Holiday’s

[Anonymous]

If a (paid) Holiday falls on a weekend, do you give your nanny the upcoming weekday off?

[Anonymous]

Wouldn’t it depend on whether or not the parents had to work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If a (paid) Holiday falls on a weekend, do you give your nanny the upcoming weekday off?

Yes. Like Christmas and New Year's.

[Anonymous]

Do you mean Easter? No.

The only ones this could happen for are Christmas, New Year's, July 4th, and Veteran's Day.

If your contract just says those are paid holidays, then, yes, you give the next workday off (or prior workday).

I don't give Veteran's Day off in my calendar.

[Anonymous]

I worked Christmas, Thanksgiving and New Year's Day this year. If the family needs care, they need care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you mean Easter? No.

The only ones this could happen for are Christmas, New Year's, July 4th, and Veteran's Day.

If your contract just says those are paid holidays, then, yes, you give the next workday off (or prior workday).

I don't give Veteran's Day off in my calendar.

Easter is not a federal holiday, so no, I am not referring to Easter- I should have put "Federal" holidays.

I don't receive Veteran's, MLK or Columbus Day. So yes, any paid federal holidays (or holiday's in my contract) that fall on a weekend, I should receive the day off the following weekday (i.e. if on a Saturday, I have Friday off or if fall on a Sunday, I should have Monday off)?

I realized one of my holiday's last year was on a weekend and I still worked the following weekday- I don't plan on asking to be paid but moving forward, I want to make sure everyone is on the same page, now that I am working full-time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I worked Christmas, Thanksgiving and New Year's Day this year. If the family needs care, they need care.

That wasn't my question. However, if the holiday's you mentioned above are not "paid holiday's" for you, then yes, you work. If they are paid holiday's for you, which should be in your contract, then you are not obligated to work on those days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If a (paid) Holiday falls on a weekend, do you give your nanny the upcoming weekday off?

Yes. Like Christmas and New Year's.

Thanks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I worked Christmas, Thanksgiving and New Year's Day this year. If the family needs care, they need care.

You are a fool.

[Anonymous]

Our nanny gets federal holidays off - which means any that when the federal government recognizes the holiday - that's what she gets off. If the gov't gives a Monday due to a holiday falling on a weekend (and if I have off) then the nanny gets it also.

If you structure it by federal holidays then there really isn't a decision to make.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you mean Easter? No.

The only ones this could happen for are Christmas, New Year's, July 4th, and Veteran's Day.

If your contract just says those are paid holidays, then, yes, you give the next workday off (or prior workday).

I don't give Veteran's Day off in my calendar.

Easter is not a federal holiday, so no, I am not referring to Easter- I should have put "Federal" holidays.

I don't receive Veteran's, MLK or Columbus Day. So yes, any paid federal holidays (or holiday's in my contract) that fall on a weekend, I should receive the day off the following weekday (i.e. if on a Saturday, I have Friday off or if fall on a Sunday, I should have Monday off)?

I realized one of my holiday's last year was on a weekend and I still worked the following weekday- I don't plan on asking to be paid but moving forward, I want to make sure everyone is on the same page, now that I am working full-time.

This needs to be spelled out. If it's a "benefit" to have the holiday off (aka, a non-monetary part of your compensation), then you should have a different day off if it falls on a non-work day. If it's just for accommodating the celebration of the holiday, then not. For clarity, your contract either should say, "the following holidays if they fall on a work day," or "the following holidays or the subsequent workday if the holiday falls on a weekend."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I worked Christmas, Thanksgiving and New Year's Day this year. If the family needs care, they need care.

You are a fool.

Why? Presumably she's compensated well and/or is satisfied with other parts of her arrangement. My DH works many holidays because he works in an ER. Many of his colleagues are married to other doctors/health professionals. If two married health professionals are both scheduled to work on a holiday, they need care. It's that simple. It's not that they're evil and forcing their nannies to work for funsies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I worked Christmas, Thanksgiving and New Year's Day this year. If the family needs care, they need care.

You are a fool.

Why? Presumably she's compensated well and/or is satisfied with other parts of her arrangement. My DH works many holidays because he works in an ER. Many of his colleagues are married to other doctors/health professionals. If two married health professionals are both scheduled to work on a holiday, they need care. It's that simple. It's not that they're evil and forcing their nannies to work for funsies.

I just worked yesterday too. Yes, I’m happy to work holidays when needed, but if it was a case of wanting me to do tasks that could be done at other times and wasn’t childcare? No way!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our nanny gets federal holidays off - which means any that when the federal government recognizes the holiday - that's what she gets off. If the gov't gives a Monday due to a holiday falling on a weekend (and if I have off) then the nanny gets it also.

If you structure it by federal holidays then there really isn't a decision to make.

+1. If you get federal holidays off, you only get a weekday vacation when the federal government observes a holiday for which you are eligible on a weekday. For instance, in 2018, Veteran’s Day is on a Sunday, and the holiday is observed the following day. If Veteran’s Day is one of your eligible holidays, you would have off that Monday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our nanny gets federal holidays off - which means any that when the federal government recognizes the holiday - that's what she gets off. If the gov't gives a Monday due to a holiday falling on a weekend (and if I have off) then the nanny gets it also.

If you structure it by federal holidays then there really isn't a decision to make.

+1. If you get federal holidays off, you only get a weekday vacation when the federal government observes a holiday for which you are eligible on a weekday. For instance, in 2018, Veteran’s Day is on a Sunday, and the holiday is observed the following day. If Veteran’s Day is one of your eligible holidays, you would have off that Monday.

Except not everyone has off federal holidays. My husband's company does not give all holidays, including days like Veteran's Day.