Part-time Nanny - Holiday Pay?

[Anonymous]

I work part-time and have a part-time nanny. I do not get paid for time or holidays that I do not work. I do not get paid vacation time or paid for federal holidays. Should I pay my part-time nanny for federal holidays? I do pay her 100% of her weekly salary when we are on vacation as I do not think she should be penalized because we are on vacation. But, on holidays, she could work if she wanted to and get paid even though I am off. I am not getting paid for that time. The question is... does it matter to her that I don't get paid? Or does she and should she expect to get paid for that federal holiday?

[Anonymous]

Most nannies get paid for federal holidays. Part time or full time, that's a benefit almost every nanny has. You need to discuss this with your nanny if you are conflicted about it. I don't think she will care whether you get paid or not. If you want her to work holidays and she is willing- problem solved. If your nanny doesn't want to work and you aren't paying, she will most likely be looking for a new job.

Have you already hired your nanny? These are things you discuss during the interview process. I'm pretty surprised that neither of you thought to discuss the benefits of the position. How long has she been working with your family? Do you really want your nanny to work on Thanksgiving or Christmas? You mentioned she's part time, so the right thing to do is to pay her whether she works or not.

Sorry if my response comes off a little harsh, it just boggles my mind that people don't discuss paid time off before you hire someone.

[Anonymous]

Here's how it works with me when I agree to work PT with a family. If a legal holiday falls on a regular work day, it's a paid holiday. If you don't need nanny to come in on her regular work day (for whatever reason), you still pay her to keep those days available for you. If you don't want to, someone else will hire her. And you'll be stuck with no one.

[Anonymous]

I don't know what standard practice is. But I have a part-time nanny, and I give her a paid holiday whenever I have one, and it falls on a day she is regularly scheduled to work. If she is not regularly scheduled to work, I do not pay it. I also pay her anytime I cancel a regularly scheduled day due to deciding to stay home/vacation/etc.

I don't know if everyone does this, but I feel I don't pay a huge amount per hour (I simply can't). I try to compensate by guaranteeing her the weekly pay she is budgeting and by being as flexible as I can be with her needs.

[Anonymous]

This is something you should have discussed with your nanny when you hired her

You're in a tough spot, OP. I don't expect my boss to pay me for a holiday day if she doesn't get the day off, but I do ask to be paid if she's off (and therefore I'm off) when holidays fall on my regular working days. I think most nannies over 20+ hours a week expect this. BUT, there are always arrangements to be made and compromises that can be found, it's just a matter of going into the working partnership with everyone on the same page.

[Anonymous]

I have a part time nanny working four evenings a week and do not provide paid holidays. I do provide PTO to my full time nanny.

[Anonymous]

She can expect the moon but it doesn't matter. What matters is what you negotiate upfront. Most part time positions do not offer benefits and paid holidays.