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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We pay our nanny guaranteed hours, and we take 6 weeks if vacation a year. 
She is very good, but this has become a sore spot. Even though she gets six paid weeks, she has never once offered to give am hour here or there. We returned from a 2 week vacation (after she had already had 4 weeks off that year) and had to stay at work late - and she charged us for that measly HOUR, after having all that paid time off

We are giving her notice next month.  My advice to you is to negotiate a compromise up front. Paying for alot of unused time will get to you. [/quote]

The vast majority of good, professional nannies will expect guaranteed pay. My guess is that you will very quickly regret letting go a good nanny over this.[/quote]

Nope. In fact, I am counting down the days until I can give her notice. Yes, she is good in many ways. BUT, I am honest in advising the OP to negotiate this issue up front. Paying for time you are on vacation only to return and then be charged for AN HOUR or two will really irritate you. To me it shows an utter lack of respect and common courtesy. She has gotten over 6 weeks of vacation a year for the many years she has worked for us. As a PP pointed out, this is a ton of paid leave, and she could have at least acknowledged this by throwing in an hour here or there.  I would advise OP to come up with a solution - maybe 2 weeks paid vacation, and after that the hours need to be made up at a mutually convenient time. That is what we will do for our next nanny. [/quote]

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