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Thanks, all -- except whoever posted the $18.75 comment. I appreciate the help and guidance. Even if we could find a way to increase to what our nanny wants (which we can't -- I haven't had a raise in 3 years due to government restrictions), I'm concerned about her wanting more and more increases in the next year or two (as has been the case so far) that aren't within normal range. We will be back in this same position again.
I'm having a 3rd child in a few months and I pay my nanny $18.75 an hour for 40 hour weeks (M-Thurs) to watch my 6 year old (in kindergarten from 8:30 - 3) and a 2 year old. She gets every Federal holiday, 2 weeks vacation, 1 week sick, etc. We pay legally.
I was planning on increasing $1.25 per hour when the baby is here, bringing her to almost $20 an hour. She wants $2.50 an hour ($400 more a month!), which would bring her salary to nearly $21.50. I hired her 2.5 years ago at $16.50 -- and that turned out to not work for her so we negotiated at the year mark and I bumped her a lot because she is so good and been a nanny nearly 15 years. We didn't want to lose her.
As much as we love our nanny, we are beyond stretched and I simply can't go over the $1.25 increase.
My questions are: 1) Is this a reasonable increase (the $1.25)? 2) is her overall new salary, for 3 kids, at $20 gross in-line, too low, too high or just right? 3) am I wrong to think the add'l $2.50 is just an unreasonable request?
Thank you so much for any advise you can spare!
I was planning on increasing $1.25 per hour when the baby is here, bringing her to almost $20 an hour. She wants $2.50 an hour ($400 more a month!), which would bring her salary to nearly $21.50. I hired her 2.5 years ago at $16.50 -- and that turned out to not work for her so we negotiated at the year mark and I bumped her a lot because she is so good and been a nanny nearly 15 years. We didn't want to lose her.
As much as we love our nanny, we are beyond stretched and I simply can't go over the $1.25 increase.
My questions are: 1) Is this a reasonable increase (the $1.25)? 2) is her overall new salary, for 3 kids, at $20 gross in-line, too low, too high or just right? 3) am I wrong to think the add'l $2.50 is just an unreasonable request?
Thank you so much for any advise you can spare!
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