Nannies need to be paid for every hour they work!!

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nannydebsays wrote:So do you suggest Lawyers switching firms stop getting paid when they give notice? Or Accountants? Or Executive Assistants? Or Retail Clerks?

Or do you just let out all your crazy on nannies for some deeply rooted reason?

We are talking about people bailing right at the start of a new job. Lawyers don't (or shouldn't) be paid just for showing up, when you get hired on you are paid those first few weeks, even thought you aren't providing much value to the company or firm yet, because you are learning and will soon be a valuable team member. So to continue your analogy, if a lawyer joins a firm on Monday and then decides Wednesday he doesn't fit in and quits I see no reason why he should continue to be paid for just showing up. He is providing now benefit or service. Same with a nanny who quits after a week, MB just paid you for a whole week even thought she probably took a few days off for shadow days and training and then you tell her your quitting and she has to spend days and nights scrambling and stressing to replace you. MB hired you to help her and give her peace of mind, so like I said it is honestly the least you can do when you promise to accept a job and make suggestions you are in it for the long haul and then you suddenly bail to just forfeit that money out of fairness.

MBs I suggest when your new nanny quits on you after a week that you promise to mail a check to them and then just never do it. They would never pursue it.

Haha, nope. I would report you to the labor board (which is free!!!) and you would be responsible not only for the money you owed me but the any applicable penalty fees. So try it, you would only screw yourself.

HAHA, this is why I only pay cash under the table. No issues.

HAHA, until you get reported or audited by the IRS and you owe thousands and thousands of dollars for back employment taxes. Not so funny then.

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nannydebsays wrote:So do you suggest Lawyers switching firms stop getting paid when they give notice? Or Accountants? Or Executive Assistants? Or Retail Clerks?

Or do you just let out all your crazy on nannies for some deeply rooted reason?

We are talking about people bailing right at the start of a new job. Lawyers don't (or shouldn't) be paid just for showing up, when you get hired on you are paid those first few weeks, even thought you aren't providing much value to the company or firm yet, because you are learning and will soon be a valuable team member. So to continue your analogy, if a lawyer joins a firm on Monday and then decides Wednesday he doesn't fit in and quits I see no reason why he should continue to be paid for just showing up. He is providing now benefit or service. Same with a nanny who quits after a week, MB just paid you for a whole week even thought she probably took a few days off for shadow days and training and then you tell her your quitting and she has to spend days and nights scrambling and stressing to replace you. MB hired you to help her and give her peace of mind, so like I said it is honestly the least you can do when you promise to accept a job and make suggestions you are in it for the long haul and then you suddenly bail to just forfeit that money out of fairness.

MBs I suggest when your new nanny quits on you after a week that you promise to mail a check to them and then just never do it. They would never pursue it.

I reported your post, though Jeff and Maria seem to think advising parents to ignore the law is A-ok. To other parents and new employers, you do in fact have to pay for every hour worked, even if someone quits. You also never know who will and will not pursue something legally, so don't ignore the law.

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Anonymous wrote:It's something nice you can do when you aren't fulfilling your job duties. If you accept a job and decide to quit by the first Wednesday and MB asks you to at least stay until Friday so she can figure something out the absolute LEAST you could do is help out and not accept pay for work and services you aren't being provided. If you are too petty to do that at least tell MB to drop you down to minimum wage until you quit and abandon them.

Would you like to support the poor nanny while she follows your asinine advise?

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Anonymous wrote:

nannydebsays wrote:So do you suggest Lawyers switching firms stop getting paid when they give notice? Or Accountants? Or Executive Assistants? Or Retail Clerks?

Or do you just let out all your crazy on nannies for some deeply rooted reason?

We are talking about people bailing right at the start of a new job. Lawyers don't (or shouldn't) be paid just for showing up, when you get hired on you are paid those first few weeks, even thought you aren't providing much value to the company or firm yet, because you are learning and will soon be a valuable team member. So to continue your analogy, if a lawyer joins a firm on Monday and then decides Wednesday he doesn't fit in and quits I see no reason why he should continue to be paid for just showing up. He is providing now benefit or service. Same with a nanny who quits after a week, MB just paid you for a whole week even thought she probably took a few days off for shadow days and training and then you tell her your quitting and she has to spend days and nights scrambling and stressing to replace you. MB hired you to help her and give her peace of mind, so like I said it is honestly the least you can do when you promise to accept a job and make suggestions you are in it for the long haul and then you suddenly bail to just forfeit that money out of fairness.

MBs I suggest when your new nanny quits on you after a week that you promise to mail a check to them and then just never do it. They would never pursue it.

I reported your post, though Jeff and Maria seem to think advising parents to ignore the law is A-ok. To other parents and new employers, you do in fact have to pay for every hour worked, even if someone quits. You also never know who will and will not pursue something legally, so don't ignore the law.

Don't worry, none of us parents think this is good, reasonable, or legal, advice. This person is a nut job. It does't work this way in any industry - not for nannies, temps, babysitter, corporate. Even if you work half a day before getting fired, you get paid for that half day.