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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP when nannies and employers refer to hourly rates they are referring to average not base rates. I never saw one nanny report her previous base rate, only the higher average. You document actual base and OT rates in the contract but negotiate in terms of average hourly rate/number of hours per week.

If you are paying $18.50 base you are paying much more than others who are referring to $18 average. You should make sure that your share partner understands you are not referring to the average. [/quote]

No, my rate is my rate, not my "average" rate. Let's not stoop to double speak and more confusion.

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"Average rate" is just a clarification. Your rate is your rate, but I have no way of knowing if you are talking about an average rate or a base rate unless you clarify. It's also been my experience, in real life, that people discuss rates in terms of average, not base. That's not to say you are or should do one or the other, but it doesn't hurt to clarify. [/quote]

So according to your double speak, your average rate may fluctuate depending on how many hours of overtime you get every week. 
Most people strive for simplicity rather than unnecessary complexity.

If you charge your employer $25/hr., that's your rate. If you work OT (past 40 hrs a wk), you charge time and a half. Your average rate depends on how many hours you happen to work.

No one refers to an "average rate" except an employer who is trying to pull a fast one on a naive nanny. GL.

Remember, what goes around, comes around. Try to keep your child as your focus instead of trying to screw the nanny out of her OT pay.

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