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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a situation like this.  We pay based on 40 hours a week and agree to an average/true up at the end of the month.  This allows us to use her for overnights on occasion.  Sometimes I'll accompany DH on a work trip for a night because he's got a nice hotel room and we'll go to dinner then a concert.  It's been good for our marriage.  We never go over a 40-hour per week average, so it's not like we're taking advantage.  We really need a fulltime, reliable nanny so it's worth it for us.[/quote]

You’re banking hours and that’s illegal. [/quote]

+1. You are totally taking advantage. Once your nanny figures out that this is not allowed and the other employers don’t do it, she’ll leave.[/quote]

I don’t see why this is not allowed. We did something similar with a part time sitter. I’m a SAHM with 3 kids, one with special needs that required lots of doctors appts, therapies etc. I had a sitter for 20 hours a week but we agreed from the start to be totally flexible. She wanted the stability of knowing she would get a certain amount of money every month, but she liked the flexibility too. Some weeks I needed her for 3 mornings and she got all her hours that way, and then the next week it was just one morning appointment, but then she’s come the another afternoon and stay thru bedtime while DH and I had a date night or whatever. She worked at a restaurant on some nights too, but didn’t want to do either child care or serving full time. We would always work out the days a week or two in advance and our date nights were done around her schedule. We had this arrangement for 2 years and it worked great for all of us.[/quote]

It is illegal if she works more than 40 hours in one week and is not paid overtime for that week.  Otherwise it is not illegal.  [/quote]

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