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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But technically the nanny is always on call overnight Right? What happens if she and her girlfriends wanted a weekend away in NYC? What if she wants to take overnight gigs? She can't do that because she's on call.[/quote]

OP here,

My DH generally travels 2 - 3 nights at a time, and not every week, and never on weekends.  My thought is that the nanny would have first right of refusal, so if she's planning on staying home those nights then she gets some extra money for doing nothing.  If she isn't interested, then I ask the college student who is our regular babysitter.  If neither is available, then I'd ask our back up babysitters.

My mom has usually flown into town when the nanny has taken her vacation time in the past, so if nanny was out of town then grandma would probably be here.

But on nights when she would be staying home anyway, then it doesn't seem like a horrible thing to offer her a little extra money for being on call.   I'm just not sure how much money.  $200 seems like a lot to me, but then I'm having trouble seeing this as a horrible thing to ask of someone. [/quote]

It's a live-in position, folks. No one is being asked to leave their own bed or family.

If you could truly make it an optional part of the job, I bet most people would be happy to do it most of the time for something minimal, like $50-$75 + hourly if they have to get up. I know au pairs who do this all the time.

I do think you should be very up front about what you think the frequency will be, and also realistic with yourself if it turns out to be a lot more often than you thought.[/quote]

Our nanny has worked with us for years, and both my DH's schedule and my daughter's health needs have been consistent during that time.  My oldest is leaving for college, previously he's been the one "on call", which is why we're making a change.

In the past year, my husband has traveled 73 nights.  We had incidents on 2 of those nights.  Both times, my nanny was home and woke up when the ambulance arrived, and came over and offered her help, I accepted her offer and paid her for it at her hourly OT rate.  So, she definitely knows what she's getting into, but in the past we haven't paid her to be at home.

I'm pretty sure if I asked her she'd tell me I didn't need to pay her, which is why I asked here.  I'm thinking that $100 a night sounds fair.  
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Wait a minute -- this is a long-time nanny? I think everyone on this board assumed you were either hiring new, or this was someone who you barely know. Why are you asking us? Just talk to her. After all these years, surely she would be straight with you about what she would need to make it work. And if she says, "Oh! I wouldn't charge extra for that," you would of course insist on something. You could also offer a full day off the next day instead of compensation if that would work.[/quote]

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