If your nanny travels with you, what do you pay?

[Anonymous]

It is not about "greed" it is about being LEGAL. Even if the nanny wanted to sleep in the same room with the kids on vacation, it is considered working them around the clock. The same reason you are not permitted to have a line-in nanny share a bedroom with her charge.

Some of you nannies are clearly just "girls" and do not understand that in a place like Washington, DC, many, many parents are forced to follow the law to the letter.

Please post where you find this to be the law. I've searched and cannot find such a law.

[Anonymous]

similar to 15:21.
we've cover all travel, food (with us) and lodging expenses and pay her normal weekly rate (say $18/hr *40hours).
She usually works close to the 40 hours, some day, some evening.
The food, plane ticket, and other costs get very expensive when bringing a nanny.
I would NEVER pay the nanny extra on top of that. I just wouldn't bring her

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:similar to 15:21.
we've cover all travel, food (with us) and lodging expenses and pay her normal weekly rate (say $18/hr *40hours).
She usually works close to the 40 hours, some day, some evening.
The food, plane ticket, and other costs get very expensive when bringing a nanny.
I would NEVER pay the nanny extra on top of that. I just wouldn't bring her

What's the benefit to your nanny?
Unless it's some place exotic.

[Anonymous]

We cover all expenses, plus pay the regular salary for all hours worked (including 1.5 times for all hours over 4O).

In addition, we pay a cash per diem set to whatever the USG M&IE is for the given city.

I'm a Federal worker, so basically we give the exact same benefits to our nanny that I would get if I travelled for work. (And I don't believe USG M&IE is considered taxable income.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:similar to 15:21.
we've cover all travel, food (with us) and lodging expenses and pay her normal weekly rate (say $18/hr *40hours).
She usually works close to the 40 hours, some day, some evening.
The food, plane ticket, and other costs get very expensive when bringing a nanny.
I would NEVER pay the nanny extra on top of that. I just wouldn't bring her

What's the benefit to your nanny?
Unless it's some place exotic.

yes, it's usually a beach or Disney or somewhere fun. It's always her choice if she cares to join us, but if she does not, it will count as one (of her 2) paid vacation weeks

[nannydebsays]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:similar to 15:21.
we've cover all travel, food (with us) and lodging expenses and pay her normal weekly rate (say $18/hr *40hours).
She usually works close to the 40 hours, some day, some evening.
The food, plane ticket, and other costs get very expensive when bringing a nanny.
I would NEVER pay the nanny extra on top of that. I just wouldn't bring her

What's the benefit to your nanny?
Unless it's some place exotic.

yes, it's usually a beach or Disney or somewhere fun. It's always her choice if she cares to join us, but if she does not, it will count as one (of her 2) paid vacation weeks

If a penalty is attached, that makes it a fairly easy "choice", doesn't it. Don't go and then be unable to pay your bills that month, or go and work while your employers enjoy THEIR vacation. That's not a "benefit" to your nanny, that's just making her leave her home for a week to continue to do her job under more difficult circumstances.

The only people who "benefit" when nanny joins her employers on vacation are the employers.

[Anonymous]

nannydebsays wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:similar to 15:21.
we've cover all travel, food (with us) and lodging expenses and pay her normal weekly rate (say $18/hr *40hours).
She usually works close to the 40 hours, some day, some evening.
The food, plane ticket, and other costs get very expensive when bringing a nanny.
I would NEVER pay the nanny extra on top of that. I just wouldn't bring her

What's the benefit to your nanny?
Unless it's some place exotic.

yes, it's usually a beach or Disney or somewhere fun. It's always her choice if she cares to join us, but if she does not, it will count as one (of her 2) paid vacation weeks

If a penalty is attached, that makes it a fairly easy "choice", doesn't it. Don't go and then be unable to pay your bills that month, or go and work while your employers enjoy THEIR vacation. That's not a "benefit" to your nanny, that's just making her leave her home for a week to continue to do her job under more difficult circumstances.

