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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone hired a nanny for say 35 hours a week on a regular schedule, plus 5 hours a week that are offered but moved around? How would this work? I heard a friend talking about this but I didn’t totally understand and don’t know how common it is. Do you give a weeks notice? Do you pay even if she can’t do those hours (which of course would seem to incentivize never being available for the extra hours)?[/quote]

You can definitely find a nanny who will do 35 hours set and 5 hours that flex... as long as you pay on call rates for all the possible flex times.  Here are two examples:

Family 1:

Base hours are 9 am to 4 pm M-F.  Family wants another 5 hours, and the on call periods are 8 am to 9 am and 4 pm to 5pm.  Week one, Nanny works 8-9 Monday, 8-9 and 4-5 Tuesday and Thursday.  4-5 Monday and 8-9 and 4-5 Wednesday and Friday are paid at half rate, for keeping them available.  Week two, Nanny works 4-5 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and 8-9 and 4-5 Friday.  8-9 and 4-5 on Monday and 8-9 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are paid at half rate, for keeping them available.  There is no overtime.

Family 2:

Base hours are 9 am to 4 pm M-F.  Family wants another 5 hours, and the on call periods are 6 am to 9 am and 4 pm to 6 pm.  Week one, Nanny works 8:30-9 Monday, 4-6 Tuesday, and 6:30-9 Friday.  The rest of the hours (20) are paid at half rate for keeping them available.  Week, Nanny works 4-5 Tuesday, 4-6 Thursday, 8:30-9 and 4-5:30 Friday.  The rest of the hours (20) are paid at half rate for keeping them available. There is no overtime.

On call hours are not calculated into overtime, and an overtime rate does not apply unless Nanny works 40+ hours.[/quote]

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