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[quote=Anonymous]We're going to start searching for a nanny for one infant. One of us has a more flexible work schedule that tends to change with the time of year. For instance, for 3 months straight work might be 5 days a week, 8 or 9 hours a day. Other times of the year there are a couple months that are slower, and work may only be 2 or 3 days a week or might involve just working from home half day here and there. We also think that these free days may become more frequent after the arrival of the baby as the desire to spend quality time with our child during formative years will change the drive to work as much since we have this luxury of doing so. We've been trying to think about ways to make this fair for all parties involved and desirable for a nanny.

Is it reasonable to pay a nanny the market rate guaranteed for 4 days a week, and if she only ends up working 1, 2, or 3 days she is still paid for all 4, and then when the nanny works 5 days she will absolutely also be paid for the fifth? In my mind this could be an appealing arrangement to a nanny as she would have random paid days off throughout the year but would never not be paid for when she is working. On the flip side, I could see someone being reluctant to take a job that doesn't guarantee five days a week of pay or has a fluctuating paycheck throughout the year. t realize that we could instead just adjust the rate and pay for 5 days a week guaranteed, but because there's no real rhyme or reason to the days off I also don't want her to get the short end of the stick if days off don't end up being as frequent as anticipated. We anticipate the nanny working 5 days a week about 75% of the year.

Is this something a good, qualified nanny would consider?[/quote]

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