The only people who "benefit" when nanny joins her employers on vacation are the employers.

What? I think that 2 weeks of paid vacation, one chosen by the nanny, and one chosen by the employer is pretty standard. If the nanny chooses not to go with the family on vacation, then this counts as her paid vacation week chosen by her employers. That sounds completely logical to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

nannydebsays wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:similar to 15:21.
we've cover all travel, food (with us) and lodging expenses and pay her normal weekly rate (say $18/hr *40hours).
She usually works close to the 40 hours, some day, some evening.
The food, plane ticket, and other costs get very expensive when bringing a nanny.
I would NEVER pay the nanny extra on top of that. I just wouldn't bring her

What's the benefit to your nanny?
Unless it's some place exotic.

yes, it's usually a beach or Disney or somewhere fun. It's always her choice if she cares to join us, but if she does not, it will count as one (of her 2) paid vacation weeks

If a penalty is attached, that makes it a fairly easy "choice", doesn't it. Don't go and then be unable to pay your bills that month, or go and work while your employers enjoy THEIR vacation. That's not a "benefit" to your nanny, that's just making her leave her home for a week to continue to do her job under more difficult circumstances.

The only people who "benefit" when nanny joins her employers on vacation are the employers.

What? I think that 2 weeks of paid vacation, one chosen by the nanny, and one chosen by the employer is pretty standard. If the nanny chooses not to go with the family on vacation, then this counts as her paid vacation week chosen by her employers. That sounds completely logical to me.

That's not what that means. When you negotiate for two weeks of vacation that means for both of you. Her going on your vacation is work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

nannydebsays wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:similar to 15:21.
we've cover all travel, food (with us) and lodging expenses and pay her normal weekly rate (say $18/hr *40hours).
She usually works close to the 40 hours, some day, some evening.
The food, plane ticket, and other costs get very expensive when bringing a nanny.
I would NEVER pay the nanny extra on top of that. I just wouldn't bring her

What's the benefit to your nanny?
Unless it's some place exotic.

yes, it's usually a beach or Disney or somewhere fun. It's always her choice if she cares to join us, but if she does not, it will count as one (of her 2) paid vacation weeks

If a penalty is attached, that makes it a fairly easy "choice", doesn't it. Don't go and then be unable to pay your bills that month, or go and work while your employers enjoy THEIR vacation. That's not a "benefit" to your nanny, that's just making her leave her home for a week to continue to do her job under more difficult circumstances.

The only people who "benefit" when nanny joins her employers on vacation are the employers.

What? I think that 2 weeks of paid vacation, one chosen by the nanny, and one chosen by the employer is pretty standard. If the nanny chooses not to go with the family on vacation, then this counts as her paid vacation week chosen by her employers. That sounds completely logical to me.

That's not what that means. When you negotiate for two weeks of vacation that means for both of you. Her going on your vacation is work.

What does, "if she does not (join us), it will count as one of her paid vacation weeks" mean to you? How does it mean something different from "her going on your vacation is work?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are hesitating to bring her on trips because of the cost, but she really wants to come, and of course it will make the trip easier on us. At home she makes 19/hour for 40 hours.

You pay her $19 an hour up to 40 hours and OT for ALL hours over 40. It doesn't matter if she tells you that you don't have to pay OT because, legally, you have to do so. You pay for all her means, hotel room. If she has to share a room with your child(ren), this is considered on duty and you pay for this.

Why is this so difficult for you to understand?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:similar to 15:21.
we've cover all travel, food (with us) and lodging expenses and pay her normal weekly rate (say $18/hr *40hours).
She usually works close to the 40 hours, some day, some evening.
The food, plane ticket, and other costs get very expensive when bringing a nanny.
I would NEVER pay the nanny extra on top of that. I just wouldn't bring her

What's the benefit to your nanny?
Unless it's some place exotic.

Taking care of kids even in an exotic spot is still work.