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[quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous]Newish nanny arrived an hour early twice this week. She left a couple hours early two days this week because she wanted to get to an appointment. When she got her check, she complained that she hadn't been paid more for the two early hours. Well, seeing as how I gave her about four hours of time off when requested, I thought it reasonable not to pay her above the usual 40 hrs weekly amount for the extra two hours she worked. If my math is correct, 4-2=2, so I still paid her for two hours she DID'T work. She said she would have stayed until her usual end time if I wanted, so it wasn't fair to not pay her the extra hours.

Banging my head against the wall here. So, apparently if she works less than 40 hrs because I don't need her, she gets paid (okay, I get that). But, if she works less than 40 hours because she wants to leave early for appointments, she STILL gets paid. That's the part that makes no sense to me. [/quote]

Did she come in early on her own, or did you approve that change in hours? If she did it on her own initiative, I don't see a need to pay her. If you asked her to come in, then she gets paid.

Does she have adequate PTO to take time off for appointments? If so, then she used PTO to go to her appointments, and she does get paid for that time.

What she "would have" done (stay until normal end time) is irrelevant IMO - she left early.

I think the obvious solution is to pay her for her full 40, and deduct 2 hours from her total PTO hours. However, if use of PTO wasn't discussed and isn't covered in her contract, you may have to grit your teeth and pay her THIS TIME (If YOU asked her to come in early) to keep your work relationship positive, and go back over your policy.

I am sure somewhere there is an "hour trading law" that is broken when nannies and families do this sort of swapping, but as long as all parties are aware of the agreement, and are happy with it, why not be a little flexible on both ends?[/quote]

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