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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As for contracts, I do not really think they are legally binding. I have not seen or heard of any case where someone has sued someone in a court of law and was awarded damages based on supposed "guaranteed" hours. I think these are just tangible documents for both parties to refer to to clear up any job-related confusion, but in the legal sense, they are pretty much fluff.

Anyway, it wouldn't hurt to sit down with your bosses now + discuss your need for more hours. How long ago did they start reducing your hours? If they say their needs have changed over the past few months and that they need less care, I would let them know that while you really enjoy working for them and love caring for their children, financially speaking you really NEED to work at least 24 hours to make it financially. See what they say. Perhaps they just didn't realize on their end how important those extra hours were to you.

Hopefully you all can work this out.
I am quite sure they feel the same way about you as you feel about them and will not want you to go over a few weekly hours.

Hope this helps.

Good luck. :)[/quote]

Thank you for your reply! That's what I would like to tell them, but don't want to risk making it awkward if they tell me no. It's not every week that it's reduced thankfully, just random times. For instance, this week they won't be needing me for 2 days, and MB is coming home early another day, so I'm only going to be working maybe 13 hours. I guess they probably don't understand this isn't just extra income to me and that I depend on the money. I'll try to bring it up, but I get nervous even thinking about it! (I've done similar things with other non-nanny jobs, but somehow working for a single family seems more personal discussing money) I am hoping they value me enough to want to keep me on ![/quote]

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