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[quote=Anonymous]Our nanny has been with us for seven years, so I hear your concern.  We have given a raise every year, and if I average it out, it has worked out to $1/hour/year, but we did not give the raise as a $1/year.  (So our nanny started at $15 and is now at $22).  The first year, I think we went up $17, because I felt like she was underpaid (she's awesome), and then we jumped to $18 when our second was born.  Then we moved to a percentage based on where we were financially. We also give generous vacation benefits and we cover health insurance in full (we used to provide a stipend up to a certain dollar amount and now we just cover it in full).

A long winded way of saying, there is no automatic $1/year, but it worked out that way on average for us.

The challenge that we are facing seven years out is that our needs are changing, and the changes aren't attractive to our nanny.  We still can guarantee a set 40-hour work week, but we need her assistance later in the day to cover later sports practices, and that is not desirable to her (which I understand).  Those are the types of things that may require additional compensation.[/quote]

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