how to pay when nanny is late home?

[Anonymous]

We have a nanny, pay legally, and have a work agreement. She is paid hourly (not necessarily the same each week). She was late bringing my child home from the pool the other day. About 30 minutes. I am sure they were having fun. I paid her for those 30 minutes.

What should I do in the future? This isn't that big a deal, but if it happens a lot her overtime could add up and that could get costly for us. I have been late once and paid her of course. So what if she is late? What if she is late because my kid had an accident/meltdown or whatever and it took her time to clean up/get resettled? What if it is just because she didn't watch the clock closely enough?

She is great! Thoughts on what is fair?

[Anonymous]

MB here. I wouldn't make any decisions based on one occurrence. How long has she been employed with you? (One late return in a long term tenure, versus this being her first week on the job are different scenarios.)

If it starts happening regularly I would talk with her about it and just let her know that it's tough for you to accommodate unplanned overtime and to try to be home when her day is planned to end. But for just once I wouldn't worry about it, especially if she's great and your child is having fun.

[Anonymous]

As a nanny I would never expect to be paid because I was late getting home. It happens occassionally because the kids are having fun at the park, we ran into a friend of theirs, or we got stuck on the metro coming home from an activity, but I'm the one that chose to cut it close time wise and I don't expect to be paid extra.

[Anonymous]

I would let this time slide. If it happens again then I would just mention that you really want her to be home at X amount of time.

[Anonymous]

Wow. Astounding how something like this could break the bank.

If only the nannies learned to be half as prudent with what they give you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow. Astounding how something like this could break the bank.

If only the nannies learned to be half as prudent with what they give you.

Oh give me a break. I'm a nurse and am an hourly employee. If I punch out late due to my own accord I get a "reminder" from HR because it pushes me into OT territory when I shouldn't be.

Now for OP, I'd let it go unless it becomes a recurring thing.

[Anonymous]

How many hours late would she need to be, in a week, to push her into OT? I wouldn't say anything for this one time event, but if it happens two or three times...

...Why don't you just speak with your nanny about this?? You two need to agree, not random DCUM members. Say you are so glad Sally has a nanny who loves to spend time with her and you're not overly concerned with their return time but you need to come to an understanding regarding those late returns and her compensation.

Standard response? I wouldn't expect to pay extra when it's her fault being late. I probably would if they had to catch a bus and weren't able to. I would not want to pay OT for her time management and would mention it after a few occurrences.

[Anonymous]

Agree with all of the above but obviously if it's an issue related to your child (a meltdown, accident, etc) you should pay. Why should the nanny be penalized for that?

[Anonymous]

I'm a nanny, and I doubt she'll be late with your child too many times. In all honesty, at the end of the day, I'm READY to go. I don't want to hang around for an extra half hour, no matter how much I enjoy my charge.

[Anonymous]

I don't pay nanny for it unless it was agreed beforehand she was going to be working late.Unlikely your nanny is expecting to get paid for that time either.

[Anonymous]

We told our nanny when we first started working together to aim to get home from any activities 30-45 minutes before she'd be finishing for the day, exactly to avoid this type of issue.

[Anonymous]

If she is late because she lost track of time, then I am sure she will be okay with not being paid for those extra minutes. I am a nanny and would fully understand this.

However, if she was late due to something your child was at fault for, it would only be right to pay her extra since it wasn't her fault.

[Anonymous]

As a nanny, I would never expect to be paid when I was late returning home with my charge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow. Astounding how something like this could break the bank.

If only the nannies learned to be half as prudent with what they give you.

Troll alert!! Is there some reason the Mod's on this forum don't ban this person

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow. Astounding how something like this could break the bank.

If only the nannies learned to be half as prudent with what they give you.

Troll alert!! Is there some reason the Mod's on this forum don't ban this person

For what?