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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]We all recognize that nanny housekeeper jobs are common. The outrage you find with many nannies on this board is when a position that was, when hired, a nannying job, but because the employer can't stomache that nanny may not be occupied every second of every day and tries to add duties not formerly agreed upon or properly compensated for. If you are honest in your ads and interviews OP this should not be a problem. Nanny/housekeeper jobs command a higher hourly rate so a nanny who charges $15/hour for nanny duties may charge $16-$17/hour for nanny/housekeeper duties. If you want to stick with $15/hour you will find yourself interviewing the previously $10-$12/hour nannies and that may be fine with you.[/quote]

Not true. We had no problem finding nannies that were willing to do light housekeeping in the normal range of $15. Its not a good idea to hire a nanny who is seeking a job with no light housekeeping and only considers it as a premium anyway. These are the nannies with low work ethic. Rates are more affected by number of hours per week and location than the tasks in a job. [/quote]

Not true. Light housekeeping tasks SHOULD be paid at a premium, they are in addition to normal nanny duties. When most nannies quote a rate, say for one child, that rate includes caring for the child and all CHILD related tasks. Light housekeeping is outside of child related cleaning and should be compensated accordingly. If I would normally charge $15 for one child and normal duties, I'd have to be dense to charge the same thing for a job requiring that and additionally adult laundry, clean up, cooking, or errands. It has nothing to do with work ethic. I have no problem doing the work, I just desire to be paid for it. I'm sure you can understand that. That would be like someone in the corporate world being offered a "promotion" or increase in responsibility but no bump in pay. I know it happens, but not regularly as there'd be no motivation to take said promotion.[/quote]

Yes, but in this job the other duties are happening during times the nanny/housekeeper has no responsibilities for the children. So she's doing two parallel jobs, not two jobs at the same time. I was in a similar situation, very irregular hours and we wanted to offer a FT position. We structured the same way. 40 guaranteed hours/week with a nannying vs housekeeping schedule clearly delineated week by week. We didn't have to pay a premium when we found the right person. I think it worked out really well as it absolutely guarenteed she'd get break time during the day, and she didn't even have to worry about child related tasks getting done while she was on child care time. (Just cleaning up after herself)

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+1 ------ Thank you for filling her in on the difference so I didn't have too. Lol.[/quote]

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