Anonymous wrote:OP is here - i didn't say our package is fantastic and we are average middle class family and unfortunately our basement is not finished, however, it has a bathroom and a separate entrance. I wonder if i should offer this to her isntead of a shared floor.
I asked for advice but got judged so easily. I got what I came here for, so thank you all

Anonymous wrote:I'm 11:06 and 12:18. I wasn't considering it from the nanny's perspective and I can see how a basic package wouldn't be all that attractive to a nanny, but wow - if live-in nannies are paid $11/hour plus board, all food, utilities, car use, paid car insurance, gas, gym membership and cell bill, where do I sign up? I cannot imagine why anyone would have a live-in nanny and offer all that. What would be the incentive of basically paying just a few thousand less a year on what is costing almost $40k for a live-in?

Anonymous wrote:OP is here - it's a full time job with a salary and not an hourly rate. If I have to stay late in the office, i am not getting paid extra. It gets reflected on my bonus or some nice perk like dinner in the office or cab ride home. What is bonus for? it's for situations like this - when employee goes beyond his direct responsibilities. Sounds fine, i pay for nights, but no bonus shall be expected or at least not in the amounts we planned. There was nothing extra and beyond.
As for the leaving conditions, I am sure a darker basement is better, than a nice room in the corner with a separate bathroom. we should have thought of that. I am sure should would love walk up the stairs 2 floors all the time, especially at night.

nannydebsays wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP is here - it's a full time job with a salary and not an hourly rate. If I have to stay late in the office, i am not getting paid extra. It gets reflected on my bonus or some nice perk like dinner in the office or cab ride home. What is bonus for? it's for situations like this - when employee goes beyond his direct responsibilities. Sounds fine, i pay for nights, but no bonus shall be expected or at least not in the amounts we planned. There was nothing extra and beyond.
As for the leaving conditions, I am sure a darker basement is better, than a nice room in the corner with a separate bathroom. we should have thought of that. I am sure should would love walk up the stairs 2 floors all the time, especially at night.

OP, I am going to guess that either this is your very first nanny, OR that you have cycled through about 4 nannies a year, and can't quite grasp why that has happened.

A live-in nanny is an HOURLY employee. That means she is paid for every hour she works for you. She cannot be "salaried. You can offer her (and many many employers do) guaranteed hours, i.e., pay for 52 weeks a year regardless if she works every single day and every single hour. So your $600 for X hours a week does NOT cover overnights, unless you have that written into your original work agreement, in which case, you are likely paying her an illegal wage of $5/hour for 24/5 care.

So, to decide that you'll take her bonus away because YOU are choosing to go away for a week and leave her in charge of your kid 24/7 and she is asking to be paid for all her working time...as I said above, you sound either clueless in the extreme or simply nasty.

You should pay her her hourly wage for all hours she will work while you are gone...that means, if she earns $10/hour working 60 hours a week, you figure out how many additional hours she will be working, subtract 8 hours a day for sleeping hours, and pay her accordingly.

So, if she works 168 hours (24/7), subtract 56 hours (8 x 7) for sleeping time, and pay her her standard hourly rate for 112 hours. At $10/hour, that is $1120 for the week. At $15/hour that is $1680 for the week.

And if you can't afford to pay her those amounts, take your kid with you on your vacation and give nanny the week off.

Anonymous wrote:Is English your second language??

You keep writing "Op is here" that's just odd

Anonymous wrote:Welcome to DCUM, OP.

Anonymous wrote:People are giving you advice OP and because it is not the answers you are looking for you are getting all snippy with people.

Just because you have a live in doesn't mean you get 24/7 care when ever you wish and not pay for it.
I have to agree with a previous poster - you either are on your first nanny (with this being her first nanny job as well) or you can't keep a nanny for a long period of time.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to pay her, at a minimum every day from when your child wakes, until they go to bed. For a live-in employee, I believe you can legally deduct 8 hours of sleeping time IF she will get to sleep. If you are leaving a baby or toddler that may need her in the night, you'll need to pay for night time as well. You sound like a generous employer, so I'm surprised that you think its okay to not pay her for the extra evening hours. The rest of her benefits (meals, leave, bonus) have nothing to do with your obligation to pay her for the extra hours she will work.

OP is here- because I think we are already giving her a nice pay package (and I am sure some of the people here jump at me bcs i said that), I don't think we should pay extra for nights. Alos, he might or might not need her during the night. She takes care of every third night if he wakes up, but that is so really so she hardly does anything at night anyway, besides may be being awaken for a few minutes if he cries without getting of the bed. Only if he cries 10-15 minutes and it's not clear from the monitor, that he is ok, she should go and check on him. Ok, I got that extra benefits don't count. I guess we get used to good things too fast thank you