No paid leave on holidays, red flag?
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Anonymous
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I recently interviewed for (what seems like) a good position. The employer is offering PT guaranteed hours, 20 hours/week at $22 for an infant. She offers paid leave, sick, and a small health insurance stipend mileage reimbursement. She offers all holidays off, and still pays my guaranteed wages but the days change, so there's still the opportunity work 4 days. The only exception is Thanksgiving, which is paid because it's a two day holiday.
She is a single mom and works for the government. She said it's not really in her budget to offer paid holidays, and she calculated it would cost her an extra $1200-1400/year for paid holidays and would prefer to do a small year end bonus of 1 weeks wages, which is about $440. Is this a red flag? Her budget seems tight but she said she splits the cost with her ex husband and she does have good references from past nannies too. |
Anonymous
| I think it sounds good. I would not think its a red flag because she has been upfront about it. |
Anonymous
| It would be a red flag for me. She will nickel and dime everything. |
Anonymous
| I’d be more concerned with shifting hours. If she’s letting you know now that those days with unpaid and off, you have plenty of time to line up one time gigs on those days (with kids off school, should be possible). |
Anonymous
| Its a part-time job. If it were a full time job, holidays should be paid but not necessarily because its part-time. If she is providing sick and vacation leave and health insurance stipend, that is very generous for part-time. |
Anonymous
| I think it would be a red flag for a full time job but not a part time job. I think you’re fine. |
Anonymous
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Agree w/ the majority here that it isn't a red flag for a part-time position and when she's been so upfront.
She sounds like a pretty safe bet to me. She'll need and value you and she'll be direct. Sounds like a win if the hours and rate are right for you. |
Anonymous
| Majority of jobs will not give sick, vacation or health insurance on a part time job. Talk to other families and see what they will offer but benefits on any part time job are not the norm. That sounds pretty generous except the work hours. Are you ok with the flexible hours and how much notice will you get? |
Anonymous
Don’t flex the days! You may find another pt job on those days. |
Anonymous
Agree I can smell job creep as well? She gets paid for all holidays and she can pay you. You should say no and move on. |
Anonymous
She is working a full time professional job. This is a part time job and most jobs don't pay for holidays, vacation or sick leave or health care if it is part time. |
Anonymous
I’m so tired of the poster who loves to claim “most jobs don’t....” Being a nanny isn’t like most jobs. So whether part time or full time, if I’m scheduled to work on Mondays and a holiday falls on that day I would expect to be paid and off. I also wouldn’t flex days (another example of nickel and dime). That’s how I personally would negotiate my contract. If an employer doesn’t want to make a part time position attractive I wouldn’t accept the position. I get that some nannies will take whatever, but I won’t. I would also expect vacation and sick leave. |
Anonymous
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If your PT work day falls on a legal holiday,
you get that day off - paid. |
Anonymous
No. She has a flexible schedule. The employer would just set her schedule that week to not include the legal holiday. |
Anonymous
Sounds like the only person who wins is the employer. Would be a no for me. |