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[quote=Anonymous]Do you guarantee your nanny a set number of hours or weeks of pay? Why? Why not? 
Yes. Her regular schedule is 40 hours, so I guarantee 40. Why? Because I really don't know how much vacation we'll take each year, and I think it's fair. When I had a part time nanny, I only guaranteed 20 hours a week even though she often worked more like 25. Why? Because I didn't pay for holidays with the part time nanny, so some weeks had fewer work days.

If you take a day off here or there is your nanny still paid. What is the benefit in doing this?
If we take a day off, we only give the nanny the day off if we have a trip to go on or some kind of family activity. Otherwise, we use the day for errands, household tasks, or a "date day." I know some nannies are annoyed if their bosses don't have to work and they do, but I don't really get that. I've hired a regular nanny so we can make our lives easier; why would I get a different sitter just because we're home? If we leave town or have a family activity that day, she still gets paid (see "guaranteed hours" above).

If your nanny works 8.5 hours do you subtract the .5 to account for a lunch break. The lunch break doesn't allow for nanny to leave the home.
My nanny works 40 exactly because I don't want to pay overtime. She gets paid for all the time she's here (and, usually, even if she's late or has to leave early b/c of something with her own kids, though this perk is going to have to end).

How many federal holidays are PTO.
I do not pay for MLK day, President's Day, or Columbus Day since these are days my husband and I may have to work. I do pay for day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve as of this year (she's been with us a year), so she gets 8 holiday days. She also gets 12 days of PTO to use as sick leave or vacation, all days scheduled by her choice.

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