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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My friends with very big careers so this because the nanny can handle sick days, snow days and any other emergency. [b]Keeping the nanny on a salary[/b] is worth it to them. It is kind of like having someone on call always. They can also ask nanny to stay late for dinners and occasional overnights.

I don’t ask if they pay extra for evenings.

I’m a sahm now but I used to have a demanding job. Dh also has a demanding job. Dh has never took the hit for a snow day or sick day. If the school calls because DS has a fever, I would always pick up and miss work the next day. I am pretty resentful over this. Dh is a surgeon so he won’t cancel a full day of patients or surgeries because our kid has a fever. He is also unreliable in picking up the kids. [/quote]
It is illegal to pay a nanny on salary. The IRS is [b]very[/b] clear that nannies are non-exempt domestic workers who must be paid hourly and are entitled to overtime. There are some people with "big careers" who still illegally 1099 or pay under the table, but most do not. If the nanny is staying late, they are probably getting paid overtime.[/quote]

Actually many of us switch from hourly to salary when the kids go to school.  We keep the same weekly pay for fewer hours, but we still have overtime when hours go outside of a negotiated schedule.[/quote]

Right, it is only illegal if you dip below minimum wage or the agreed upon wage and aren’t paying overtime. So if you promise pay for 40/week at $35/ hour you are fine to pay a “salary” of $1400/ week off you only use 30 hours. If you go above 40 hours you need to pay for the hours and pay overtime at that point.

“Guaranteed hours” is probably a better phrase since legally it isn’t a salary but this is what people mean when they use this concept, especially with formerly full-time Nannies who stay on when kids are in school- they rarely work as many hours but are still guaranteed them.

Although always good to point out that employers must legally pay by hour at least minimum wage![/quote]

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