Terms & Conditions

For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions, persons booked for babysitting employment through LittleSitters are referred to as Employees and persons who contract with LittleSitters for the purpose of employing or hiring persons booked through LittleSitters are referred to as Employers.

LittleSitters provide babysitting employment introduction services and will endeavor to introduce to the Employer, Employees on LittleSitters directory.

LittleSitters undertake to ensure that all Employees on the directory have been carefully selected and have demonstrated satisfactory previous experience in childcare employment. The Employer accepts that no amount of reference checking can provide a guarantee of performance by individual Employees. LittleSitters cannot be held accountable for negligence on the part of an Employee who has provided LittleSitters with satisfactory references.
LittleSitters’ selection procedure includes the following: A written application by the applicant, completion of a Garda Vetting from. Once this has been processed, a face-to-face interview will follow. References are then taken and LittleSitters requires that a minimum of two childcare references are verified verbally to allow referees to give a more full, frank and candid picture in discussion than they would when asked to provide information in writing. The application and notes of the references received are finally reviewed, approved and signed off by a Director of the company before each successful applicant is admitted to LittleSitters’ directory.

The Employer accepts that Employees on LittleSitters’ directory are free agents and LittleSitters is not able to require any particular individual to work at any time or for any particular Employer.

The following Terms and Conditions apply:

Fees

1. The Employer pays an annual membership subscription; in return the Employer is permitted to book Employees on LittleSitters’ directory to work for the Employer.
2. There are no further fees due to the agency within that subscription period.
3. LittleSitters undertakes to give the employer a minimum of 30 days notice of any change in membership.

Employees’ pay

1. LittleSitters’ acts as an introduction service only and does not employ babysitters or any Employees booked by Employers.
2. The Employer therefore has sole responsibility for establishing the terms and conditions of the employment of the Employee. The Employee is at all times under the direction, control and supervision of the Employer. (A rate of €10 per hour is recommended on the site.)

Conditions

1. In paying a membership fee the Employer undertakes to make all bookings with Employees through LittleSitters. Private approaches to Employees are not permitted without the agreement of LittleSitters. If an Employer is found to have made an offer of childcare employment to an Employee beyond the scope of the original booking made through LittleSitters the Employer’s membership will be cancelled with immediate effect. No refund of membership fees paid will be made and no further bookings will be accepted. The Employer will be liable in damages to LittleSitters to compensate LittleSitters in respect of all past present and future losses which LittleSitters suffers by reason of any breach of the undertaking above.
2. References given by babysitters are verified with the referees verbally as LittleSitters believes referees give a more full, frank and candid picture in discussion than they would if asked to provide information in writing. For this reason LittleSitters cannot provide copies of written references.
3. The Employer accepts that LittleSitters’ responsibility is to introduce Employees who have demonstrated previous satisfactory childcare employment experience, in line with reference checks set out herein.
4. The Employer is responsible for the instruction and direction of the Employee for the duration of the babysitting appointment. The Employer is responsible for ensuring the Employee clearly understands the needs of the Employer’s children and the Employer’s expectations of the Employee’s performance of duties.
5. LittleSitters have no responsibility for an Employee’s acts or omissions when under the direction, control and supervision of the Employer.
6. In the event that an Employee is booked and for reasons beyond LittleSitters’ control cancels at short notice or fails to arrive at the appointed time LittleSitters will use its best endeavors to find another Employee for the Employer.
7. LittleSitters are not responsible for any loss as a result of the Employee’s failure to keep the appointment.
8. LittleSitters reserve the right to terminate any membership either when the current paid membership expires or by giving the Employer 14 days notice and a refund of any un-expired membership fee. LittleSitters also reserve the right to terminate any membership without prior notice if it believes that the Employer has violated any of the Terms of the Service.
9. In case of any dispute Irish law shall apply.