15 minute increments.

I use breed love where you can put in 2 decimal digits of an hour, like 8.16 hours. we do no rounding.

12:41, of course this makes sense but MB's seem to think coming home 10-30 minutes late is something their nannies should be flexible about and it doesn't seem to penetrate their hard heads that 15 minutes late every day is 1 1/4 OT every week.

When I worked on a time clock, OT was in 6 minute increments. If I clocked out 10 minutes late, I was paid for 12 minutes OT which is 20% of an hour. The minutes were always rounded - if I clocked out 8 minutes late I only got 6 minutes if that makes sense?

Anonymous wrote:If you let her go early and she was available to work, you can't then have her work late and count toward her40 hours. If you are 5-10 minutes late everyday, this adds up over the week. Yes, you round up and pay her OT.

You need to clarify your particular arrangement, but legally, yes you can. Overtime is only after 40 hours worked. PTO, holidays, or hours paid because you guarentee them ( getting off early) dont count. Know the law, because anything extra is a perk, and can't be assumed.

If you let her go early and she was available to work, you can't then have her work late and count toward her40 hours. If you are 5-10 minutes late everyday, this adds up over the week. Yes, you round up and pay her OT.

We calculate our Nanny's overtime in 15 minute increments ... but I never looked into what was legally required under VA law. I suppose I should call Breedlove (who I use for payroll), but if anyone knows the answer, please pass along!

MB here. I'm a detailed oriented person so I do 15 minutes but we are rarely late.

OT requirements only kick in for hours actually worked so if the nanny didn't work a full 40 hours (you let her go early) then the extra time legally is only the regular not the OT rate. Your end time is when you get home and you should let the nanny go. I would always use saying "thank you" as a way to signal you can home now. If she stays around to chat this is her business but most nannies will leave.

You should also be upfront about whether 6:30 or 6:45 really is your expected arrival time. Its fine if you need flexibility and you don't have guaranteed hours to the max. Most nannies will be fine with an employer guaranteeing 40 hours but letting the nanny know that you may be up to 30 minutes late sometimes and will pay for her time during those instances. Giving her the heads up that you may be late goes a long way instead of just arriving whenever.

Hi,

New MB here -- nanny's first day is today. We've agreed to pay her for 40 hrs/week no matter what...my question is re overtime pay. How exactly is it traditionally calculated? (And no, we didn't contact for this question -- only for the OT hourly rate.) 15 min increments? 1/2 hr increments? Hour? Please advise. FWIW, we live in VA. And do you awkwardly get home and say, "Okay, we're clocking today at 6:45pm"? Any advice appreciated!