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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi Mommies,

I am considering changing my hours for my full-time nanny who is on salary currently to being hourly.
We dont need that many hours because we have special needs kid who started getting a therapist that comes to take care of him for 5 hours each day and which is covered by insurance.
What I am proposing is that she comes in from 7-9 am and then leave and come back from 2-7 pm so the total working hours are 7 hours each day.
Do I need to pay her for the hours(9-1:30) everyday that she will be out of the house just to keep the option open in case the therapist is on vacation or the kiddo is sick?
Or can I just pay her on an as-needed basis when that happens?
I need to think of all this before I write up the contract.

Thanks

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You can always ask the nanny if the arrangement will work for her, you never know. Maybe she lives nearby and would like a break in her own house. Maybe she's a student and can use that time for classes.  Barring that:

1. If she treats you as her full-time job and the primary source of income, it would likely be unwelcome.  She would have to find another job within these hours and still be available to you afterwards.

2.  Can you stagger the hours so that there is no split shift, and the therapist comes for the 1st half of the day, and the nanny later?

3.  If you want the nanny to be available just in case during the day (therapist out of sick, etc.), you'd have to pay for the whole day, no way around it.

4.  There is nothing wrong with realizing that you no longer need full-time nanny care, and figuring out another arrangement. You just can't pay a part-time wage and expect full-time coverage.  [/quote]

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