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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is 25 hrs at her current rate enough for her to live on? Most would quit to find a full time job. Split shift is the hardest to get. Everyone wants it and only wants to pay for hours "used"[/quote]

So what is fair in this situation? Going from full-time to part time care should come with a cost savings, shouldn’t it? I understand split shift is difficult to hire for and that it will likely come with a higher hourly rate than full time care, but I find it odd to suggest that one should pay for more hours than are worked.[/quote]

My bosses kept paying me for full time for 1.5 years when the youngest started kindergarten. Then pandemic happened and here I was, ready for them, since they had guaranteed my time. I was paid to be on call just in case, and they lucked out with that since I’m a former teacher. Their friends who got rid of their nanny and hired cheaper nanny housekeepers really struggled, since most of those nannies didn’t speak English and couldn’t help with distance learning. Before pandemic, my boss could also text me at 6:30am and say hey one kid is sick, can you come in at 8am, and I would be up and at work on time, since I was paid to be on call and always kept my phone on just in case. I also worked all the random days off school and on breaks. Paying me full time meant I was available full time. Otherwise I would have had a morning job and they wouldn’t have had a teacher during the pandemic. [/quote]

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