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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks everyone. DH and I will have to look at our finances and see how much more we could reasonably pay.  What do you think would be a reasonable amount for this position?  As I said, we were fine offering guaranteed pay, but the nanny was not willing to reserve her time for us. Is guaranteed pay enough of the benefit for part-time or do I need to be offering sick days and vacation days as well?  Once we figure out how much it would cost us to hire someone who would be more ideal, I can decide better whether the status quo is worth it or not.[/quote]

You don't necessarily have to offer guaranteed hours, or PTO, its just that your rate does not reflect the lack of benefits like most PT jobs do. PT jobs don't usually come with any PTO or other benefits, but they do usually come with a higher rate. $15/hour is simply an okay rate for two children, for a full time position with benefits. For a part time position with no benefits, it is pretty low. I think you would get better candidates, even at the same rate, if you offered guaranteed hours, and paid holidays that fall on work days. I'm not understanding why your nanny refused guaranteed hours. Do you not have a set schedule and just wanted her available for a certain number of hours each week? I can see how that would be unnattractive. Basically being on call all the time and not being able to plan, but only getting paid for a fraction of those hours. [/quote]

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