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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're in the process of hiring a nanny. We offered guaranteed pay, plus 2 weeks vacation and some sick days. Nanny has a previous obligation and needs a day off. No problem. I made a reference to using a vacation day, and found out we have totally different ideas of what that means.

I thought guaranteed pay meant we'd pay for the full 40 hours/week, even if we used less by going on vacation, or coming home from work early, or something. If nanny wanted to take a day off, she used a vacation or sick day. When those were used up, any time she wanted to take off was unpaid.

Our nanny says in the past she's always been "salaried" - paid for 40 hours regardless of how much time she took off. Her vacation was time paid on top of those 40 hours. So, let's say she earned $100/day for an 8 hour day. Each week she was paid $500 no matter what. If she took a vacation day, she worked 4 days and was paid $600. So, her vacation days were just bonus money, not an actual limit on her paid days off.

So, am I totally misunderstanding this? [/quote]

What?

I think your nanny is trying to forge a new frontier in this field called "Benefits and Compensation".

So, in her mind, not only does she have unlimited vacation time, she also gets paid DOUBLE every time she takes a vacation day?

I totally want that job.  I'd vacation all the freakin' time and collect double!

No, you are not misunderstanding guaranteed pay.  Your nanny is either crazy or thinks you're stupid to fall for this. [/quote]

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