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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only way a blended rate benefits a nanny is if she enters a job knowing her hours will drop in the next 3 - 6 months. Then agreeing to 1000/week and a "blended rate" of $20/hour for 50 hours is better than insisting on ($18 X 40) + ($27 X 10), as long as the employers stick with the $20/hour when they cut her overtime hours in 3 months.

IOW, .1% of the time a blended rate might benefit nanny. The other 99.9% of the time it is a cheat tactic.

Oh, wait. If a nanny gets fired and had a blended rate contract she might be able to collect unpaid OT through the wage and labor board when she leaves the job. Does that count as a benefit?[/quote]

[b]If the base rate and ot rate are spelled out in the contract, it's not illegal. It is less than the nanny asked for, but it's a legal counteroffer, which she is allowed to turn down.[/b][/quote]

Most employers don't actually know to spell that out, or they never get a contract signed by a nanny. They leave themselves utterly vulnerable to W&LB complaints. [/quote]
Therefore, best to keep it simple just like all other employers of hourly employees. Why not??
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You nannies what to have your cake and eat it too. You want to be treated like hourly employees when it comes to OT but insist on "guaranteed hours", ensuring your weekly pay.  Hourly employees are not paid for hours they don't work.  Salaried employees do not get OT.  It's baffling why you feel entitled to both. [/quote]

They have been like this forever, luckily its basically only "nannies" on here (who coincidentally rarely seem to be employed) who feel this way, most real nannies don't act this way.[/quote]
Please do tell us how real nannies should act?
Like your doormat?[/quote]

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