook, Bebo, or Twitter or express by way of conversation or through any other means; that I will undertake a sense of professionalism and not make any statement that brings Home Grown Kids or any Home Grown Kids staff member into disrepute, and I understand that if I fail to abide by this condition Home Grown Kids will terminate their association with me.
I agree that I will notify my Coordinator prior to the Family/Educator contract being sent to Head Office so pre-enrolment details can be recorded.
I agree and understand that no enrolment will be processed until Head Office receives this contract.
I agree and understand that HG Kids will not guarantee any payments due to any Educator prior to receiving this contract at our Head Office, with all sections correctly completed.

Family Terms and Conditions

These depend on whether you are employing a Nanny, using our payroll service, or using one of our Educators. All Families sign a written agreement and agree to the Terms and Conditions therein before enrolling with Home Grown Kids. A copy of the different Terms and Conditions is available from Home Grown Kids by contacting us Here.

Recruitment Terms and Conditions

Home Grown Kids Recruitment

Company profile:

Home Grown Kids provides a recruitment service to families (hereinafter called the client) requiring a nanny to assist with their family’s needs. Our staff specialise in working with you to find the best possible childcare solution.

Home Grown Kids recruitment will:
Work with the client to ensure the best possible picture is painted in order to match client and potential candidate right the first time.
Advertise the position if there are no potential candidates available immediately. This will be done at the expense of Home Grown Kids recruitment.
List the position on the Home Grown Kids website should you request it.
Assist in setting interviews, provide interview questions, referee check questions and support through the process.
Guarantee the candidate for a period of 8 weeks post engagement. We will endeavor to offer a replacement nanny at no charge though this cannot always be guaranteed. This is applicable in cases where the nanny ceases employment and not where a family changes the terms and conditions of employment as initially set out.

We look forward to working with you and your family.

General terms and conditions

By engaging Home Grown Kids recruitment to assist in the recruitment process, the client agrees that all recruitment fees will be covered by them unless:

A client engages the services of Home Grown Kids Recruitment to recruit their nanny and register with the Home Grown Kids education service to assist with the ongoing educational needs of their children. *(eligibility criteria outlined below)* and; If the Client does not stay enrolled with Home Grown Kids for the minimum of 16 weeks once their Nanny has started work, Home Grown Kids will invoice the Client the fee or part thereof on a Pro-Rata basis.

If a client uses the services of Home Grown Kids Recruitment to source and engage their nanny and is not eligible to register with Home Grown Kids as part of their educational service, the client agrees to pay the equivalent of one week of the engaged nanny’s wages as the fee for recruitment. Calculate hourly rate X hours per week. A minimum fee of $100.00 will be charged for permanent placements.
Temp placements are charged at $15.00 per day or $60.00 per week.
All fees are payable within 7 days of receipt of invoice.

If a client chooses not to register with Home Grown Kids for whatever reason other that ineligibility the client will be charged a fee calculated at 3% of the engaged Nanny’s gross annual salary plus GST. Calculate hourly rate X hours per week X 52 (weeks in the year) X 3%
Again, all fees are payable within 7 days of receipt of invoice.
Late payments will incur a 2% penalty, calculated daily and may be referred to debt collection without notice after a period of 60 days.

The client agrees that they will notify their recruitment consultant upon engagement of a nanny irrespective of where the nanny was sourced.

Eligibility criteria:

***to be eligible to register with the Home Grown Kids education service, the client must have;
at least one preschool child and;
engage their nanny for a minimum of 12 hours per week during a Monday to Friday period. If the engagement is for 12 hours per week, no one day may exceed 6 hours.
Enrolment is conditional on the home environment meeting the Home Grown Kids safety check. Enrolment may be suspended or declined if compliance areas are not met within a specific timeframe. No payments will be processed until compliance is fully met and recruitment fees will apply but will be refunded to the client upon meeting the compliance requirements***

Wage Administration Process in General

· Home Grown Kids is not the employer of your nanny, you are

· Home Grown Kids will provide you with the Inland Revenue Department forms required.

· You are responsible for the ACC Work Place insurance, not Home Grown Kids, unless your nanny is registered as an IR 56 taxpayer. ACC will invoice you, the employer directly.

· If your nanny is employed for no more than 30 hours per week, on average, they register themselves as an IR 56 taxpayer, and will be invoiced directly by ACC for their ACC levies.

· IR56 taxpayers are advised to contact ACC for information regarding additional insurance, as currently they may not be covered by ACC for the first week of an accident in any job they may have.

· Wages are paid fortnightly in arrears and are calculated on the hours worked from Monday – Sunday for each of the two previous weeks, as per the timesheet filled in by you, and paid overnight on the following Tuesday. Please read carefully the terms and conditions you have signed for using our wage service. There are fees for late timesheets that will be incurred by you (currently up to $50). These cover the extra time HG Kids Staff have to take to process single timesheets with your bank and the charges we incur. There is only one way to avoid these late fees!

· A fortnightly invoice is sent to the employer that itemises the wage breakdown ie. Nanny Gross Wages, WINZ Childcare Subsidies, Multiple Birth Assistance and our Wage Administration Fee of $10.00 per pay.

· Payment to Home Grown Kids is by Automatic Payment or Direct Debit. These are the only 2 options. Again, please carefully read the terms and conditions covering this.

· A template timesheet is emailed to you when you join the Wage Service. All you have to do is insert the correct payroll dates (We will email you them each fortnight) and send back to us. The template is in Microsoft Excel Format. If you do not have this programme on your computer, we will send you the template in a PDF format. This means that you will have to print the timesheet, fill it in, and post, scan & email or fax it back to us.

· You must supply us with your correct email address and inform us if you change it. HG Kids is not responsible for timesheets sent to you that go missing because of incorrect or changed email addresses.

· A monthly statement is available on request.

· Your employee’s tax obligations eg. PAYE, Student Loans, Child Support, Kiwisaver etc are paid by Home Grown Kids to the Inland Revenue Department on your behalf each month.

· Any work related injuries MUST be reported to ACC and Home Grown Kids on 0508 44 54 37.

· Once you stop employing a nanny and using our Wage Service, you must inform IRD and deregister yourself as an employer. Failure to do this will result in IRD penalising you with a very hefty fine, which will be completely your fault…don’t say we didn’t warn you, because you are reading it now!

· Please be aware that under the terms & conditions that you signed to use our wage service that we do not put aside funds on your behalf for Holiday pay and ACC, this is your responsibility. A figure was shown in the estimate that we recommended you put aside. Remember you are the employer and legally liable for your staff members holiday pay & ACC, not HG Kids.