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[quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course no one can force anyone to work overtime.  Remember though that most nanny employers need someone to be flexible, especially the ones that pay in the top salary ranges.  [/quote][/b]

How is the nanny not being forced to work OT when you come home an hour or two late, beyond the time she agreed to work? You think she should just leave your kids alone or drive them to the local police station (like they do in daycares), and let you get charged with neglect?

You think a nanny needs to be perpetually on call, until you determine that you've got all your shopping done?

No.

If you think you MIGHT be late on any given day, you ASK the nanny in advance if she is available to work late that day. She may very well have other commitments and obligations. Or she may be happy to cover for you, especially when you offer to double her regular hourly rates.

I know daycares where you pay a dollar a minute for being late. Nannies should have late fees to.

It is certainly not HER job to tell you everytime you are not allowed to be late. You need to be responsible here.

In the case of the best paid nannies, this is a nonissue. Hense their $100,000. to $200,000 per year salaries.
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I'm actually a nanny, not an employer who posted this. Of course I would never say leave the children alone or just be on call and you should be paid for every hour worked.  But this is something that needs to be discussed and addressed at the beginning of a position and put in your work agreement.  There is also a huge difference between being flexible and being "on call".  One of the major reason's people choose to have a nanny is the flexibility.  If you don't ever want to come in early or work late that's certainly your choice.  However, this makes you a much less desirable candidate when interviewing.  Btw, I wasn't talking about the 100-200k jobs, I was referencing the jobs that pay over $20/hr that all of you on this board are always bringing up.  If you want an above average salary, you need to be an above average nanny and have something special to offer that makes people want to hire you.  I have awesome employers that give me everything I asked for and/or wanted when job searching.  Part of the package is that I offer my employers a lot of flexibility and in return get the same flexibility when I need to come in late or leave early.  That being said, most weeks I work my regular schedule.

Maybe I have a different perspective because I've worked a full time professional office job and understand that sometimes things come up at the last minute.  I've been all set to walk out the door at 4:30 and my supervisor give me work that needed to be finished by the next morning.  It's just the way things happen sometime.    [/quote]

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