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OP, time to move on
Anonymous wrote:I got a job offer for taking care two children after school and daycare.
One is 6 years old and one is 3 years old and they both are boys .
I have to be with them from 2 to 7 or 3 to 7.
The issue is the dad don’t want me to take them out and their home is very tiny. They have very small yard as well.
I always took children out for walk or to the park.
They have lot of energy and to be honest I played with them all day long with blocks and read books for them but at one point I started to have headaches
Mom said she is okay if I take them out but dad said no .
So it’s complicated situation.
Finally dad said I can’t take them out since he has anxiety if something happens to them .
Which doesn’t make sense.
Before I go and do commitment I want advice from folks who are working in same situation.
I am on medication ( mental health so I don’t want to put myself anywhere that I have to deal with stress)
Many thanks
Run as fast as you can
Dad is crazy.
Anonymous wrote:I just need someone dependable who can pick up my kid at school and take him home and stay with him until early evening. Why is this so hard to find? Please share any tips
Because you are not paying enough
Pay $30/hr so it's worth their time.
Anonymous wrote:I spoke to a nanny yesterday who was working illegally for $8 an hour for 50 hours a week with no overtime. She was Iranian and although she did not say that she was undocumented I have to assume she is since $8 an hour here in California is under minimum wage. I felt so sorry for her!
You should report them but get the nanny out first.
Anonymous wrote:This is a business; you provide services and get paid ; no emotions attached. As long as there’s mutual respect and you don’t miss payments thats all it matters.
Bull. OP maybe it's time to move on.
Yea, our nanny works Veterans Day because my office does not close those days. We give the Friday after Thanksgiving off in lieu of it. And once we asked our nanny to work a day that was typically holiday but no, time and half is not required.
I think it is very hard for us to weigh in without seeing the specific language in the contract. You say the contract has specified hours but does it reference “guaranteed hours”? For example, the contract with my nanny has 42 hours if you strictly follow the schedule listed but we only guarantee 40. FWIW when our nanny has a sick day or there is a paid holiday; we go ahead and pay her the typical 42 hours, regardless of the fact she only worked 34 of those house because the nanny depends on a regular salary, even though technically by our contract we could just pay her for 40 hours. I do second what others have said and that you should proceed cautiously… in my experience some nannies are hyper focused on pay and taking advantage of employers. But if you clear this up all now, hopefully it is smooth sailing going forward!
The only families that never wished me a happy birthday were the families that didn't respect me as a nanny and only saw me as an employer. I have learned to let it go. That hurts, yes, but you're less disapointed when you don't expect anything.
Anonymous wrote:She is only entitled to the overtime if she worked it lol
This. She just started and already taken several days off and sounds entitled. It's time to cut your losses and look for a new nanny.
She is only entitled to the overtime if she worked it lol
So I agreed to a weekly salary when I was a Nanny. So if I took a sick day ( v rare) or they didn’t need me I still got paid my regular amount.
If your contract has 40 hours plus 5 hours at OT rate though then she’s not entitled to the OT unless she works over 40.
If your contract has 40 hours plus 5 hours at OT rate though then she’s not entitled to the OT unless she works over 40.
If Nanny works 40 hours you paid her accordingly; over 40 hours 1.5x legal paid OT. Simple as that!
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!
Anonymous wrote:I don't think I've ever heard of a family who wanted to keep their au pair for more than 1 year!
OP here. Our au pair is a saint who loves our children (and is loved by them) as if she were their sister -- I would adopt her if I could!
Anonymous wrote:It may depend on what is on her Visa. The AP agency would know for sure. Ask them.
OP here. I have asked various contacts at our agency (Cultural Care) this exact question and have either received radio silence or some slightly more polite version of "ask somebody else."
CC was great during the matching process but the agency has been much less helpful thereafter...
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