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[quote=Anonymous]Very few parents pay for on call hours, and I don't know anyone who pays full rate.  Federal labor rules specifically allow a different rate to be paid for such hours because the work requirements are materially different.  Same goes for sleeping hours.  No one pays full rate for the nanny to sleep, and very few pay full rate for the nanny to be in the house while the children sleep.  In fact, the law allows families to pay nothing for eight hours in a 24 hour work period while the nanny sleeps.

Personally, I don't pay at all for on call hours, and have never had a nanny who objected.  I just specify that the nanny must be available to work x hours a week between certain days and hours (e.g. 8 am through 8 pm M through F or 9 am Sat through 9 om Sun), as needed.  We generally nail down weekend schedules by the Monday prior, but weekday schedules are determined daily.

The key to making this work for the nannies I've used is that the actual work hours need to be enough to justify her keeping her schedule open for the entire time block.  For a weekend, I think it is fair for you to expect a committment to be paid for at least 16 hours over the two day period, scheduled at least 4-5 days in advance.  If they need more flexibility than that in either total hours or scheduling, you should either reserve the right to decline because you've made other plans or request a "kill fee" for the hours you reserved for them but were not ultimately required to work.  The kill fee should be based on a rate that is about 1/3 to 1/5 your rate for hours actually worked.

Also, if you are working eight hours during the day, you should get paid more than if you are just required to be in the house overnight while you and the kids sleep.  So you really need more information about the family's expectations before you agree on a price.[/quote]

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