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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...
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…..
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…..
Yes it would bother me. It irks me how bad many families treat their workers. They think of you as “the hired help.”
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.
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I disagree that there are “no emotions attached” to working as a Nanny.
There is rarely any other profession in the universe where emotions take center stage.
You are in dire need of your own “Mental Health” day in order to properly be the best Nanny you can truly be!
So take it & do not feel guilty.
And I am also sorry for your recent breakup too.
So take it & do not feel guilty.
And I am also sorry for your recent breakup too.
Hi All,
We're about three months in with our new nanny and things are mostly going well. We signed a contract, that was actually provided to me from her past employer, and we just swapped out the names of our kids and left everything the same. The contract states hours of 8:30-5:30pm (45 total hours per week), with hours above 40 being paid time and a half. The contract also says that under no circumstances will we pay her less than 40 hours per week.
So far this year there have been a number of weeks where for one valid reason or another she's only come 3-4 days- sickness, snow days, holidays, etc. Yesterday she told me that she expects to be paid the 5 hours overtime every week, whether or not she works more than 40 hours. She considers those part of her salary. She also shared that she's never had a family not pay her the overtime hours.
I'd love any feedback here. Obviously, I default to the contract and wish she would have raised issues like these before signing it. I also am in a financial position where those overtime hours are meaningful to my budget- I of course want to be generous with the woman watching my children but I've never paid overtime hours if someone hasn't worked more than 40 hours.
Thoughts?
We're about three months in with our new nanny and things are mostly going well. We signed a contract, that was actually provided to me from her past employer, and we just swapped out the names of our kids and left everything the same. The contract states hours of 8:30-5:30pm (45 total hours per week), with hours above 40 being paid time and a half. The contract also says that under no circumstances will we pay her less than 40 hours per week.
So far this year there have been a number of weeks where for one valid reason or another she's only come 3-4 days- sickness, snow days, holidays, etc. Yesterday she told me that she expects to be paid the 5 hours overtime every week, whether or not she works more than 40 hours. She considers those part of her salary. She also shared that she's never had a family not pay her the overtime hours.
I'd love any feedback here. Obviously, I default to the contract and wish she would have raised issues like these before signing it. I also am in a financial position where those overtime hours are meaningful to my budget- I of course want to be generous with the woman watching my children but I've never paid overtime hours if someone hasn't worked more than 40 hours.
Thoughts?
OP, grow up please and stop whining. She does not have to acknowledge it even if she otherwise likes you. You do not have to acknowledge hers, either. It also sounds sick to be with the same family for 5-6 rs, don't you want change? You sound boring, Op
I agree. Take a sick day. Tell them asap! Sorry to hear about your breakup. That might have to scramble but backup is their responsibility
Hi I know how your feeling I am a nanny and been working for them for 4 years now and every year they get me cupcakes and sing happy birthday first birthday they gave me cash + cupcakes 2nd year I got cupcakes that’s it (still appreciated I didn’t expect much) 3rd year I got cupcakes + a little cash this year they didn’t acknowledge ALL. When I started my boss had said you’ll be off on your birthdays Paid and he did kept his work but for some reason not this year I came into work it was a Dino day stayed inside with baby girl she’s 18 months had a rough day and he asked if i brought lunch I said no and he offered to Uber eats and I said sure so he ordered some food but with out acknowledging my bday and I am not complaining but it feels horrible when someone does something consistently then boom they stop like say something communicate with us and say “hey I don’t like you doing this, I don’t like you doing that” you did this me we didn’t like it or this is bothering us” or “hey we are going thru difficult times this year happy birthday” and hey I appreciate your honesty I love communication my brain just functions more when there’s communication. To be honest I might have a clue why they didn’t acknowledge my bday this year so I am not really hurt about it but it did make me feel a little off just for that day but I moved on right after. I am the type that don’t like getting taken advantage off so I speak up obviously in the most kindest mane-rabble way but to me they seemed very resentful so that might be the reason why.
It’s ok to take a sick day if you need to.
Mental health matters.
They can take a sick day if they need to.
Mental health matters.
They can take a sick day if they need to.
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.
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