How much $ to watch baby while we're away?
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Anonymous
| We're going away on our first vacation without the baby (10 months), and our nanny graciously agreed to stay at our house and take care of him. We currently pay her $16/hr. We'll be gone 7 days and 6 nights. Could anyone give me an idea of how much we should pay her? Do we pay for her food as well? Thanks! |
Anonymous
| How many hours a day does she normally work? |
Anonymous
| You pay her houtly fee for first 40 hts and OT for all other hours. Of coutsr upu buy her food. What is wrong with you,? |
Anonymous
| I agree. Of course you buy her food. She can sue you if you try to starve her. That would be needlessly unfortunate. |
Anonymous
I am sorry OP, if this sounds unkind. I've read "Domestic Workers Rights in the United States" and the question of allowing the nanny food while she is confined to your workplace, is a matter of human rights. Alternatively, you can arrange to let her have a break to go out and get some food to eat like you can legally do at your job. |
Anonymous
| She works 35-40 hrs per week. |
Anonymous
| PP is right. You have to pay her OT beyond 40 hours. If it's cost prohibative, can you barter with someone you know? |
Anonymous
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You cannot afford to have her watch him. Find a family member or change your plans.
Someone who could afford this would not be asking if you need to pay for her food (of course you will pay for her food). A quick, rough breakdown of cost: assuming your baby's day runs 7am-8pm (13hr per day)... 13hr/day x 7 days = 91 hours 40 hours at $16/hr = $640 51 hours at $24/hr = $1,224 for overnights you will either pay a higher set rate (I'd ask $150-200/night if your baby is up at ALL during the night) or a lower set rate ($100-$150/night) plus $24/hr (OT hourly pay) for any time the baby is up, rounded up to the hour (i.e. if the baby wakes up at 2am and goes back down at 2:20am, you'll pay for the FULL hour - not 20 minutes of it - as the nanny still needs to get herself back to bed/has had her rest seriously interrupted). So you're looking at around/at least $900 for the overnights. That's a total of $2746 plus expenses. |
Anonymous
| OP, I would ask your nanny what she has in mind. It is likely not $3000. |
Anonymous
Sure, if OP wants to pay illegally for sold charge of her only child for 7 days straight... Is that who you are, OP? I really doubt it. |
Anonymous
| *sole |
Anonymous
| She could pay less than $3000 and it could still be legal. OP, ask your nanny. |
Anonymous
This is ridiculous. For a trip this long, the overnights should be $50-100/night, regardless of how many times the baby wakes up. And this is coming from a nanny who is VERY careful about being paid properly. |
Anonymous
| You people are out of your minds! OP, you do not have to pay $3000! A couple things to keep in mind... She should be getting paid for her regular time if you chose to take baby, so making it worth her while is important. And she will not be able to go to dinner with friends, have a drink, anything that she may normally do. I would pay her a reduced hourly rate for the week, which will include overtime for all hours over 40. Then I would pay $75-100 per night. If your baby still wakes up during the night you should pay at least $100, depending on how many times she typically wakes up. Can she take care of her home and her errands as necessary? I think you could offer $10/hr, which would bring her to $15 for hours over 40. Then offer $100, give or take $25 based on your child's sleep habits, for overnight care. Finally offer extra to compensate for mileage and a small food stipend, she can cover the rest herself as she should be able to come and go as needed. This would bring your grand total to $2000. That seems fair. Is that in line with what you were thinking, or are you wanting to go lower? Oh, to make this legal, make a temporary contract with a lower rate for the week. |
Anonymous
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