Nanny Pay ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait... she said she didn’t expect a raise but you’re “put off” by a $10 an hour increase? Who put you “off”? Who said $35 an hour?

Yes, your nanny deserves a raise after a year for cost-of-living plus merit. However the addition of a second child is problematic as eventually the older child will go back to school and no one wants a pay cut. I would give sizable bonuses at the end of each month she had the second child, in cash, plus her usual raise for one child.

Please clarify, OP, but this feel right to me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would counter with $30/hr.
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Your nanny won't have a hard time finding a new family, but you may have a very difficult time replacing her, especially at $25/hour.

THIS.

+1.

No, you won't have a hard time replacing her at $25/hour. That is ridiculous

--former nanny, former nanny agency owner, and current nanny employer

You were (past tense); you were (past tense; and you currently have a vested interest in keeping the hourly rate low. You’re not to be taken seriously.


No one should get their responsibility and workload doubled with no added compensation. It’s just bad business.

Since this is a temporary situation, OP, I’d go with the monthly bonuses.