If You Work Over 40 Hours... Question For You

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only nannies would think they deserve to be paid overtime for time they don't work, especially on vacation!
Can someone explain the rationale for this, beyond simple entitlement?

P.s. we all have bills, we all need a certain guarantee in income, before that excuse is thrown out.

She has reserved her time for you and if you do not need her during this time it isn't her fault or problem. You still pay or, in future, she does not reserve time for you. Meaning that if she is offers d a better for for two weeks d8d he takes them and leaves you high and dry, scrambling for someone to take care of your snowflakes. This is why you gurantee hours 52 weeks a year.

I mean... sometimes she didn't work overtime because *she* took holiday or sick leave, right? So she didn't always reserve the time for me. This is stupid. OP's question is totally reasonable -- either is an OK way to structure a contract (you're correct that, legally, they don't need to pay you an OT rate if you didn't actually work the OT hours, but your contract can certainly be structured either way) -- but this reply is asinine.

[Anonymous]

I recently took my first week of vacation on my current position. My family pays me on the books for my first 40 hours by direct deposit. They always write a check for my overtime and gas reimbursement. So while I was away I got my DP and then surprisingly when I returned they also had a check for my overtime (5@ time and half) for me. So I am paid guaranteed hours versus time worked and she doesn't see anything wrong with it. She told me just because I went away doesn't mean my bills and responsibilities at home change. I was very grateful. I know they appreciate me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I recently took my first week of vacation on my current position. My family pays me on the books for my first 40 hours by direct deposit. They always write a check for my overtime and gas reimbursement. So while I was away I got my DP and then surprisingly when I returned they also had a check for my overtime (5@ time and half) for me. So I am paid guaranteed hours versus time worked and she doesn't see anything wrong with it. She told me just because I went away doesn't mean my bills and responsibilities at home change. I was very grateful. I know they appreciate me.

So good to hear about ethical and appreciative parents. Thank you for sharing that, PP.

[Anonymous]

I guarantee 45 hours a week, 5 at OT rates. For me that means that regardless of whether she takes PTO, sick leave, federal holiday, I take a day off and want to watch the baby myself -- whatever -- I pay her for 40 hours plus 5 OT hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I recently took my first week of vacation on my current position. My family pays me on the books for my first 40 hours by direct deposit. They always write a check for my overtime and gas reimbursement. So while I was away I got my DP and then surprisingly when I returned they also had a check for my overtime (5@ time and half) for me. So I am paid guaranteed hours versus time worked and she doesn't see anything wrong with it. She told me just because I went away doesn't mean my bills and responsibilities at home change. I was very grateful. I know they appreciate me.

So good to hear about ethical and appreciative parents. Thank you for sharing that, PP.

Well, ethical except for the paying under the table part, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guarantee 45 hours a week, 5 at OT rates. For me that means that regardless of whether she takes PTO, sick leave, federal holiday, I take a day off and want to watch the baby myself -- whatever -- I pay her for 40 hours plus 5 OT hours.

That's how we do it with our nanny as well. We guarantee 50 hours a week, 40 at regular, 10 at overtime, which works out to $XXX a week. She gets $XXX regardless of whether she worked all 50 hours, only worked 45 because I came home early, or she worked zero because it was vacation/sick/PTO. Guaranteed is guaranteed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I recently took my first week of vacation on my current position. My family pays me on the books for my first 40 hours by direct deposit. They always write a check for my overtime and gas reimbursement. So while I was away I got my DP and then surprisingly when I returned they also had a check for my overtime (5@ time and half) for me. So I am paid guaranteed hours versus time worked and she doesn't see anything wrong with it. She told me just because I went away doesn't mean my bills and responsibilities at home change. I was very grateful. I know they appreciate me.

So good to hear about ethical and appreciative parents. Thank you for sharing that, PP.

Well, ethical except for the paying under the table part, right?

It's 5 hours. Get a life and stop being miserable