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[quote=Anonymous]I actually do agree that the best way to ensure that you have a happy long-term nanny is to set up a contract that will allow her life stability and guaranteed pay is one of those things that is good to include.  But what's funny is that I get all irritated at the entitlement in some of those posts and feel like arguing - because some posters act like it should be an absolute requirement or that employers who don't offer it are being willfully cheap or taking advantage of their nanny or that it's somehow a human rights issue.

As we've all said, nannying is a weird combination of salaried and hourly employment - it doesn't really fit into any category, which means you can't assume that any perks/benefits are assumed by either party.

PPs have acted like nannies are the only ones in the country who don't get paid when their time is reserved.  I was an employee at a big-box store and a waitress.  Both of those jobs never had a set schedule (I would find out the week before and it was always completely different), and sometimes when I was scheduled, they would cancel on me for their own reasons and I simply would not get paid.  Other times, they would call me in randomly when I was off because another employee cancelled or something.

Obviously, it was not a job I wanted long-term and I was unhappy, so it's definitely not a recommended way to treat an employee.  But most hourly jobs are exactly like this.  PP is right that some employers who have had an hourly job that isn't nannying might assume that nannying functions the same way as when they were an hourly employer.  They may simply not be thinking about it any other way.  So assuming they are just cheap or don't care about you isn't always true.  Enlighten them politely and respectfully.

Honestly even the corporate or government world isn't all job and pay security either.  I'm a Fed who is currently furloughed for 11 days and not getting paid.  I realize that's not exactly the same thing as nannies not getting paid, but even the Federal government is randomly not paying their long-term employees.  When I was in the private sector, there were random realignments and reorganizations, lay-offs, moving people off of assignments and projects without notice, etc.  One day you would have a job or a whole team, and the next day you don't.

So while I agree with you that employers would be benefitted by providing nannies a secure job and pay and that nannies should ask for these things respectfully if they need/want them, acting like nannying is so disadvantaged compared to all these other secure, constantly paying jobs is really irritating and just plain wrong.  [/quote]

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