Late Pay
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Anonymous
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Hello,
I am a new nanny and don’t know if I’m wrong or not…. I recently began working with a family and they are fantastic. The only issue I’m having right now is not receiving my payment on time. We agreed to weekly pay and I would assume I receive my payment at the end of the week by the end of my shift. It is never consistent. A few times I got paid on Saturday and one time on Sunday morning. Because of this I have asked if they were sending my payments over. I think they got upset that I’m asking. Am I wrong??? How should I go about this?? I mean we are all human beings with lives and responsibilities so im not understanding why they would get upset about it….. |
Anonymous
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How do they pay you and what day is the payment supposed to be in your hands?
If you get paid weekly, it's fine to get it any time during the week. Even on Monday if there's a holiday. Who gets paid right after the shift unless you get cash. Most people wait 1-2 weeks and even more to get paid. |
Anonymous
Electronically and it’s supposed to be every friday…. Well yes I know people get paid weekly or biweekly.. but even with other jobs, pay day is pay day. I don’t see why this would be different…. |
Anonymous
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If you agreed weekly and it’s electronic if should be consistent.
Having said that, if they pay you on Friday but it’s not in your bank account until Sat or Sun that is a bank transfer issue, not their fault. You need to assume it’ll be in there Monday morning for banking/bill management |
Anonymous
I'll be blunt with you: you need to use your words and have a conversation. Ask to sit down with them so you're not confused about which days you'll be paid/how you'll be paid. It's unusual to get paid for the previous week immediately at the end of your shift. Let's say you worked Monday March 3rd through Friday March 7th. If your contract states you'll get paid every Friday, you would be paid for that week on Friday, March 14th. This gives them time to go through the payroll service if you worked more hours and your typical pay needs to be adjusted. You say you're paid electronically -- is that through your bank? Venmo? Do your hours ever change week by week? Why are you assuming they're upset with you? Are you having these conversations via text, where tone can be easily misconstrued? |
Anonymous
It's the family's responsability to make sure the nanny gets paid on Fridays or either day they agreed upon. They have to make sure the transfer will go through and that she's able to get her money on time. |
Anonymous
| You have the right to ask for payment of the services you provided; if i pay my mortgage late I’d pay a late fee interest! This isn’t any different, you have to clearly verbalize that you need to have direct deposit every Friday. |
Anonymous
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I think sometimes it can be complicated when receiving payment via a cash app.
To make things plain + simple, I would just ask if the family would pay me either in cash or personal check on the last workday of your workweek. I used to get paid via Venmo with my previous family. My current one pays me either cash or personal check every Friday before I go home. It’s much easier this way imo. 
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Anonymous
| Friday send an text or email reminder. They may just forget. |