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[quote=Anonymous]I have worked for this person for a year now. She does not "relieve" me so I can go on time, changes my hours as she pleases without consulting me, and her house is a pig sty. She will not do the things she promises in the contract. She knows I am looking for another job, so she is trying to force me to sign a contract. Would you sign it? Nanny Employment Contract This is an agreement between XXXXXXX the (“Employee”) and XXXXXXXXX (the “Employer”). The Employee is being hired by the Employer as a Nanny to take care of the Employer’s children, XXXXXXXXX (the “Children”), at the Employer’s home, and this contract shall govern the terms and conditions of that employment. Schedule The employee will have a 34.5 hour schedule*. Though occasionally the Employer or Employee may request alternate hours. Both the Employer and Employee commit to a minimum of 34.5 hours per week. The Employer agrees to give the Employee three week’s notice ahead of any reduction below the 34.5 hours per week to allow for adequate planning. Breaks On days when the Employee is working at least seven hours, she may take up to a 40 minute paid break. All other time must be devoted to childcare and other specified household duties. Shifts of between 5-7 hours shall permit a 20 min paid break. Shifts of fewer than 5 hours do not include breaks. Punctuality Employee agrees to arrive precisely on time. The Employer will also ensure that the Employee is relieved of her duty on time. Compensation & Benefits The pay rate will be $13 per hour. The employee will be paid bi-weekly on Sunday evenings. The bank transfer takes a minimum of 3 business days, so the Employee should expect payment by Thursday morning. Pay Period The pay period is 2 week An accurate time sheet will be filled out weekly by Employee. Promptness The Employer will deduct payment for lateness as prompt arrival is expected and vital. If Employee is more than 15 minutes late without notification, nanny will receive half the regular rate of compensation for that hour only, the remainder of the day would be paid at the regular rate. Additional Compensation On occasion, Employee will be asked to watch XXXXX in addition to XXXXXXX. On these occasions Employer will be paid $18/hr for each hour or part of an hour that she is watching all three children. Employee will be paid an additional $25 per pay period (on top of the regular hourly rate) to perform extra “deep” cleaning duties including: Bathroom (1x per week): bath/shower, sink, toilet, wash floor, mirrors, walls & skirting boards, doors, doorknobs, shower curtain, change towel and bathmat. Kitchen (2x per week): wash floor on 2 nights per week, wash down counters, windows, stove, sink, fridge, doors, knobs, handles, cabinets, clean toaster oven and outside of main oven. These duties are ADDITIONAL to ongoing attention to tidying up the kitchen throughout the week. The additional $25 per pay period is contingent on having 1 (one) full bathroom cleaning and 2 (two) full kitchen cleanings per week. This payment will be included with the regular check. Benefits The Employer will withhold all mandatory state and federal taxes, including income tax, from the Employee’s salary. The Employee will receive paid vacation of 46 hours per year (8x average daily hours). The Employer ask that two (2) weeks advance notice be given before vacation time is used. Vacation days are earned pro rata, at a rate of 1.5 hours per week (to a maximum of 46 hours per year). Additionally, the Employee will receive paid holidays for New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. The Employee will receive pay for up to three (3) sick days per year. Sick days over that number will be unpaid. The Employee will notify the Employer a minimum of two (2) hours notice prior to start time if s/he is unable to work Responsibilities Childcare The Employee’s primary responsibility is taking care XXXXXXXX and providing a safe, affectionate, interesting, and engaging environment for them during the day. The Employee’s responsibilities and activities will include ensuring the safety and well-being of the children, feeding, changing and assisting with potty-training, and helping foster their development and learning as they grow and progress. The Employee is also responsible for working with the Employer to identify activities to engage XXXXXXX and to come up with an agreed upon schedule. The Employee will be responsible for dispensing medicine when needed by either child, and the Employer will provide instructions for such dispensing as necessary. Additional responsibilities and expectations of the Employee include: Be punctual – arrive on time. Limit one movie/TV show per day for the children. No smoking, drinking while working with the children, or being around other people who are doing so. Only take xxxx and xxxx in approved car rides. Please text XXXX when leaving for and arriving at a destination by car, and limit trips to one per day (e.g. to the library and back, to the recreation center and back, to a park and back). Visits to the Employee’s residence, or other non-public places, are not approved. Any visitors for the Employee will be pre-planned by Employee and pre-approved by Employer. Keep a log of activities, naptimes, potty attempts, etc. Cleaning The Employee