How to handle hourly pay when child is at school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We've had the same nanny since our oldest was four months old. When the kids were both in full time school we asked the nanny to stay on - for vacations, sick days, school breaks, summer, all that.

The nanny takes a couple of online college classes during the day. Hangs at our house keeping the dog company and doing schoolwork. Then picks up the kids. We pay the same rate.

This is a really nice gig, I wanna be this nanny!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Give her child related tasks around the house and errands like laundry, food shopping, cleaning and organizing toys while child in school.

As long as those were put in the contract, it’s great. If not, no...

If an employee thinks they’re going to be paid to sit and twiddle their thumbs they’ll quickly find themselves not paid while twiddling their thumbs.

Nanny here, currently being paid while the kids are in school. Not twiddling my thumbs, but laying in bed. My employers are high level professionals and can’t just take days off work whenever the kids are off, so I’m paid to be on call. My time is my time.

It's not really your time.

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If the school calls because the kid throws up, you have to go get them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Give her child related tasks around the house and errands like laundry, food shopping, cleaning and organizing toys while child in school.

As long as those were put in the contract, it’s great. If not, no...

If an employee thinks they’re going to be paid to sit and twiddle their thumbs they’ll quickly find themselves not paid while twiddling their thumbs.

Nanny here, currently being paid while the kids are in school. Not twiddling my thumbs, but laying in bed. My employers are high level professionals and can’t just take days off work whenever the kids are off, so I’m paid to be on call. My time is my time.

It's not really your time.

+1

If the school calls because the kid throws up, you have to go get them.

What I meant was that my time is paid for if you want me on call. So I’m paid for hours I don’t work.