Handling OT rules with overnight or travel nannies

[Anonymous]

Hi all

For nannies paid on the books I believe mandatory OT kicks in at around 40 hours/week.

How do people address OT when there is an overnight or a travel nanny situation? Presumably there are times the nanny is not "working" (either because asleep--even if she may get compensated some agreed-upon rate for that time--or breaks built into travel situations such as free mornings/afternoons/evenings or days off). But for legal purposes is all that time considered working and must be OT because she is in your home, or otherwise not in her own home?

[Anonymous]

If Nanny is traveling with you or doing overnights ask her if she wants cash for the extra amount and don’t worry about it. Make sure you agree on an amount ahead of time though.
I did a couple of overnights midweek for my NF who paid me on the books. We agreed to $150 for the overnight cash.

[Anonymous]

If the nanny can get 8+ interrupted hours of sleep in her own space (not room sharing with kids) they do not have to be paid for that time.

Legally, travel time (flights etc) should be compensated. And yes, the hours add up and it's not cheap to travel with your nanny.

Typically my pay looks something like this:
Work 8-11am, family does outings 11-5, work 5-10pm so parents can go out to dinner and fun. This keeps me at 8 hours per day. Travel time is then paid at OT rate and they give me a $75 per day food stipend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the nanny can get 8+ interrupted hours of sleep in her own space (not room sharing with kids) they do not have to be paid for that time.

Legally, travel time (flights etc) should be compensated. And yes, the hours add up and it's not cheap to travel with your nanny.

Typically my pay looks something like this:
Work 8-11am, family does outings 11-5, work 5-10pm so parents can go out to dinner and fun. This keeps me at 8 hours per day. Travel time is then paid at OT rate and they give me a $75 per day food stipend.

Thank you both for the above responses. I know there are many nannies who travel, and I suppose it's seen as part of the job for certain jobs, but it does seem like a lot to give up your own home/creature comforts to support someone else's vacation. (And trust me I know how hard it is to travel with my family, ha!)

[Anonymous]

Many, many nannies have travel rates. Ask your nanny, if it’s not in your contract.