Should the employer pay when she asked me not to work?

[Anonymous]

I was exposed to the stomach bug that was going around by my weekday charge - the little one was over it by the time I went to work on Tuesday. On weekends, I work for another family who asked me not to work because of my exposure. I feel strongly that the weekend family should pay me for this lost weekend of work even though I am not contracted for sick days and was never actually sick.

Am I correct?

[Anonymous]

If you're not and weren't sick, then absolutely they should pay.

[Anonymous]

Yes but that doesn't mean they will. Next time keep your trap shit when another family has sick kids. Only bring it up if you DONT want to work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes but that doesn't mean they will. Next time keep your trap shit when another family has sick kids. Only bring it up if you DONT want to work.

OP here and I can't do that - the weekend family has a newborn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes but that doesn't mean they will. Next time keep your trap shit when another family has sick kids. Only bring it up if you DONT want to work.

OP here and I can't do that - the weekend family has a newborn.

No, if you were exposed and the child is a newborn, you don't go into that home. It could be deadly for a newborn. This is an hourly job. You work, you get paid. If you don't work, you don't get paid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes but that doesn't mean they will. Next time keep your trap shit when another family has sick kids. Only bring it up if you DONT want to work.

OP here and I can't do that - the weekend family has a newborn.

No, if you were exposed and the child is a newborn, you don't go into that home. It could be deadly for a newborn. This is an hourly job. You work, you get paid. If you don't work, you don't get paid.

Your last statement is factually untrue. Guaranteed hours protects hourly workers from the whims of employers. Even if this nanny did not negotiate guaranteed hours, no employer should ever simply tell any employee not to come to work when previously asked to do so.

This nanny did the right thing in telling her weekend employers. Please stop being a jerk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes but that doesn't mean they will. Next time keep your trap shit when another family has sick kids. Only bring it up if you DONT want to work.

OP here and I can't do that - the weekend family has a newborn.

No, if you were exposed and the child is a newborn, you don't go into that home. It could be deadly for a newborn. This is an hourly job. You work, you get paid. If you don't work, you don't get paid.

Your last statement is factually untrue. Guaranteed hours protects hourly workers from the whims of employers. Even if this nanny did not negotiate guaranteed hours, no employer should ever simply tell any employee not to come to work when previously asked to do so.

This nanny did the right thing in telling her weekend employers. Please stop being a jerk.

This is a side weekend job with no benefits. This is not a professional job with benefits. Nanny was exposed, they have a newborn.

[Anonymous]

This is where contracts come in. Unfortunately if you don't have one, you are pretty much screwed when it comes to issues like this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes but that doesn't mean they will. Next time keep your trap shit when another family has sick kids. Only bring it up if you DONT want to work.

OP here and I can't do that - the weekend family has a newborn.

No, if you were exposed and the child is a newborn, you don't go into that home. It could be deadly for a newborn. This is an hourly job. You work, you get paid. If you don't work, you don't get paid.

Your last statement is factually untrue. Guaranteed hours protects hourly workers from the whims of employers. Even if this nanny did not negotiate guaranteed hours, no employer should ever simply tell any employee not to come to work when previously asked to do so.

This nanny did the right thing in telling her weekend employers. Please stop being a jerk.

This is a side weekend job with no benefits. This is not a professional job with benefits. Nanny was exposed, they have a newborn.

Nanny wasn't "exposed", Drama Queen! She told them she'd been exposed!

Wow - some of you women are simply unwell!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes but that doesn't mean they will. Next time keep your trap shit when another family has sick kids. Only bring it up if you DONT want to work.

OP here and I can't do that - the weekend family has a newborn.

No, if you were exposed and the child is a newborn, you don't go into that home. It could be deadly for a newborn. This is an hourly job. You work, you get paid. If you don't work, you don't get paid.

Your last statement is factually untrue. Guaranteed hours protects hourly workers from the whims of employers. Even if this nanny did not negotiate guaranteed hours, no employer should ever simply tell any employee not to come to work when previously asked to do so.

This nanny did the right thing in telling her weekend employers. Please stop being a jerk.

This is a side weekend job with no benefits. This is not a professional job with benefits. Nanny was exposed, they have a newborn.

OP here. I actually texted my MB as soon as I learned that my weekday charge had the stomach flu - I wasn't exposed. And I do have guaranteed hours and benefits from this weekend job. My guaranteed hours are less than the hours requested for this weekend and I simply asked if my employer should pay the full requested hours.

Please calm down, PP.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thank you for the responses. But this thread is getting nutsy.

[Anonymous]

OP you did the right thing! Let me know how to contact you if you're interested in another babysitting gig for 5 hrs one weekend a month. We're in Adams Morgan.

[Anonymous]

If you have guaranteed hours then yes you should expect to be paid. You did the professional thing, and hopefully your family recognizes that they have a quality caregiver and they take care of you like you took care of them. If they don't, there are families who will!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you for the responses. But this thread is getting nutsy.

Happens a lot on DCUM unfortunately. Mostly good people but always someone who has to be make a nasty negative remark that does not move the conversation forward or add anything to it.

[Anonymous]

Don't have an answer for you, OP, but I also want to say that you did the right thing.