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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's all negotiable and depends on how the contract is written.

If your contract provides the nanny with guaranteed hours or guaranteed weekly pay in x amount, then yes, you pay her whether you need her or not.  However, you do have several options.  1) You can require that she make up some or all the hours that she won't work while you are away.  2)  You can require that she come in and do other types of work while you are off, such as housekeeping, taking in the mail, watering plants, pet care, etc.  3)  You can also have her travel with you (you pay all travel expenses) and work an altered schedule so she covers some days and some nights while you and DH get out for evening play.  4)  You can specify in the contract that she gets 4-5 weeks paid vacation and then lower the hourly rate that you would otherwise pay to recapture the cost of all that PTO.  Basically, you take her weekly pay, multiply by 52, divide that number back out over the number of days she will actually work.

If she already works for you, it is too late to adjust her rate, so you'll need to talk to her about one or a combination of the other options and then, if you aren't  happy with what she is willing to do, change things up at the end of the trial period or first year.

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You must be a MB. A contract is a contract and you cannot have the nanny do other tasks unrelated to child care or have her make up the hours if you have agreed upon guaranteed pay. No nanny I know lets families "bank" hours to use at their convenience. [/quote]

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