When do I start counting hours?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:most people in this situation are paid a fix amount per day so are not counting minutes. some days you win, some days you lose, some days you don't even work.

What?

We pay our after-school nanny the same way. A daily rate. We pay $XYZ a day when she comes over - she gets the children at 2 or 3pm, watches them and finishes chores (does whatever items on the list for the day -start dinner, groceries, laundry, clean something specific, vacuum). Some days we get home at 6, other days we tell her ahead of time we are out until 8 or 9pm dinner. Same flat XYZ amount regardless.

That's illegal and your nanny is an idiot for agreeing to this.

[Anonymous]

Not if XYZ is $100.

[Anonymous]

I have an afternoon position similar to yours. However, I don't need car seats because the boy lives two blocks away from the school.
I'm suppose to get him at three.mi usually arrive at his house around 2:30. I set my stuff down, read a little, and then go pick him up. I don't expect to be paid because I'm not doing anything for him or with him.

Since you are performing functions relevant to your job though, you absolutely deserve to be paid.