Why are nannies paid per hour and not per day?

[Anonymous]

Seems like it would just be easier to pay per day, and if nanny agrees, why not? It's easier for both not to have to keep track and if parents work routine is the same every day, hours are generally the same.

[Anonymous]

Because we are non exempt hourly employees per federal law.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because we are non exempt hourly employees per federal law.

This. But there's nothing stopping you from thinking about it as a daily (or weekly, or monthly) rate for your own budgeting.

[Anonymous]

With your logic why doesn’t every position get paid per day? That way payroll doesn’t have to configure overtime and weather you got to work on time, vacation, early leave, etc.

I will never understand why when some ppl decide to hire a nanny, they think everything job wise flies out the window. Its a job, just like the one you have too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like it would just be easier to pay per day, and if nanny agrees, why not? It's easier for both not to have to keep track and if parents work routine is the same every day, hours are generally the same.

many families do just that. payroll sends same figure each week and any early/late days cancel out.

now if nanny is counting hours and minutes and always asking for more more more you have a different issue.

[Anonymous]

By law, nannies are hourly workers. It is to protect nannies from unscrupulous employers regarding overtime and employers being late without compensation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like it would just be easier to pay per day, and if nanny agrees, why not? It's easier for both not to have to keep track and if parents work routine is the same every day, hours are generally the same.

many families do just that. payroll sends same figure each week and any early/late days cancel out.

now if nanny is counting hours and minutes and always asking for more more more you have a different issue.

Or of the employer is habitually late and continues to ask for more, more, more.

Bottom line: it is againt the law to structure payment by the day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like it would just be easier to pay per day, and if nanny agrees, why not? It's easier for both not to have to keep track and if parents work routine is the same every day, hours are generally the same.

Because this is just one more way if cheating your nanny.

[Anonymous]

Nanny here. I’m happy to negotiate for daily, weekly or monthly. However, I keep in mind that I’m available all 24 hours of each contracted day, and my pay will reflect that. Is that what you meant?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like it would just be easier to pay per day, and if nanny agrees, why not? It's easier for both not to have to keep track and if parents work routine is the same every day, hours are generally the same.

Because this is just one more way if cheating your nanny.

Generally is the key here.

[Anonymous]

"Its a job, just like the one you have too."

1. Because most families have never been an employer before so are starting from square 1 in figuring out what to do & what's normal/required.

2. It's not at all "just like" the jobs most MBs have - most have salaried jobs and so are used to negotiating a set rate for likely expected hours vs. paying on a straight hourly basis for more highly defined duties.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:By law, nannies are hourly workers. It is to protect nannies from unscrupulous employers regarding overtime and employers being late without compensation.

+100000

[Anonymous]

This is why we did guaranteed hours and a start and stop time. I know how much we will owe the nanny every week and she know how much she’ll make. We are adults and communicate. She’s not late except a rare traffic occasion and I’m not late coming home. If I’m early, I send her home and she gets paid anyway. If I need her to work an extra hour I let her know with plenty of notice and she can either get overtime or have an earlier day the same week (her choice).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why we did guaranteed hours and a start and stop time. I know how much we will owe the nanny every week and she know how much she’ll make. We are adults and communicate. She’s not late except a rare traffic occasion and I’m not late coming home. If I’m early, I send her home and she gets paid anyway. If I need her to work an extra hour I let her know with plenty of notice and she can either get overtime or have an earlier day the same week (her choice).

Isn’t that in a way banking hours? She should get paid for all guaranteed hours

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why we did guaranteed hours and a start and stop time. I know how much we will owe the nanny every week and she know how much she’ll make. We are adults and communicate. She’s not late except a rare traffic occasion and I’m not late coming home. If I’m early, I send her home and she gets paid anyway. If I need her to work an extra hour I let her know with plenty of notice and she can either get overtime or have an earlier day the same week (her choice).

It is illegal to give comp time to hourly employees even if she is agreeable.