OT in Nanny Share for one family

[Anonymous]

When two families are in a nanny share but only one needs OT once a week (4 extra hours), is the expectation that the OT rate is the full rate when there are two children there, ie one family pays 30/hour for those extra 4 hours assuming the rate is 20/hour? I am not trying to imply this is unfair, I am just curious about what others do.

[Anonymous]

How would you expect to be compensated, OP?

[Anonymous]

If the rate is 20$ for the share I would think it would be
15$ for time with only one child. So overtime for one would
be 22.50$ hour.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How would you expect to be compensated, OP?

...under the same circumstances?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the rate is 20$ for the share I would think it would be
15$ for time with only one child. So overtime for one would
be 22.50$ hour.

This.

[Anonymous]

"Anonymous
If the rate is 20$ for the share I would think it would be
15$ for time with only one child. So overtime for one would
be 22.50$ hour. "

This is basically what we do in the share. We set out a rate defined as Nanny's "one child" rate. This is used only for OT for 1 kid. All other hours - even if only one child is there - are paid at the full rate since we guarantee hours in the set share schedule.

[Anonymous]

If you want to be absolutely legal about this, you need a one child rate and a two child rate. The OT rate is not 1.5x the one child rate. Instead, you calculate the straight time rate (two child hours and one child hours) and divide by the total number of hours worked. 1.5x this amount is the OT rate. You then multiple the straight time rate back by 40 and the OT rate x the number of OT hours.

It's slightly more complicated, but actually the best way. One, because it more accurately confirms to labor laws. (And doesn't short the nanny by having the OT all calculated on the lower rate)