Weekly rate not hourly please need advice

[Anonymous]

Can I ask the family to pay me weekly not hourly.
It’s not childcare position it’s more house manager. I do my tasks so quickly so no reason that stay longer in the house . That’s why I prefer weekly salary not hourly.
Please help me how I mentioned
Thanks

[Anonymous]

I am not sure that is legal. So if they're not paying under the table they won't do it.

[Anonymous]

If you're an independent contractor, you could do it. Do you have additional clients, or do you work only for this one family?

[Anonymous]

Domestic workers are, by law, hourly employees. However, you could be the employers "assistant" and be paid a weekly salary.

[Anonymous]

Op here no it’s not under the table

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Domestic workers are, by law, hourly employees. However, you could be the employers "assistant" and be paid a weekly salary.

It's not the title, it's the job description/activities that determine the status. Otherwise, you could call your nanny vice-president of the household and do the same.

OP, why do you want to do this? I don't think your employers are going to agree to pay you your hourly rate x your scheduled hours every week, but then say you can go home whenever you want. They might agree to pay your hourly rate x however many hours you are usually there, but then you'll end up with less money. If you want the time back, though, and the freedom to go home a little early sometimes, then that might be worth it.

Or, why not just ask for more to do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Domestic workers are, by law, hourly employees. However, you could be the employers "assistant" and be paid a weekly salary.

It's not the title, it's the job description/activities that determine the status. Otherwise, you could call your nanny vice-president of the household and do the same.

OP, why do you want to do this? I don't think your employers are going to agree to pay you your hourly rate x your scheduled hours every week, but then say you can go home whenever you want. They might agree to pay your hourly rate x however many hours you are usually there, but then you'll end up with less money. If you want the time back, though, and the freedom to go home a little early sometimes, then that might be worth it.

Or, why not just ask for more to do?

If no children are involved, she could easily call herself her employers assistant. Wealthy people have personal assistants who are not paid hourly.

[Anonymous]

Op here, okay here is the thing I work afternoon 1 to 6 to another family. The new employer wants me to work 8 to 12.
She wants household tasks like cooking laundry etc...
I know I can do all those tasks in two hours like 8 to 10 so then I want to go. But if she pay me hourly I have stay or I have to do all tasks slowly.
I think salary is better option for me. Since I do all tasks so quickly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here, okay here is the thing I work afternoon 1 to 6 to another family. The new employer wants me to work 8 to 12.
She wants household tasks like cooking laundry etc...
I know I can do all those tasks in two hours like 8 to 10 so then I want to go. But if she pay me hourly I have stay or I have to do all tasks slowly.
I think salary is better option for me. Since I do all tasks so quickly.

OK, than give her a number and see what she says. I doubt she'll go for what you'd make in four hours at your hourly rate, but maybe she will. I would be concerned that you'd rush through the work, or get annoyed if the laundry doesn't dry fast enough one day, or something like that and just leave because you didn't expect to have to be there for four hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Domestic workers are, by law, hourly employees. However, you could be the employers "assistant" and be paid a weekly salary.

It's not the title, it's the job description/activities that determine the status. Otherwise, you could call your nanny vice-president of the household and do the same.

OP, why do you want to do this? I don't think your employers are going to agree to pay you your hourly rate x your scheduled hours every week, but then say you can go home whenever you want. They might agree to pay your hourly rate x however many hours you are usually there, but then you'll end up with less money. If you want the time back, though, and the freedom to go home a little early sometimes, then that might be worth it.

Or, why not just ask for more to do?

If no children are involved, she could easily call herself her employers assistant. Wealthy people have personal assistants who are not paid hourly.

Housekeepers and other domestic staff are under the exact same IRS heading.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here, okay here is the thing I work afternoon 1 to 6 to another family. The new employer wants me to work 8 to 12.
She wants household tasks like cooking laundry etc...
I know I can do all those tasks in two hours like 8 to 10 so then I want to go. But if she pay me hourly I have stay or I have to do all tasks slowly.
I think salary is better option for me. Since I do all tasks so quickly.

OP, I think you're misunderstanding what it means to be salaried. You still work the hours required in your employment agreement; you just don't do timekeeping in the same way (and at some employers, you track time hourly anyway!)

If your employer wants you there from 8 to 12 daily, it doesn't matter if you're paid hourly or weekly; you still need to work those hours to get paid. If you only want to be there for half the time, they will pay you half the rate.

You could try asking to be paid based on tasks vs. based on time, but that's a slippery slope. It's great for tasks that take less time than your employer anticipated, but it can come back to bite you when there are tasks that take more time than expected. And I'm not at all sure how that works with the law around household employees.

Just tell the employer you can work from 8 to 10 for a little more per hour given your efficiency and see whether they are interested.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for all helpful information. I am very honest with my work. So , I will not leave until I don’t finish all tasks in the right way. I really don’t know how it could work legally if I say her to hire me assistant and pay me salary.
But thanks for giving time and answered my questions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for all helpful information. I am very honest with my work. So , I will not leave until I don’t finish all tasks in the right way. I really don’t know how it could work legally if I say her to hire me assistant and pay me salary.
But thanks for giving time and answered my questions

Why not just ask to be paid hourly for the hours you're there. Punch a time card (not really -- you'd just write down the time). Ask to be paid in 15 minute increments, and ask for a little more money per hour. It would be a win-win. You would get to leave when you're done, and they would save money.

So, if you're making $15/hr now for 4 hours [comes to $60/day], ask for $20/hr. If you finish in 3 hours or less, they come out the same or better. I do think, however, that will guarantee that they do not want you to stay more than 3 hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for all helpful information. I am very honest with my work. So , I will not leave until I don’t finish all tasks in the right way. I really don’t know how it could work legally if I say her to hire me assistant and pay me salary.
But thanks for giving time and answered my questions

Why not just ask to be paid hourly for the hours you're there. Punch a time card (not really -- you'd just write down the time). Ask to be paid in 15 minute increments, and ask for a little more money per hour. It would be a win-win. You would get to leave when you're done, and they would save money.

So, if you're making $15/hr now for 4 hours [comes to $60/day], ask for $20/hr. If you finish in 3 hours or less, they come out the same or better. I do think, however, that will guarantee that they do not want you to stay more than 3 hours.

I knew it. You're the same troll poster demanding that nannies are paid poorly! Another nanny employer had to call you out. Just STOP it.

[Anonymous]

I think that when it comes to completing jobs/projects/chores, etc., it is best if the rate is a standard agreed upon rate.

Because it really varies from childcare.

Say, for example I need my house cleaned.
Some people may be more efficient and able to complete it within 2-3 hours while others may need an hour or two more to complete the task.

Yet I want the same result either way = A clean house.
Why should I have to pay for add’l hours for the same result?