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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the real reason nannies are distinguished as hourly workers is a matter of protection. Can you imagine the widespread abuse if nannies were legally allowed to be paid a salary? These MBs already skirt OT. If they were allowed to simply not pay us for each hour worked they wouldn't. [/quote]

I know plenty of nannies paid on salary. If they have to stay late they do, if they get to go early they do. There is no OT. [/quote]

Your point? We were talking about the legal definition of nannies as hourly workers, which they are, and someone indicated that it is because they aren't considered professionals. What happens over in ignore the rules land doesn't really have any bearing on the conversation. Nannies are paid hourly because their job is based on the amount of time spent performing it, not on deliverables. There is no point in the day where the nanny can say, well I've finished my tasks for the day, so I'm going home. She is contracted for a period of time. Salaried workers have certain tasks and deadlines to meet, and the amount of time spent doing so is generally irrelevant (beyond a reasonable minimum usually). None of this means that a nanny cannot be a professional. The reason we aren't professionals, and what I'd like to see change, is because there is no licensing body, no industry standards, and no across the board standard definition of what qualifies someone to be a nanny. Anyone can call themselves a nanny, and that is the issue. [/quote]

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