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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here:

I give 40 hours sick leave, 6 days (though honestly, I will probably increase it to 10 days) paid annual leave, 12 days paid holiday leave, plus bonuses and a raise if possible.

In my area, apparently it is customary to not guarantee hours or pay any sort of paid leave except maybe one or two holidays a year which is crazy so trying to get another family on board to do a nanny-share and have it be equitable is proving to be a significant challenge! [/quote]

I think I may have misunderstood your original post. This is about putting together a nanny share?

You may have to bend on some of this. I would not agree to a share where I had to pay for 12 holiday days, for example, on top of essentially 15 days of leave for a brand new nanny.

The customs in your area are going to drive these negotiations somewhat. And for a better-than-average rate, the nanny may not care if a week is unpaid if she's a decent budgeter. You need to look at the whole package and come up with something that makes sense to both of you.[/quote]

Or, you need to let the nanny negotiate with each of you separately, and you do what you think is right.[/quote]

If the nanny is ok with it, let the other family pay less leave. By trying to be 100 fair on pay and leave terms you could be ignoring intangibles. Maybe nanny likes the other family's charge better because the kid is easier, or the family is easier to work with. Look at the big picture. If you bring in a new family that will pay exactly as you do, but their kid turns out ti be more difficult to care for, have you inproved your nanny's life? Basically, look at the bigger picture, consider all the intangibles, and go with the flow. You have good intentions but can't guarantee your nanny improved situation.[/quote]

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