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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It makes no difference who prefers a set salary because NANNIES ARE HOURLY EMPLOYEES AND MUST BE PAID FOR EVERY HOUR WORKED!!!!

A live-in nanny is paid straight time for all hours over 40 with the exception of the states where live-ins are paid OT.

OP, both of you are breaking labor laws.
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16.35 here.  You’re ridiculous.  I’m a live-in nanny, and just like every live-in I know, I negotiate with salary, not by hourly rate.  My contract reads that I am paid x salary per week for y hours on z schedule, and for the sake of legality, we break it down to hourly.  I have zero interest in dropping my take-home pay by only being paid for worked hours.  My employer travels, works 12+ hour days at least thrice per week, and generally needs 24/5 availability; if I wasn’t paid to be available for all those hours, I wouldn’t be available and my employer literally would not be able to do their job.

I have a separate rate for extra hours that is more than double my “hourly” rate.  My employer knows that I will make myself available in an emergency and that with at least a couple days of notice, I’ll be available when it’s not an emergency.  Most nannies I know that work 24/4 or more do the same thing.  We’re not paid OT for normal work, but we make it hand over fist when asked to work over our normal schedule.[/quote]

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