Reply to Nanny share but starting with one baby for several months

Forum Index » Employer Issues

Reply to "Nanny share but starting with one baby for several months - best way to set up"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would have made this very clear when interviewing and only accepted candidates who consented. The reason is, even if you said one baby would not start until November, she may or may not have assumed you would pay the two child rate - why risk the possibility of the confusion??

First, do anything possible to pay the two child rate. Only settle for something less if you have absolutely no other options. We don't care for blending and averaging around these parts, it gets too confusing. Just make sure its fair.  In your contract be sure to show your work so everyone is clear how the math works. Finally, set a retainer for the maternity leave help. Guarantee her x number of hours per week. That way she has a stable income and a stable routine. If family B chooses not to use her help, she still gets paid.

Do email her with the same message and see what she suggests, it is per paycheck and she may think of something that you did not.

Kudos for coming here to ask for help. Good luck  :) [/quote]

Thank you - this is a great idea.  I will speak to the other family about a retainer as I agree it seems the only way to keep things straightforward and fair.  And yes, we were very clear during the interview process.  All rates will be fair for the work that is being done (certainly not planning to pay only half of the two child rate for the first 3 months, will be paying a competitive rate for 1 plus extra IF she decides to pick up my older child).  We are meeting in person to hopefully finalize and get a signed contract.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics