Holiday Bonus

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If a holiday bonus is make or break for a nanny on whether she should stay or quit, that's ridiculous.

I had a 6 year part time position and didn't get a bonus until the last year, which was a week's pay. Previous times were gift cards and game tix. While I didn't get a monetary bonus, they showed me in so many other ways how much I was appreciated - on the books so they did their part in paying employer taxes, paid 52 weeks of the year whether I was needed or not and each year, I had anywhere from 6-12 weeks paid time off, they never took out pay for me being late or missing work, they were flexible if I ever had to leave early, brought little gifts for me from trips, EXPRESSED their appreciation in words......the list goes on.

If you have a good relationship with your employees and like your job, lack of bonus shouldn't be an issue.

Excuse me but the fringe benefits made it an extraordinary job, good relationship notwithstanding.

[Anonymous]

MB here. We generally give a week's pay and increase it by a little every year. So for example, this year it'll be $900 (i think last year we gave $850). That's the bonus. We give a separate Christmas gift. Last year, I gave her cool work out clothes. Year before it was a Kate Spade wallet.

I don't agree with other poster that you have to give full week's bonus if they've only been with you a short time though. When we first started with our nanny, she had started with as a part-time baby sitter just before Thanksgiving. She became our FT nanny after she returned from a 3 week vacation in January. I think I gave her 1/2 a week's pay as a holiday bonus. She was really happy. She's been with us just over 4 years now.

[Anonymous]

We've only had our nanny for 2 months, and she had a week off at Thanksgiving. We adore her already. I know some people said that if your nanny has only been working with you a short time you wouldn't give a full bonus. My husband says half a week pay since she hasn't been working with us for long. I was leaning toward a week. If I were in a brand new job I wouldn't expect a holiday/year end bonus at all, but I also realize a nanny job is not like a corporate job in the bonus sense as it's really just up to us and our personal choice. I want to make sure she feels appreciated and knows how much we already love her and all she is doing for our child. Is a half week pay too cheap? I was going to push a week with my husband.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We've only had our nanny for 2 months, and she had a week off at Thanksgiving. We adore her already. I know some people said that if your nanny has only been working with you a short time you wouldn't give a full bonus. My husband says half a week pay since she hasn't been working with us for long. I was leaning toward a week. If I were in a brand new job I wouldn't expect a holiday/year end bonus at all, but I also realize a nanny job is not like a corporate job in the bonus sense as it's really just up to us and our personal choice. I want to make sure she feels appreciated and knows how much we already love her and all she is doing for our child. Is a half week pay too cheap? I was going to push a week with my husband.

Follow up - We OF COURSE guarantee hours. She was paid for the week at Thanksgiving even though she was not needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We've only had our nanny for 2 months, and she had a week off at Thanksgiving. We adore her already. I know some people said that if your nanny has only been working with you a short time you wouldn't give a full bonus. My husband says half a week pay since she hasn't been working with us for long. I was leaning toward a week. If I were in a brand new job I wouldn't expect a holiday/year end bonus at all, but I also realize a nanny job is not like a corporate job in the bonus sense as it's really just up to us and our personal choice. I want to make sure she feels appreciated and knows how much we already love her and all she is doing for our child. Is a half week pay too cheap? I was going to push a week with my husband.

Follow up - We OF COURSE guarantee hours. She was paid for the week at Thanksgiving even though she was not needed.

For 2 months, half a week is plenty, a full week is generous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We've only had our nanny for 2 months, and she had a week off at Thanksgiving. We adore her already. I know some people said that if your nanny has only been working with you a short time you wouldn't give a full bonus. My husband says half a week pay since she hasn't been working with us for long. I was leaning toward a week. If I were in a brand new job I wouldn't expect a holiday/year end bonus at all, but I also realize a nanny job is not like a corporate job in the bonus sense as it's really just up to us and our personal choice. I want to make sure she feels appreciated and knows how much we already love her and all she is doing for our child. Is a half week pay too cheap? I was going to push a week with my husband.

Follow up - We OF COURSE guarantee hours. She was paid for the week at Thanksgiving even though she was not needed.

For 2 months, half a week is plenty, a full week is generous.

I agree with pp. Or, compromise and give 3/4 of a weeks pay?