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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a general nanny share question....we are going to start a nanny share with another couple early next year and a post on one of my distro lists sparked this question.

If we offer our nanny, say, $18 an hour to start (with a stipend for health insurance and do all the legit paperwork), is it normal to offer the nanny a rate at "per child"?  As in "$18 for one child, $10 when it's only one?"  I'm curious because it seems like the contract should guarantee a basic income (say, $18 an hour for 40 hours a week) not $18 when it's two kids and $10 for one for the week....example: one parent has every Friday off, so the nanny gets $18 an hour for 4 days and $10 an hour for one day.  Hopefully this scenario makes sense.

[b]Is this normal, or someone being cheap? [/b]

When we begin our nanny share, I'll be taking one day a week off for the first month to ease the transition - is it normal to pay for that day anyway, even if I'm home....?  I have no problem paying for the day (and honestly might use it for a few hours to get some rest/run errands then have my baby the rest of the day), but I didn't know if it was normal to have two rates.[/quote]

Paying $10/hour is not normal, no. If anything, you might reduce the rate for one child down to $15-$16/hour, however, many nanny candidates may be looking for a position that guarantees the weekly pay (i.e., $18/hour x 40 hours).[/quote]

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