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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here,

I know I could go to my nanny and ask her.  But it's awkward.  I am incredibly lucky to have such a fantastic nanny.  My nanny loves my daughter, and all my kids.  She'd throw herself in front of a train for my daughter.  My guess is that if I didn't say anything, she'd simply figure out when I was alone with the kids and stay home, and then show up when she heard the siren.  In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if part of the reason why she was home the last two times was because she was doing just that.

So, it's really important to me that she's not taken advantage of.  Not because I am worried that she'll leave, but because she deserves it.  So, I'm asking what other people would want if they weren't already loyal to the family, so I can get a sense of what would be fair.  [/quote]

FFS, have a conversation with the woman:

"Larla, I am incredibly lucky to have such a fantastic nanny.  [You] love[] my daughter, and all my kids.  I know you'd throw herself in front of a train for my daughter.  My guess is that if I didn't say anything, [you]'d simply figure out when I was alone with the kids and stay home, and then show up when [you] heard the siren.  In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if part of the reason why [you were] home the last two times was because [you were] doing just that.

So, it's really important to me that [you're] not taken advantage of.  Not because I am worried that [you]'ll leave, but because [you] deserves it.

We need more help this year, and I'm hoping you'd be willing to take on a more formal overnight on-call role. How do you feel about that? Here is what it would entail. Think about it tonight, and let me know tomorrow if you're willing to do it, and if so, what you'd charge for those nights. We were thinking we'd pay you a flat rate for the inconvenience, and then we would of course pay you your regular or OT rate for any time that you actually had to get up and come to work."

As a MB, I generally figure out what's fair this way: How much would I like to pay (maybe $50/night in this case)? How much do I feel like is the absolute maximum I think is reasonable given that she already lives there and the chances of getting called are slim, but that I also know she's reliable and able to step in at a moment's notice (maybe $150 in this case)? So, if she names a number between $50 and $125, then we're good. If she says she has no idea what to ask for, I'd probably offer $75-$100.

I use this same technique to determine how much I pay in general: the least I can imagine paying and the amount I think is too much. I set the rate somewhere in there, and if I can't find someone willing to do the job for that rate, then I explore other options.[/quote]

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