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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nanny isn't happy.
My work schedule changes over the summer so I have had 3 months where I have paid her a set amount each week even if I don't use the hours. Idea is she makes the hours up at a later date.
I kept a record, so has she. Her calculations are different from mine (higher). Not by much but by about 4 hours.
I pointed this out to her and she seems pissed. I also don't know what to do. I believe my calculations are right and hers are not. 
So where do we go from here?

To add, she has sent a detailed account of hours and it's those extra minutes which have added up which I have not included.[/quote]

Lots to unpack here. 
1 - even when your work schedule changed over the summer, you should have still paid her for her full hours. It's referred to as guaranteed hours, and it's one of the few nanny benefits. These hours are not meant to be "made up" at a later date. 
That being said, nanny agreed to the setup, so that's on her.

2 - your calculations are 4 hours different from hers. It sounds like there were some days when maybe she was meant to end at 5, but you kept her til 5:15 talking about the day - am I misunderstanding? Or you hit traffic and arrived home "a few minutes late"?

Assuming you like the nanny, is it worth causing friction over 4 hours of pay? Your last sentence confirms my 2nd point - she's counting time that you aren't. 
I've got to be honest - many nannies would not agree to your thought process of making up the hours.

I worked for a family part time - they kept cancelling on me last minute and didn't pay me for my time. There were times I would be at their front door and they either wouldn't answer or they'd answer and say they didn't need me that day. I found a new family and stopped being available to them. [/quote]

No, it’s not “on her” because the nanny agreed to banking hours, which is ILLEGAL and violates employment law.[/quote]

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