Scott Murdoch
AFTER
years of frustration from paying for unsatisfactory nannies to care for
her two children, Brisbane businesswoman Lyn Bos took charge of the
situation.
She gave up her career as an IT consultant to some of Queensland's
largest entities, stayed at home and established Milestonz International.
From her Wavell Heights home Ms Bos began recruiting nannies initially
for Brisbane families but demand for her services has spread globally.
``We had nannies for four years in Sydney and four years in Brisbane
after we moved here,'' she said.
``The idea to start our own service came about after our experience up
here. We had some terrible nannies sent to us.
``They were inappropriate, one had a criminal record, qualifications
weren't checked, one had forged documents. ``I said to my husband `this
is ridiculous' and he said `why don't you start your own?' ''. Ms
Bos, with husband Ben, began by recruiting nannies for Brisbane clients
and in the past two years has placed workers
Each candidate, she said, underwent rigorous safety, personal and police checks.
The business has also branched away from just recruiting traditional nannies and is finding places for in-home and age carers and personal assistants.
``We are still home based. One of the things I found when we had nannies was that you would ring at 5.30pm and you'd get a recorded message saying to ring back after nine the next morning,'' Ms Bos said.
``We could not get after-hours help or service so we retail ourselves as home-based and available at all hours.'' Nannying has long been a tradition for young Australians to see the world, particularly Britain, and Ms Bos said they were embraced by overseas families.
``Australian nannies are well liked by English families because they are very prepared and willing to work,'' she said.
``We have found also that
