Paid Time Off for Nanny

[Anonymous]

Hello, we are planning to agree on 2 weeks paid time off (vacation) for our nanny. This is in addition to paid sick leave. PTO would be split as follows: 1 week at her discretion, 1 week at ours. However, my husband and I might take 2 additional weeks off - we cannot really pay the nanny during this time as well. How do others handle this / what is customary?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hello, we are planning to agree on 2 weeks paid time off (vacation) for our nanny. This is in addition to paid sick leave. PTO would be split as follows: 1 week at her discretion, 1 week at ours. However, my husband and I might take 2 additional weeks off - we cannot really pay the nanny during this time as well. How do others handle this / what is customary?

So your budget only allows you to pay the nanny 50 weeks of the year? I think you need to write into the contract that there will be two weeks per year unpaid. You definitely can’t surprise her with weeks of no pay.

[Anonymous]

It’s customary for you to pay. Do you really think she can afford to give up an extra half month’s income?

[Anonymous]

We also give our nanny 2 weeks paid leave and 2 weeks of sick leave. If we take extra vacation time and don’t need her then you need to pay her, that’s the way it works.

I suppose you could come up with some compromise (eg if her normal rate is $20/hr then on extra days beyond the 2 weeks you pay her $15/hr) but I wouldn’t recommend that.

[Anonymous]

A nanny gets paid full salary every week that she is employed whether she is working or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hello, we are planning to agree on 2 weeks paid time off (vacation) for our nanny. This is in addition to paid sick leave. PTO would be split as follows: 1 week at her discretion, 1 week at ours. However, my husband and I might take 2 additional weeks off - we cannot really pay the nanny during this time as well. How do others handle this / what is customary?

You need to pay her. If you can’t afford to to pay her then you can’t really afford those extra 2 weeks either.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, agree with all the others. Does your job expect you to take two unpaid weeks per year?

[Anonymous]

Just a hunch, it’s not that you cannot, it’s that you don’t want to.

You’re an employer like any other. Has an employer ever suggested you bear 2 weeks of unpaid furlough every year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello, we are planning to agree on 2 weeks paid time off (vacation) for our nanny. This is in addition to paid sick leave. PTO would be split as follows: 1 week at her discretion, 1 week at ours. However, my husband and I might take 2 additional weeks off - we cannot really pay the nanny during this time as well. How do others handle this / what is customary?

So your budget only allows you to pay the nanny 50 weeks of the year? I think you need to write into the contract that there will be two weeks per year unpaid. You definitely can’t surprise her with weeks of no pay.

Both my husband and I have 4 weeks vacation each - we would probably stay home these 2 weeks and would not need the nanny b/c we could take care of the baby ourselves.

[Anonymous]

We guarantee our nanny 40 hrs a week with pay not matter if we are on leave or bot. If we take 6 weeks during the year shell get paid for all thise and her vacation week of choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hello, we are planning to agree on 2 weeks paid time off (vacation) for our nanny. This is in addition to paid sick leave. PTO would be split as follows: 1 week at her discretion, 1 week at ours. However, my husband and I might take 2 additional weeks off - we cannot really pay the nanny during this time as well. How do others handle this / what is customary?

Sorry, you have to pay. There is no grey area.

[Anonymous]

What’s customary is that you pay for those two weeks. You pay for childcare for the whole year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello, we are planning to agree on 2 weeks paid time off (vacation) for our nanny. This is in addition to paid sick leave. PTO would be split as follows: 1 week at her discretion, 1 week at ours. However, my husband and I might take 2 additional weeks off - we cannot really pay the nanny during this time as well. How do others handle this / what is customary?

So your budget only allows you to pay the nanny 50 weeks of the year? I think you need to write into the contract that there will be two weeks per year unpaid. You definitely can’t surprise her with weeks of no pay.

Both my husband and I have 4 weeks vacation each - we would probably stay home these 2 weeks and would not need the nanny b/c we could take care of the baby ourselves.

Have the nanny still come part of the time and do date days.

[Anonymous]

Sometimes I see moms on Mona saying their nanny is available for a week. Are they not paying the nanny for that week or is the nanny looking for extra work to get double paid. I always feel so badly for these nannies, like they are interchangeable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello, we are planning to agree on 2 weeks paid time off (vacation) for our nanny. This is in addition to paid sick leave. PTO would be split as follows: 1 week at her discretion, 1 week at ours. However, my husband and I might take 2 additional weeks off - we cannot really pay the nanny during this time as well. How do others handle this / what is customary?

So your budget only allows you to pay the nanny 50 weeks of the year? I think you need to write into the contract that there will be two weeks per year unpaid. You definitely can’t surprise her with weeks of no pay.

Both my husband and I have 4 weeks vacation each - we would probably stay home these 2 weeks and would not need the nanny b/c we could take care of the baby ourselves.

You can offer 4 weeks “vacation”, 1 week paid of her choice, one week paid of your choice, and two weeks unpaid of your choosing. But don’t be surprised if your prospective nanny runs far and fast. If somehow she does agree to this, make sure over and over that she understands she will not be paid for two weeks, because even if she does agree, I feel like when the unpaid 2 weeks arrive, she’ll be confused and want to be paid.

This is very, very uncommon, OP. My nanny has worked maybe 50% of what she would have worked in a normal year, and I’ve paid her 100% because it’s her job, she relies on her income, and I committed to having a full time employee. You have a responsibility to treat your employee well. Would you agree if your employer told you they could dismiss you for two weeks unpaid whenever they felt like it?