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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the earlier poster re: trips to Cancun and aspen but it is a good point PP that points to why this needs to be part of the contract so it is clearly spelled out for both sides. Also agree that not negotiating for guaranteed hours up front in the hope your MB will later just agree is in very bad faith. That said it still strikes me as odd that an employer is oblivious to the budget pressure that no pay for weeks on end will wreak on a nanny. [/quote]

It is not in bad faith when a nanny fails to mention it, it is ignorance. Either she has never worked for a family that took unscheduled vacations and left her incomeless or she listens to people like the PP before you who suggest she doesn't deserve weekly pay because she's an hourly employee and that's how fast food workers live - if their boss tells them not to come in for three weeks, they just don't get any pay!

Nevermind that in such a scenario, which would probably never happen in the first place, that McDonald's employee would quit their job and get another retail/fast food/whatever job within a day or two because 1) they can't afford not to have money coming in and 2) they don't owe any loyalty to a company that would treat them so poorly. Parents know that nannies can't job hop as easily as other hourly employees, they know they'll feel a sense of loyalty (at least to the kids) even if they're poorly teated, and they count on that when trying to take advantage of them.

I'm so, so, so thankful to work for people who knew going into the very first interview that I am a human being and offered me not only guaranteed weekly pay but PTO and health insurance too. They're not wealthy, but their kids are their priority so they prioritize the care they receive. [/quote]

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