Travel Pay?

[Anonymous]

I am a 24hr nanny who works M-F. I stay at my bosses house while on duty, and at my own home on the weekends. They have a weekend 24hr nanny.

I will be traveling with my NF on their vacation for 10 days. Because I will be working 2 weekends, the weekday nanny will work the following week M-F when we get back. I don't get holiday pay for Xmas & New Years anyway. But should I get paid extra for traveling with them? I want to ask for more, but I think they will not agree because I'm a 24hr nanny and on duty anyway and that the weekend nanny is going to pay back my extra hours by working the week for me.

I don't sleep in the children room when working in DC. But I most likely have to share a room with them during vacation. If that's the case, should I be paid extra then?

[Anonymous]

How old are the children?

[Anonymous]

2 & 4

[Anonymous]

Are you getting paid for the weekend that you are traveling with them? The following week when the weekend nanny works for you, you won't be losing money, correct?

I would ask for my regular salary+weekend pay, making sure I'm not losing money due to the weekend nanny making up hours. I wouldn't ask for anything additional.

[Anonymous]

I always have my own room when traveling with my work.

[Anonymous]

Yes, if you're sharing a room with the children while traveling you should be paid for those nights.

[Anonymous]

Do you get paid a daily rate or a salary? When I was in my 24 hour job, I got a daily rate, so I always got paid more when we traveled.

[Anonymous]

This entire situation sounds very illegal, from a compensation standpoint.

[Anonymous]

I would demand a seperate room. If they can afford 24/7 childcare, they can spring for a 2 room suite for you and the kids. It's weird for an adult to be forced to share a room with children, you need your privacy. What if you want to make a call, eat, watch TV or do anything while they're sleeping? Sharing a room with my own kids for a week would be stressful.

I don't know about extra pay for traveling, either way you were going to be on the clock so why does it matter where you're going to be? Definitely extra pay for the extra days/nights though.

[Anonymous]

You need your own room, so you don't have the father walking in on you in your bed. Too creepy for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need your own room, so you don't have the father walking in on you in your bed. Too creepy for me.

Something tells me these aren't the type of parents who check in on their kids for a nighttime story or just because. They sound totally hands off with their need for round the clock childcare.

Where are you located, OP? Is this 24/hr nanny set up common? Sounds so bizarre to me.

[Anonymous]

OP here- I get paid a salary. I am mostly located in DC, but they also have houses in NYC & Aspen. No, they are not hands on parents .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a 24hr nanny who works M-F. I stay at my bosses house while on duty, and at my own home on the weekends. They have a weekend 24hr nanny.

I will be traveling with my NF on their vacation for 10 days. Because I will be working 2 weekends, the weekday nanny will work the following week M-F when we get back. I don't get holiday pay for Xmas & New Years anyway. But should I get paid extra for traveling with them? I want to ask for more, but I think they will not agree because I'm a 24hr nanny and on duty anyway and that the weekend nanny is going to pay back my extra hours by working the week for me.

I don't sleep in the children room when working in DC. But I most likely have to share a room with them during vacation. If that's the case, should I be paid extra then?

What is wrong with these parents? Why even have children if you have a 24/7 weekend and weekday nanny. These parents are selfish and should never have had children. And now they can't even go on vacay without a nanny? Those poor poor children!

[Anonymous]

If you're a 24 hour nanny than no, I don't see why you would get paid more. Just make sure everything is paid for by them (the food, hotel, activities you take the kids on, etc)

If you're going to be working the weekend then yes, you def get paid extra for that.

[Anonymous]

I don't see why you would get paid extra. You are working the same number of hours, just with a modification of your usual schedule. I also see no reason you should be paid extra for sharing a room with the kids because you are already paid to work 24 hours. Given that you are being paid to work through the night, you shouldn't be doing anything in the room that requires any greater level of privacy than, say, closing the bathroom door to use the toilet or get dressed.

As a technical matter, this sounds contrary to overtime laws because with two weekends of work, you will be working at least one seven day week. Thus, they really should be paying you for the extra weekend workdays at time and a half. That said, you aren't entitled to get the post-vacation week off with pay, so if you push for extra compensation, don't be surprised if that gets taken off the table. You may also cause irreparable damage to your relationship with your employer.