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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In your situation, you are not just paying for the hours she actually works, you are paying for her availability.  You are paying her for 40 hours a week (plus overtime) so she doesn’t cut back her time with you to fewer days a week so she can take a second job, and suddenly you’re stuck with no childcare on a Tuesday when you and your spouse both need to be in the office.  Your nanny needs to pay her own bills, so if you don’t pay her enough, she will find a new job.  If you want her available to meet your needs all week, you need to pay her appropriately, including reasonable wage increases.[/quote]

Right, I completely agree. But why am I paying time and a half on top of 40 hours when she doesn’t actually work 40 hours? I completely understand I need to pay her for 40 hours a week and a fair hourly rate, so no disagreement there.[/quote]

You can ask her to change her hours, but she won’t necessarily agree to it, especially when you’re trying to change her hours week to week and on school closure days to meet your needs without paying overtime.  You need to pick a schedule and stick to it, or pay overtime when you need to deviate from the hours.

In the end, it sounds like you’re looking for a way to justify cutting how much you pay her.  You can justify it all you want, but none of that will keep her from quitting when someone else offers her better pay.[/quote]

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