Guaranteed hours...

[Anonymous]

does NOT mean you can be late getting home whenever the hell you wish. I have a life outside your kids believe it or not. I am going to start charging $10 per 5 minutes late from now on.

[Anonymous]

If my MB thinks she might be late, she has to call me first to ask if I am available to work OT.

[Anonymous]

That is so inconsiderate of your MB, op. sorry.
Hope she doesn't do it again.

[Anonymous]

Have you had a frank and honest conversation with her about it? My employers were doing this frequently (3-4 times a week! 20+ minutes late) and I sat all 4 down and showed them my timesheets. It helped for them to have a visual showing exactly how often it was happening, as they truly seemed to believe that it was just a once in a while thing. It also happened to be a contract meeting, so I asked to have a late fee added, and asked that I get a phone call or a text BEFORE they are late warning me they will be late. It hasn't really cut down on how often they are late, but its nice to be able to adjust my plans and the extra money every week doesn't hurt.

[Anonymous]

Mine are always late by 5, 10, 15 mins. Regularly. They seem to think this is ok even though I've stressed leaving on time many many times. So now I don't rush either. They don't respect my time, I won't respect theirs. But I was late a few mins one day and they were calling 4 mins after I was supposed to be there. Serves you right.

[Anonymous]

I will be talking with them about this week. Just because I happen to get off early once in a while and still get paid til the end of the day doesn't mean I am expecting to stay late to make up for it other times. It's actually the DB that comes home and is the one running late. He texts me that he is running late, but if I have somewhere to be, it messes up my evening plans and schedule.

[Anonymous]

I believe that in an interview parents should tell a nanny whether or not they are going to need her to be flexible with leave times. A doctor, for instance, may need someone who is flexible. If MB and DB don't state in an interview that they need flexibility then I think it is only fair for them to keep the amount that they come home late to a minimum.

There is also a big different between being 5-10 minutes late and being 30+ minutes late. There is also a different between every once in a while and frequently. I think that it just shows respect if MB or DB text/call ahead of time (as soon as they know!) that they are going to be late.

While I do like to hold MB and DB accountable, at the same time if I was an MB I would not think very much of a nanny who in an interview told me that she had inflated late charges. I understand that daycares do this, but a nanny is not a daycare. I think that $10 per 5 minutes is ridiculous.

If a nanny has a rude nanny family who are often late and never let her know ahead of time then I can understand maybe charging them double time for the minutes that they are late (if you are normal $20/hr, then $40 per hour) but even that is pushing it for me.

[Anonymous]

If I was 5 to 10 minutes even every once in a while, I'd have at the least a verbal warning. Just cause they are the employers does not mean they should be able to get away with it.

[Anonymous]

They need to pay you for OT.

[Anonymous]

The thing is, around here, 5-10 mins can make a huge diff w traffic. I have another job some days an hr after I get off and once a month I have an appt in Baltimore 2 hrs after I get off. I should have time but an accident can change that easily. And since that appt is for my anxiety meds I can't miss it. I've been late once and still paid the 110$ just to be handed my prescriptions bc he is booked back to back.

[Anonymous]

How much before your end time do you expect them to arrive?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How much before your end time do you expect them to arrive?

If they arrive home at my end time, then I leave right then. I have shit to do. I don't have all night to stand around and chat. Just like MB leaves the second I get there in the morning.

[Anonymous]

I ask for a 5 minute handover period, and I tend to give them a 10 minute one in the morning. When they are late I hand them the baby, refer them to the log, say have a great evening and head out.

[Anonymous]

My MB/DB have gotten very lax with arriving home on time. I am always 5-15 minutes early and I don't think they realize that even being 5 minutes late is not fair to me. It's gotten to the point now where the moment they walk in, I go grab my coat and purse and say see you tomorrow. If they wanted time to discuss how their children's day was, they would come home a few minutes earlier. Plus, I write everything down in a notebook anyways so there's no need to stand around and repeat myself. I'd be happy to discuss their children and how our day went, as long as it wasn't after hours. I'm starting to realize that guaranteed hours are not in my best interest.

[Anonymous]

This issue has nothing to do with guaranteed hours. Guaranteed hours are when a family agrees to pay you for a certain amount of hours and a certain schedule no matter what comes up on their end and regardless of if they use it or not. If parents are citing guaranteed hours as the reason they can show up whenever (because they have let you go early before) you should specify in your future contracts that hours are use it or lose. If you must allow them to bank hours, specify that to use banked hours requires prior notice (something like 24 hours not 10 minutes) and your consent.