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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This was well covered in previous posts.
Just give your nanny the new job specifications and weekly pay, and ask her to get back to you on if this is still the job for her in one weeks time.
The end.

You can horse around with backing into the 40hr and overtime rate with a simple equation. Real nannies understand weekly gross income just fine.[/quote]

It's true we understand gross weekly income, but I don't know any nannies who would reduce their hourly rate in order to work more hours. That's crazy! We can make up additional income at our full rates in babysitting or PT positions, there is no reason to lower it. I'd love to see you pull that in any other job; "well yes, we hired you at 65K per year but actually we need to drop you down to 50K through no fault of your own...but you'll be eligible for bonuses on the extra hours we need!" Uh huh, sure.

If OP goes that direction she should be prepared for a new nanny search, either immediately or as soon as her current nanny finds a new position.[/quote]

Depends on what hours the nanny is working now.  I know a nanny who works 4 days a week for her main family and has to find another family to work at least 1 day a week for to make ends meet.  This nanny would jump at the chance to work 5 days a week for her main family even if it meant lowering her base rate a little bit.

OP, I'd see if your nanny would consider doing $18/hr base rate and $27/hr overtime.  [/quote]

Why do you all think this is okay? Seriously, how would you justify this? And then when she is job searching in the future, you've effectively screwed with her salary history too, since stupid MBs think past rate is relevant. No. The suggestion is ridiculous. It isn't my job to help you afford to make me work more hours. I second another PP that if you pulled this with me, I'd smile and agree, and you'd be looking for a new nanny the very morning you start your new job. You can't treat someone like a commodity and then expect them to view you as a human being. [/quote]

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