Anonymous
03/07/2013 12:25
Subject: Re:weekend nanny salary
No OP, do not factor rent in.
Anonymous
03/07/2013 12:24
Subject: weekend nanny salary
Anonymous wrote:Very few parents pay for on call hours, and I don't know anyone who pays full rate. Federal labor rules specifically allow a different rate to be paid for such hours because the work requirements are materially different. Same goes for sleeping hours. No one pays full rate for the nanny to sleep, and very few pay full rate for the nanny to be in the house while the children sleep. In fact, the law allows families to pay nothing for eight hours in a 24 hour work period while the nanny sleeps.
Personally, I don't pay at all for on call hours, and have never had a nanny who objected. I just specify that the nanny must be available to work x hours a week between certain days and hours (e.g. 8 am through 8 pm M through F or 9 am Sat through 9 om Sun), as needed. We generally nail down weekend schedules by the Monday prior, but weekday schedules are determined daily.
The key to making this work for the nannies I've used is that the actual work hours need to be enough to justify her keeping her schedule open for the entire time block. For a weekend, I think it is fair for you to expect a committment to be paid for at least 16 hours over the two day period, scheduled at least 4-5 days in advance. If they need more flexibility than that in either total hours or scheduling, you should either reserve the right to decline because you've made other plans or request a "kill fee" for the hours you reserved for them but were not ultimately required to work. The kill fee should be based on a rate that is about 1/3 to 1/5 your rate for hours actually worked.
Also, if you are working eight hours during the day, you should get paid more than if you are just required to be in the house overnight while you and the kids sleep. So you really need more information about the family's expectations before you agree on a price.
OP here. Thanks so much for your advice. I wasn't planning on asking to be paid for the entire weekend. The job will start in the late afternoon on Friday until Sunday. I want enough hours/pay for it to be worth it for me. I could also find a job all day on Fridays instead of working weekends. The hours are interesting because it's every other weekend. It's kind of an odd work schedule but may be perfect since I am a student. It's also a live-in weekend position so I am wondering if I need to factor rent in?
Anonymous
03/06/2013 17:39
Subject: weekend nanny salary
Anonymous wrote:Everyone gets paid for being "on call"; everyone except slaves.
Wrong. For a lot of us, it is just part of the job.
Anonymous
03/06/2013 17:11
Subject: weekend nanny salary
Everyone gets paid for being "on call"; everyone except slaves.
Anonymous
03/06/2013 16:52
Subject: weekend nanny salary
Very few parents pay for on call hours, and I don't know anyone who pays full rate. Federal labor rules specifically allow a different rate to be paid for such hours because the work requirements are materially different. Same goes for sleeping hours. No one pays full rate for the nanny to sleep, and very few pay full rate for the nanny to be in the house while the children sleep. In fact, the law allows families to pay nothing for eight hours in a 24 hour work period while the nanny sleeps.
Personally, I don't pay at all for on call hours, and have never had a nanny who objected. I just specify that the nanny must be available to work x hours a week between certain days and hours (e.g. 8 am through 8 pm M through F or 9 am Sat through 9 om Sun), as needed. We generally nail down weekend schedules by the Monday prior, but weekday schedules are determined daily.
The key to making this work for the nannies I've used is that the actual work hours need to be enough to justify her keeping her schedule open for the entire time block. For a weekend, I think it is fair for you to expect a committment to be paid for at least 16 hours over the two day period, scheduled at least 4-5 days in advance. If they need more flexibility than that in either total hours or scheduling, you should either reserve the right to decline because you've made other plans or request a "kill fee" for the hours you reserved for them but were not ultimately required to work. The kill fee should be based on a rate that is about 1/3 to 1/5 your rate for hours actually worked.
Also, if you are working eight hours during the day, you should get paid more than if you are just required to be in the house overnight while you and the kids sleep. So you really need more information about the family's expectations before you agree on a price.
Personally, I don't pay at all for on call hours, and have never had a nanny who objected. I just specify that the nanny must be available to work x hours a week between certain days and hours (e.g. 8 am through 8 pm M through F or 9 am Sat through 9 om Sun), as needed. We generally nail down weekend schedules by the Monday prior, but weekday schedules are determined daily.