will be responsible for leaving the household ‘as found’ at a minimum, including clean up of all activities, meals and toys that took place while she was working. This includes including tidying up their toys, putting soiled laundry in the wash, cleaning up after meals and any mess caused by foot-traffic. This also includes emptying out the stroller and putting all childcare related equipment away. Additionally, the Employee will be responsible for on-going cleaning duties. The Employer will provide a schedule of cleaning duties required. It is expected that the Employee will complete these duties and will be proactive about completing them when XXXXXXXX are napping or when other adults are caring for them. If unsure about what to do, the Employee should ask the employer. Duties to prioritize will change over time as the needs of the family evolve. A list of cleaning duties will be provided. Management & Communication The Employer and Employee agree to a good faith effort for ongoing and open communication, including monthly check-in/supervision meetings at the beginning of each month. Employee will be compensated for this meeting time. The Employee will maintain a list of items the Employer need to acquire for the children as s/he sees necessary. The Employee must have a personal cell phone that Employer may contact at any time during working hours. The Employee must have a Social Security number and must pass a background check as conducted by Employer. Emergencies Each Employer will keep an up to date emergency sheet for their child at each home. If an emergency arrives the Employee will call the child’s parents. Backup emergency numbers will also be provided. The Employer will provide a letter of authorization to treat their child in case of emergency. The Employer will pay for Employee to complete a CPR course. Notice of Termination Either party may terminate this agreement at any time by providing four (4) weeks written notice to the other party. However, it is understood that the parties hope to enter into a mutually-satisfactory arrangement. For termination without cause, the employer must give four (4) weeks notice of termination of the nanny and the nanny will continue to be paid during the four (4) weeks of employment, as the nanny is expected to work those four (4) weeks. For termination with cause, the termination is effective immediately and therefore monetary compensation would discontinue immediately. Accordingly, if neither the Employee nor the Employer elect to terminate this agreement sooner, this contract will remain in effect for one (1) year from June 24th, 2013. Employer (___________) Date ___________________________ __________________________ Employer (___________) Date ___________________________ __________________________ Employee () Date ___________________________ ___________________________ Contract Addendum (To be updated every time hours or household duties need to be changed) Schedule and Cleaning Duties as of June 24, 2013 Sunday: 5:00pm-7:00 pm Monday: 7:30am – 2:30 pm Tuesday: 7:30am – 3:30pm Wednesday: 2:30 – 7:00 pm Thursday: 7:30am – 2:30 pm Friday: 7:30am – 1:30pm Ongoing cleaning duties include, but are not limited to: Kitchen: Washing dishes, cleaning up after meals, wiping down counters, folding napkins & cloths, putting away dishes, sweeping floor, washing high-shairs, taking garbage out/replacing garbage bag. Living Room: Vacuuming before leaving in the evening (when working in the evening) and when Employee notices the need, regularly changing over diaper pail, taking diapers and kitchen garbage out to the garbage can in the back alley, dusting (TV, furniture, desk, stairs, walls, skirting boards, shelves), cleaning toys and toy-bins, matching socks, organizing diapers and diaper supplies, organizing coat closet, general toy organization and tidying, vacuuming/dusting stairs. Kid’s Bedrooms: Laundry (washing, folding, putting away), dusting, changing childrens’ bedsheets on a weekly basis, restocking diapering and changing supplies, organizing books and toys. Putting children’s laundry away shall be the regular first task of the employee. Upstairs Hallway: Organizing books, dusting on/under/around bookshelves. Tidying linen closet. Weekly Cleaning Schedule Sunday Put away clothes – before kids bedtime Tidy up kids bookshelves upstairs before kids bedtime Dust around XXX room (under crib, surfaces)- and change bedsheets Deep kitchen clean Living room (Tidy up, vacuum), Monday Dust under and around bookshelves Regular kitchen and living area tidying (as described above) Stay on top of laundry washing, drying, folding Tuesday Wash toys, toy bins. Organize Toys. Regular kitchen and living area tidying (as described above) Stay on top of laundry washing, drying, folding Wednesday Put childrens’ clothes away Deep bathroom clean Deep kitchen clean Dust girls’ room and change bedsheets Thursday Regular kitchen and living area tidying (as described above) Friday Regular kitchen and living area tidying (as described above) Saturday Put away clothes – before kids bedtime Change sheets in girl’s room - before kids bedtime Dust around girls room (under cribs, surfaces)- before kids bedtime Kitchen (Dinner dishes, Kitchen counters, kitchen & dining room floor) Living room (Tidy up, vacuum), [/quote]
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