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I would absolutely pay for this and likely buy her plane ticket as well with my miles as a gesture of good will.
Doesn't she have PTO to use?
Yes, that's fair and standard. Nannies are hourly employees per the FLSA and can't be salaried. So giving you a raise on your hourly rate is expected. I'm assuming they did it in hopes of offsetting the reduction of hours. If the lessening of hours means that overall annualized pay no longer is feasible for you, time to start looking for a supplemental PT job or new FT one. Best of luck!
Is he teething?
What does the contract say? I don't see how you have an obligation to pay unless it's in the contract. I never had an expectation of getting paid when I didn't work.
We paid an average of 40+ days off every year because our nanny had a million reasons why she couldn’t be at work, everyone will tell you to pay but to be honest a lot this is up to you.
We always paid out because she was a great nanny but also because we didn’t want to go through the hassle of finding someone new. Good childcare is hard to come by and we paid a lot for the service.
We always paid out because she was a great nanny but also because we didn’t want to go through the hassle of finding someone new. Good childcare is hard to come by and we paid a lot for the service.
I have an au pair for this because I know it’s hard to find part time care. It’s our single biggest expense as a family because keeping those girls happy is a full time job.
These responses are kind of wild to me. I don’t allow my kids TV when the nanny is watching them because I expect her to interact with them. My kids are older and they need a screen time break. I’m out of the house 12 hours a day (nanny works between 9 and 3 hours depending on school time), when I get home I need to relax myself in peace and the kids have tablet time. A nanny is totally welcome not to work for me over this, but I don’t know what I am paying her for if the kid is parked in front of the TV all day. My husband works from home, he could probably just park the kids in front of the TV himself and ignore them all day and we could save a ton of money.
That said, my kids are not 3 or 4. They will leave a nanny alone to do whatever she needs to do, like go to the bathroom or eat or mental health break. She can give my kids an activity and they can do it. Still we had nannies who watched the kids at 3-4 and they didn’t park them in front of TVs.
That said, my kids are not 3 or 4. They will leave a nanny alone to do whatever she needs to do, like go to the bathroom or eat or mental health break. She can give my kids an activity and they can do it. Still we had nannies who watched the kids at 3-4 and they didn’t park them in front of TVs.
Anonymous wrote:OP here - yes, I agree. Our nanny also has all federal holidays off and paid. I was just curious in the event Nannies do work those days how people arranged (I figured time and a half pay and pre-agreed)
In this situation, you would owe her overtime (time and a half) for working on what is supposed to be a paid day off. In addition to paying her the 8 hours at her standard rate for the holiday. If your contract did not give her federal holidays off, then she would have been paid at the normal rate.
I was a nanny for a family for 8 years. Why did I stay that long? Because they were the best human being and employer. When my husband had a heart attack it didn't cross their mind for not paying me. For 2 weeks I only showed up to work whenever I could. They were asking me every time how they could help me. While I was working for them my car broke down 2x. I couldn't go to work for those days. They still paid me. In my contract I had 2 weeks paid time. Reality..... Usually I had 4-5 weeks paid. They were just simply decent people. They were not wealthy..... just decent. I still keep in touch with them. The kiddo is in college and we still talk to each other 2-3x a month.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If your Nanny is not working more than forty hours a week, then by no means is she entitled to OT pay.
For her to demand it makes her look not only out of touch but incredibly selfish as well.
You may want to let her go based on this.
I would…..
Why to let her go? Under what circumstances ? Just because shes asked to be paid according to contract? What kind of dummy lets a nanny go for sticking to the agreement? ZERO sense!
The contract says if she works over 40 hours she gets OT. If she takes a day off she hasn't worked 40 hours. You make ZERO sense. Or are you the nanny?
Anonymous wrote:Listen, I'm a nanny, and I wouldn't ask to get paid when I'm gone. BUT if I had a family that offered to pay I'd be extra grateful and willing to help more to make up for my absence.
I am a Nanny as well & I agree w/this completely.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:1. I've had several families who allowed screentime after I finished for the day. Not my hours, not my job to criticize.
2. I have more concerns about eye strain and attention span than parents do, so I limit screentime. That's my choice, and I don't work for families who want to insist that I use screens with children under 2.
3. Every child needs to have a mix of structured and unstructured time, and they need to learn to self-entertain. Teach the child to play independently in your line of sight while you do what you need to do.
I have read that many experts state that screen time is not healthy for a child under two years of age.
My now grown children were raised w/the TV on since they were infants since back then there was no Alexa to issue commands to play music and it was tough for me being stuck w/small kids in a quiet house.
They never experienced any cognitive or developmental issues in childhood ->> adolescence.
These experts cannot specify what damage actually occurs in young children exposed to screens before age 2.
Without any empirical evidence it is tough for me to actually believe their theory.
And now childhood experts are saying that the popular childhood program Cocomelon is akin to giving crack to a baby??!
I think it is important to separate facts from opinions.
I agree with this.
I have heard time and time again that allowing a child under the age of 2 to be exposed to screens negatively impacts their cognitive development yet have never seen actual studies where a person ends up cognitively behind due to watching television at a young age.
I would not stay in this job personally.
Unless the family can practice (in theory) what they are preaching I could not respect them.
Unless the family can practice (in theory) what they are preaching I could not respect them.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:First of all, that’s not part time. That comes out to 45 hours a week. I would say at least $25 hour.
This
I second this.
But yes make sure you + your prospective Nanny agree 100% on what household duties she will be expected to complete.
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