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[quote=Anonymous]Career nanny here.  I started nannying while attending school.  I had set hours and days that were required of me, and in return, those hours were guaranteed to me.  This is how all of my families operated.  After school, I decided to stay in this line of work, not for the pay and benefits, but for the passion I have for the work.  Being paid a set salary was always a given and had actually never came up during the interview process.  I am now a full time nanny, and have been for many years.  I have usually worked a set schedule between two families.  The last family I worked for (after 15 months) did not want to pay me for the time that they did not need me, as if I can just go find other work that week.  They eventually decided to pay me, though it was clear that they viewed my employment with their family more as a babysitter than a nanny.  I immediately started looking for a new position.  This was a learning experience for me and I set up a contract and am very happy with my current employers.  It sounds as though your nanny has chosen this line of work out of passion and deserves to be treated as a professional.  How would you feel if your job decided to randomly let you off with no pay?  How would you feel if your nanny took random days or weeks off, with notice of course?  My guess is that neither of those situations would work for you.  You should treat your nanny with the same respect you wish to be treated with.

I have another family that I work for every Friday for a set timeframe.  This family does not pay if they don't need me.  I also do not hesitate to take off when desired.  You can't have it both ways.  If you can depend on your nanny, she needs to be able to depend on you.

I would recommend a contract moving forward.  Standard benefits in this field are 2 weeks vacation, one of your choosing and one of hers; 1 week of sick time, though most nannies work when sick as it comes with the territory of being a fill-in mommy; and guaranteed pay 52 weeks a year.  Any additional time that you take off, she is paid.  Any additional time that she takes off is unpaid.   [/quote]

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