Part-time Nanny and Benefits

[Anonymous]

Greetings,

I have been working for a family for 2 months and ½. My charge is currently 7 months. My position is part time – 3 times a week, 27 hours total. It was supposed to end at the end of this month; but my employers changed their minds – They want to keep me for at least 4 years. They are planning to have another baby later in life. They are a great family; the problem is, I have never worked as a long term and part-time nanny. Some of the benefits that I had in the past as a full-time nanny included: 2 weeks vacation, 5 sick days, guaranteed hours (I was salaried) and most all federal holidays paid

Because my current position was supposed to last 2 - 3 months, I have asked to get paid cash. However, if we transition to a long-term position (and probably a full-time position, when the second baby will be here), I want to be paid on the books and get some benefits. What are some of the benefits that I can ask as a part-time nanny (I am trying to be fair)?

[Anonymous]

You can absolutely ask for guaranteed hours and vacation and sick days (which is what I have with a 24 hour a week job).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can absolutely ask for guaranteed hours and vacation and sick days (which is what I have with a 24 hour a week job).

OP here! Thanks for your response! How many sick days and vacation time I should ask for? I was thinking 3 sick days, 2 weeks of vacation (6 days in this case) + guaranteed hours. Is this reasonable?

[Anonymous]

Same benefits as full time, just based on your part time hours. What you describe seems right, and would be easy to "upgrade" when it becomes full time.

[Anonymous]

MB here and I agree that if they want a long-term commitment then you can negotiate that just as you would a fulltime offer.

Guaranteed hours, pro-rated sick/vacation leave, and some number of holidays off are all reasonable, as is being paid legally of course.

27 hours is somewhere between half and 2/3s of a fulltime position (usually they are around 40-50 hours per week) so I think you could ask for 5 vacation days and 2 or 3 sick days. I'd also look at when your typical work days fall and see how many federal holidays occur on those days. For instance, if you normally work Mondays that a day with a lot of federal holidays - so you might want to request a couple of those as part holidays as part of your overall compensation.

In return for them making those commitments you can/will protect the standing times they are guaranteeing, and you can (if appropriate) offer to work occasional extra hours at an agreed upon rate, on a flexible basis.

If a standing part-time commitment like that works for you then you're probably a terrific fit for the family and hopefully they will want to make it worth your while to stay with them. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MB here and I agree that if they want a long-term commitment then you can negotiate that just as you would a fulltime offer.

Guaranteed hours, pro-rated sick/vacation leave, and some number of holidays off are all reasonable, as is being paid legally of course.

27 hours is somewhere between half and 2/3s of a fulltime position (usually they are around 40-50 hours per week) so I think you could ask for 5 vacation days and 2 or 3 sick days. I'd also look at when your typical work days fall and see how many federal holidays occur on those days. For instance, if you normally work Mondays that a day with a lot of federal holidays - so you might want to request a couple of those as part holidays as part of your overall compensation.

In return for them making those commitments you can/will protect the standing times they are guaranteeing, and you can (if appropriate) offer to work occasional extra hours at an agreed upon rate, on a flexible basis.

If a standing part-time commitment like that works for you then you're probably a terrific fit for the family and hopefully they will want to make it worth your while to stay with them. Good luck!

Thank you very much!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Same benefits as full time, just based on your part time hours. What you describe seems right, and would be easy to "upgrade" when it becomes full time.

Thanks!