Nanny staying overnight before a snow day

[Anonymous]

How do you pay the nanny if she sleeps over the night before a snow storm? I am a nurse and an essential employee so I have to be at work regardless of weather. Her regular hours are 7-5.

Yes I know I should have discussed compensation prior to hiring, but I completely forgot. Thanks for your input!

[Anonymous]

You can pay her a flat overnight fee plus her normal rate during the day. Maybe a bonus would be nice for the inconvenience

[Anonymous]

I would expect dinner, a comfortable place to sleep, and payment for a few extra hours of work, since I will likely work late and start early, but not for the entire over night.

[Anonymous]

Thank you. What is a standard flat overnight fee?

[Anonymous]

I think 60 would be fair. It's not like she is working she is just being inconvenienced.

[Anonymous]

I'm a nanny staying overnight. I'm pretty sure I'm not getting paid extra. I wouldn't expect to. I'm staying so I can be at work tomorrow on time and safe.

[Anonymous]

Also why would you get paid if you are not working overnight?

[Anonymous]

Well if she is simply sleeping over, but not technically "on call," I wouldn't feel obligated to pay her anything.

However, if she is "on call" for childcare purposes, I would extend her an overnight fee of your mutual agreement.

[Anonymous]

If the nanny is not working, there is no need to pay her extra. She is staying for her convenience as well as yours. Feed her and provide a place to sleep, as a houseguest.

If you expect her to be on duty, then pay her her hourly rate for the extra time and /or a flat overnight rate if she is 'on duty' during sleep hours.

[Anonymous]

Ok thanks all. She would not be working or be on call over night at all and would start at 7am as scheduled. I figured it was standard to pay her more since she has to work on days many ppl have off which will occasionally mean she has to be away from her family the night before and sleep here. Sounds like that's not the norm so I will just throw in a bonus for the day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok thanks all. She would not be working or be on call over night at all and would start at 7am as scheduled. I figured it was standard to pay her more since she has to work on days many ppl have off which will occasionally mean she has to be away from her family the night before and sleep here. Sounds like that's not the norm so I will just throw in a bonus for the day.

No, not standard. Are you paid extra to go in? I have to assume that when you hired her, she knew that this job entailed working days like this because of your job. If you want to give her a bonus, that's a very nice thing to do, but really think about whether that's something you will be able to do every time this comes up.

[Anonymous]

If you require her to stay the night away from her home, she's working and you pay her.

[Anonymous]

If she is required to be there yes you pay a flat fee.

If this is just a convenience thing than no.

My overnight flat is $8- to $100.

Your best bet is to talk it out with your nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you require her to stay the night away from her home, she's working and you pay her.

She's not requiring her to stay overnight; it's just a good idea since the commute will be difficult.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you require her to stay the night away from her home, she's working and you pay her.

She's not requiring her to stay overnight; it's just a good idea since the commute will be difficult.

Technically, she is requiring her to stay. Is it an option for your nanny to wake up, look at the roads tomorrow, and call in to say "Hey, I don't think it's safe for me to come in." You're sleeping at the hospital overnight because of a code whiteout, you're essential personnel and required to be there. Your nanny is not essential personnel.