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[quote=Anonymous]Guaranteed pay means that’s she’s reserving those hours for you and you’re agreeing to pay them 52 weeks per year. If you go one 4 vacations, but she agreed to 2 in her contract, you COULD ask her to purge baby clothes and toys during part of one week and you COULD ask her to batch cook and freeze baby food the other week.  She is technically available to work those weeks (only in the same child-related tasks, no taking care of pets or grocery shopping to refill your refrigerator).  Most families just give the nanny the week off if they’re gone extra time.  Most families easily guarantee the same number of hours every week; other families have variable schedules and the guaranteed hours are the average.

Most families give the three holidays off (paid): Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years.  The only families who don’t are either working (ER doctors!) or both nanny and family don’t celebrate Christmas.  I’d guess that over three quarters of families give Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day off paid.  Feds are usually the only ones who give all federal holidays off.  It varies based on family need and how much the nanny is willing to negotiate on other things.  Lots of holidays can sometimes be a good benefit if a family can’t quite afford a decent pay rate.

Most nannies get 2 weeks of vacation their first year, 1 week their choice, 1 week family choice.  Most families require at least one notice before the nanny takes her week; some families require 3 months or more.  Most nannies insist on at least a month of notice before the family choice week (ask they have a chance to make plans that won’t cost a month’s pay), or the family’s spontaneous vacation just is guaranteed hours for the nanny and the family will choose a different week later in the year for the nanny.  Some nannies and families agree to pay out or roll over unused vacation, other contracts are written such that it will be used.

You didn’t address PTO or sick leave.  Most nannies get 2-4 sick days and 1-3 PTO.  Some families allow PTO to be taken in half days (morning doctor appointment, nanny comes in by halfway through the day), but others only do full days.  Many live-in nannies have unlimited sick days, because it’s incredibly easy to know when the nanny is too sick to work, while it’s also typically easy for the nanny to take an easy day when she’s not too sick.  Families of live-in nannies also realize that the nanny and kids are constantly sharing germs back and forth.

A nanny who can walk to your house will sometimes agree to a slightly lower hourly rate due to ease of commute.  A nanny who rings her child will sometimes agree to a lower rate, but is almost always more flexible about just about everything (and very loyal).  A nanny who feels nickel-and-dimed will look for another position.[/quote]

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