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[quote=Anonymous][quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I think this has gone a bit off the rails. I'm not asking my nanny to babysit. I hire a family friend, a young professional with extensive child care experience who likes to make a little extra cash,when I need a sitter for a few hours in the evening, most of which is spent with the kids sleeping. My nanny asked me to hire her instead of my regular sitter. At her regular rate, it would cost me significantly more to hire my nanny. I'm not trying to take advantage of her.  She's basically asking me to do her a favor by hiring her instead of someone else. I just wanted to know how others have handled this situation. [/quote]

"Nanny, we would love to have you babysit occasionally. We budget $XX/hour for babysitting. Is that rate one you would be willing to accept? If not, no hard feelings!"[/quote]

Nannydeb, I am surprised at you. You know as well as any of us that the nanny could sue for overtime after leaving employment. And she would clearly win.

A household employee is a household employee. You cannot claim various hours fall under various job titles. So, if I had a nanny/housekeeper who cleaned for 30 hours and took care of kids for 20, you think I could pretend that they were two different jobs and not pay overtime?

Bull.[/quote]

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