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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi, my DH and I are new to the process of hiring a nanny.
What paid holidays are typically offered to nannies?
How do you work out vacations?
I’m reading about the “guaranteed” # of hours on some posts. How does that work?

Sorry for these basic questions, but I wanted to see what the market rates are in the DC area.

Thanks in advance![/quote]

We give all federal holidays. Then we give two "floating" holidays - they get one every six months and have to give two weeks notice to use one of those. 
We work out vacations by having the nanny earn vacation time per each pay period.  This lets us avoid the situation so many people here post about where their nanny takes a two-week vacation in February and then wants to take a month off in August and a week off around Thanksgiving. They wouldn't be able to take two weeks off in February because they wouldn't have earned two weeks by that time. We ask for a month's notice prior to any vacation longer than two days in a row. 
Guaranteed pay means we pay for that minimum number of hours even if we don't use that many that week.[/quote]

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