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[quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous]Myself and the other family in our nanny share are first time parents trying to figure out the logistics of being employers. Is it customary to pay the full rate on days that she will not watch our kid, say when relatives are in town and want to keep him for the day? Or is it ok to pay her the difference of what she normally charges for watching one kid? She charges $22 for 2 kids and $16 for 1, so that would be paying her $5 an hour instead of $11. Or should we not pay her at all for those days?

Thoughts??[/quote]

You guarantee FULL pay 52 weeks per year. You offer her 15 days of PTO to use as she sees fit. If there is a specific week that you [b]and[/b] the other family will be out of town, it wouldn't be out of line to designate that as 5 days of PTO for her.

If she uses up all her PTO, then you choose whether to be generous and offer her some leniency or whether to stick strictly to the contract if she needs more time off. (If she's performed her job admirably, and you can manage it, give her a little extra.)

If YOU choose not to use her services during a time she has reserved for you, then you pay her anyway. That means if relatives visit, if you take extra vacation time, if you just choose to not work one day and stay home with your kid, whatever.

If you go a different direction on this, you'll be cycling through nannies like tissues.[/quote]

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