Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Actually 23:34 bases her comment on federal law. Nannies are simply not recognized as professionals. That is why they must be paid overtime. If they were professionals, they would be salaried.
http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/fairpay/fs17a_overview.htm
That's not to say there are not nannies out there who conduct themselves professionally (there are), but the problem with all these is or is not debates is the nannies define "professional" as someone who is a career nanny, with or without ECE, and who acts professionally, where as MBs and others define professional more consistent with federal law - requiring specialized training, knowledge, licensure, and exercise fully independent judgment, exempt employee. Nannies just don't meet the latter criteria under federal law.
Not arguing with the law.
However, what do you say about the nanny who you interview, and SHE tells YOU how she does her work? That happens to be precisely why one MB says she hired me out of dozens of candidates. She was a very busy traveling CEO, and had zero time to direct the nanny. In fact, she wanted a nanny who would direct her in new baby care and other childhood development issues.
You may ask, but "does she have the right to direct the nanny"? Well, my answer is a simple "no". I would rather happily resign before I did anything to a child that I did not feel was in the best interest of that child, based on my many years of education, training and experience. I am obviously speaking only for myself. I obviously work only with parents who want that kind of professional nanny. These parents are not any of the ones on this forum.
Naturally, those parents have zero time to engage on the Internet about such issues. They're 100% focused on their successful businesses, which happens to pay my salary.
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