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sorry OP here, a couple days a week for a couple months, not a couple days a month, if that makes a difference. let's say, 60 hours a month.
havent read the whole thread, but our nanny started at 15/hr, though it has since gone up. Her pre-tax salary, with OT, is about 45k which was a significantly higher salary than what i made from age 30 to 36, when I got bumped up to 60k, but then had kids....). Her busband is an electrician, probably makes a decent salary, they have health benefits through his employment they have 2 kids in publlic school and are buying a house in silver spring. SHe does not drive and did not have a lot of experience when we hired her, but is more competitive now. Maybe she should be getting paid more, but we can't afford more, she is free to find a new job that pays more and we would give her a stellar recommendation, but I think she likes working for us. We try to make it good for her in other ways--lots of vacation, transportation expenses, and we do not micromanage at all, but the reality is that our family's income of 135 does not provide lots of room for a 25/hr nanny. OUr best bet financially now would be to put #1 in afterschool and #2 in daycare, but we are reluctant to do that because our nanny is worried about getting another job. So, we would prefer to keep her employed as long as we can and as long as she wants to. Exploitative? or realistic?
We have a fabulous nanny who takes care of our 2 kids, although older one starts preschool in the fall. We're slowly casting about for a full time nanny share, but wanted to see how the transition to school goes (and how after school works, etc) before we commit to it. Meanwhile a friend has approached me about a part time, occasional nanny share when she's in town for her job, usually a couple days every month. Our kids are the same age and our nanny is fine with it and we have a great set up for two kids. But what's the best way to pay her? I
1) nanny should get extra $$ because she's taking on an extra kid/family, even if occasionally, .is a 2$/hr raise okay for those hours?
2) should our family's burden also be reduced slightly? e.g., should friend just pay nanny something directly as extra and we continue our weekly salary for her for our (one) child, or do we ask friend to chip in by splitting the hourly wage? I don't want to seem tacky...but let's say for the hours she has 1 kid (ours) she makes 16/hr, for the hours she has both, she makes 18/hr. Our paycheck would pay her at 16 hr for all hours except the 'two kid' hours and we'd pay her 9/hour for those hours....and friend would give her directly 9/hr *hours worked with both kids?
1) nanny should get extra $$ because she's taking on an extra kid/family, even if occasionally, .is a 2$/hr raise okay for those hours?
2) should our family's burden also be reduced slightly? e.g., should friend just pay nanny something directly as extra and we continue our weekly salary for her for our (one) child, or do we ask friend to chip in by splitting the hourly wage? I don't want to seem tacky...but let's say for the hours she has 1 kid (ours) she makes 16/hr, for the hours she has both, she makes 18/hr. Our paycheck would pay her at 16 hr for all hours except the 'two kid' hours and we'd pay her 9/hour for those hours....and friend would give her directly 9/hr *hours worked with both kids?
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