Running (a little) late

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One nannies can't legally be salaried. Two guaranteed hours means you pay her regardless of need up to a certain amount including time and a half after 40 hours, if your early or don't need her she still gets paid but she still is required to be paid when your late unless your contract states that if you arrive early and she's done you will bank those hours for the days your late. You need to pay her when you're late or change her end time and adjust her pay.

Nannies can be a salaried employee as long as a family compensates for any OT. I have worked for many accounts and lawyers, all who have paid me by salary. If I worked less hours than normal, I still got paid my salary. If I worked any OT for that week, I was compensated at time-and-a-half.

I do understand that in some cases it can be illegal since many will pay for a 40/hour week yet the nanny works OT and isn't compensated. In that case, I understand, but Ive never had bosses who have underpaid me in any way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One nannies can't legally be salaried. Two guaranteed hours means you pay her regardless of need up to a certain amount including time and a half after 40 hours, if your early or don't need her she still gets paid but she still is required to be paid when your late unless your contract states that if you arrive early and she's done you will bank those hours for the days your late. You need to pay her when you're late or change her end time and adjust her pay.

Nannies can be a salaried employee as long as a family compensates for any OT. I have worked for many accounts and lawyers, all who have paid me by salary. If I worked less hours than normal, I still got paid my salary. If I worked any OT for that week, I was compensated at time-and-a-half.

I do understand that in some cases it can be illegal since many will pay for a 40/hour week yet the nanny works OT and isn't compensated. In that case, I understand, but Ive never had bosses who have underpaid me in any way.

That is not a salary, it is guaranteed hours. Salaried means you are paid the same (no OT) whether you work 30 hours or 60. A nanny by legal definition is an hourly employee, and the verbiage your employers use doesn't change that fact. It is NOT helpful for nannies with guaranteed hours to go around calling themselves salaried. Lots of new employers read this site and when they see nannies saying they are salaried, it gives the impression that you can pay a set weekly rate regardless of hours worked. You cannot.