What's an overnight weeknight rate?

[Anonymous]

I'm considering hiring my nanny to stay overnight with my 3 kids for one night during a week day. Her regular hours are 9am-5:15pm. The kids go to sleep around 830pm and sleep till about 5:45am. What is a normal reasonable overtime weeknight rate?

[Anonymous]

We pay hourly for overnights. Travel days we pay $350 for the whole 24 hours.

[Anonymous]

Hourly until 10pm ( because thats when I usually go to sleep) then a flat overnight rate of anywhere from $50-$75, then hourly again when kids wake up.

[Anonymous]

When we had our nanny do this for us a couple of times we paid:
- 75/night
- OT for all waking hours (which meant about 14 hours a day)
- gave an extra day off when we got back so that she didn't work 10 days straight

She has done this for us once since she no longer worked for us, and that time we just paid her regular hourly rate (plus overnight fees).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm considering hiring my nanny to stay overnight with my 3 kids for one night during a week day. Her regular hours are 9am-5:15pm. The kids go to sleep around 830pm and sleep till about 5:45am. What is a normal reasonable overtime weeknight rate?

It is whatever she charges. Even if kids are sleeping, nanny is still on duty and sleeping with one foot on the floor.

[Anonymous]

If a nanny cannot leave and is responsible for the children than she is working. Why a reduced rate? I hate being away from my own bed and need to cover care for my dog. I do not discount for overnights. I work hourly and am paid hourly.

[Anonymous]

ASK YOUR NANNY what she charges for overnights. Why ask us? We aren't the ones caring for your kids.

[Anonymous]

I have two rates.

If the kids sleep through and the parents are reasonable (fridge is stocked, working no more than 7 days straight, etc.), I charge 100 for all hours kids are asleep, plus hourly for hours they are awake.

If kids are special needs, have behavior issues, parents never have the fridge stocked, or its more than 7 days in a row, I charge hourly for all hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If a nanny cannot leave and is responsible for the children than she is working. Why a reduced rate? I hate being away from my own bed and need to cover care for my dog. I do not discount for overnights. I work hourly and am paid hourly.

This. I never sleep that well when I'm on call in someone else's home.

[Anonymous]

hourly. she can't leave and i'm assuming you expect her to take care of all meals, baths, cleaning, etc. she would do as if on a normal shift, plus the extra breakfast and dinner. there's no reason having someone stay overnight in your home to provide care should be cheap-it's a huge luxury.