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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Ditto the point that where you are in this area greatly influences answer as does number of hrs.[/quote]

Good point on number of hours, the higher the hour count the lower the hourly rate and vice versa for lower hour counts.

Also, everyone quotes average rates. I never encountered a nanny who reported her previous base rate, just her average rate. Its best to negotiate in terms of average hourly rate and weekly gross against # of hours in the schedule if your job involves more than 40 hours. In your contract you should figure out the actual base rate (will be lower than the average) and actual OT rate (will be higher than the base rate).[/quote]

I have never quoted a base rate, and I have gotten every single job I wanted. Why is it that you are comparing how much the nanny will make because of ridiculous overtime and adjusting your rate to be lower for YOUR advantage, are you not requesting MORE hours of work. I am glad I have never met a family like yours. Wonder how you would feel if your boss asked you to increase your hours by 50% but instead of paying overtime. Bet you'd feel like shit. If you don't want to pay so much overtime, don't request so much overtime PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

Out of curiosity, if you hired a nanny at $16/hr, for 40 hrs/wk then down the line had major changes in your employment/home life etc that you now need the nanny 60/hrs a week and then decided okay we're going to bring your rate down to $14/hr
The change LEGALLY, for 20 MORE hours of work is:
$640/week----> $1120/wk

But instead you do
$640/week ---->$980

Hmm I wonder who would go for that for working 150% the original time.
The way you talk you'd probably change to 13/hr, if that, so you can keep your average low.[/quote]

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