should we be paying our nanny holiday pay?

[Anonymous]

We have an out of school nanny who works three afternoons a week for us, 3 hours at a time.
She is 19, should we be paying holiday pay for when we go away or when I or DH are at home so don't need her?
She seemed annoyed that I told her we wouldn't need her next week.

[Anonymous]

Yes

[Anonymous]

Would you like her to be available the follow week?
If not don't pay her. She'll find another job.
If yes, pay her.

[Anonymous]

Yes I do. We need her ongoing help but she is young so a missed weeks money here and there shouldn't matter.

[Anonymous]

If you treat her hours with you carelessly, she will view them the same way. If she texted you on Thursday and said "by the way I have plans next week so I won't be around again until the following Monday" would you be OK with that? If so, then sounds like you both have a casual on call babysitting relationship. If you rely on her availability and expect her to hold those hours for you and not make other plans or except other jobs during the hours that you need her, then you need to pay her consistently, even if your chai if you rely on her availability and expect her to hold those hours for you and not make other plans or except other jobs during the hours that you need her, then you need to pay her consistently, even if your plans temporarily change

[Anonymous]

Yes if she has blocked those days and times out for you every week you need to pay her for those hours.
Be a good person.

[Anonymous]

Are you assuming as she is only young she doesn't need a regular income? If you are thinking this way you are deeply misguided. Anyone over 18 needs a regular income. End of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes I do. We need her ongoing help but she is young so a missed weeks money here and there shouldn't matter.

Why don't you tell her this and see how fast she finds another job. Cheap people disgust me.

[Anonymous]

Yes you should. If she made the time available for you then you pay her. Otherwise she would work for someone else and get paid then. Age has nothing to do with it.

[Anonymous]

My nanny is a grandma and lives with her children and grandchildren so she doesn need the money to pay rent and bills. I still pay her guaranteed hours when we go on vacation or take a random day off etc.

[Anonymous]

What the hell! Everyone need money , I f nobody needs money why need a job. Stop being cheap and if you are this cheap stop hiring people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes I do. We need her ongoing help but she is young so a missed weeks money here and there shouldn't matter.

If she doesn't need income, she wouldn't have a job. Do not make assumptions about her finances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes I do. We need her ongoing help but she is young so a missed weeks money here and there shouldn't matter.

When I was 19 I was in college and working and paid my parents rent. Money mattered to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes I do. We need her ongoing help but she is young so a missed weeks money here and there shouldn't matter.

When I was 19 I was in college and working and paid my parents rent. Money mattered to me.

+1
When I was in college I was completely on my own to pay rent, tuition, living expenses, etc. If I didn't work, I didn't eat. If my boss told me what you've told her, I would have started looking for a new job immediately.

[Anonymous]

What the hell, OP?
She isn't doing it for fun you know. She needs money as we all do, doesn't matter how old she is. You are treating her like a kid babysitter. Expect her to give her notice in.