The key to making this work for the nannies I've used is that the actual work hours need to be enough to justify her keeping her schedule open for the entire time block. For a weekend, I think it is fair for you to expect a committment to be paid for at least 16 hours over the two day period, scheduled at least 4-5 days in advance. If they need more flexibility than that in either total hours or scheduling, you should either reserve the right to decline because you've made other plans or request a "kill fee" for the hours you reserved for them but were not ultimately required to work. The kill fee should be based on a rate that is about 1/3 to 1/5 your rate for hours actually worked.
Also, if you are working eight hours during the day, you should get paid more than if you are just required to be in the house overnight while you and the kids sleep. So you really need more information about the family's expectations before you agree on a price.
Anonymous
03/06/2013 02:42
Subject: weekend nanny salary
Yes, you need specific hours. Within a time frame, like 5 hours within noon-8pm at least, so you can plan other stuff outside of those hours. If they wanted some morning or afternoon or evenings, then they need to make it a regular schedule or at least give you 2 weeks notice of your schedule. It needs to be roughly the same number of hours each weekend, and then you can figure out a weekend rate by this.
Like if it would be between 20-25 hours a weekend, I would charge for at least 23, if not the whole 25. If they don't use it, they lose it. If you were thinking your pay being about $15/hr, then 25x15=$375 which would be your weekend rate.
If they want to give you random hours without any real advance notice (as in anytime between 9am-9pm or whatever), then you are on call for any hours you are not working, and need to be paid for those hours as well.
Like if it would be between 20-25 hours a weekend, I would charge for at least 23, if not the whole 25. If they don't use it, they lose it. If you were thinking your pay being about $15/hr, then 25x15=$375 which would be your weekend rate.
If they want to give you random hours without any real advance notice (as in anytime between 9am-9pm or whatever), then you are on call for any hours you are not working, and need to be paid for those hours as well.
Anonymous
03/06/2013 01:18
Subject: weekend nanny salary
Anonymous wrote:They need to pay you for every hour that you are responsible for your charge. Period.
As well as every hour you COULD be responsible for your charge (i.e. whenever you're "on call").
Anonymous
03/06/2013 00:35
Subject: weekend nanny salary
They need to pay you for every hour that you are responsible for your charge. Period.
Anonymous
03/06/2013 00:19
Subject: Re:weekend nanny salary
Yes, too ambiguous to provide a "weekend rate" for. If they expect you to be on-call the whole weekend, that's much more expensive. If they want to adjust their hours from week to week but can let you know ahead of time what those hours will be and how MANY you will work (this is KEY) then you'd have an idea of how to arrange a rate for them. As it is, this sounds ripe for taking advantage of you.
Anonymous
03/05/2013 19:31
Subject: weekend nanny salary
If they want you all call for the entire weekend they should be prepared to pay for the entire weekend. I agree that you need to know more specifically what your hours would be to have any idea what an appropriate rate would be.
Anonymous
03/05/2013 18:56
Subject: weekend nanny salary
No. Get some clarity on exactly what the hours would be. Why would you live there all weekend (Sat AM until Sun PM? Or Fri evening until Sun AM??), and only work/get paid for like 12 hours.
Anonymous
03/05/2013 14:20
Subject: Re:weekend nanny salary
I think it would vary depending on what they had going on that weekend. It seems like it would be a split-shift . Sometimes during the day and sometimes for a date night .
Anonymous
03/05/2013 14:17
Subject: weekend nanny salary
Be careful. Sounds too ambiguous. Get some clarity on your working hours.
Anonymous
03/05/2013 14:14
Subject: Re:weekend nanny salary
They want a weekend rate, instead of hourly, but it isn't a 24hr position?
So how many hours per weekend would you be expected to work? What are the hours? (I know you said flexible, but are they daytime or overnight hours?)
So how many hours per weekend would you be expected to work? What are the hours? (I know you said flexible, but are they daytime or overnight hours?)
Anonymous
03/05/2013 14:12
Subject: weekend nanny salary
I am wondering what to charge for an every other weekend nanny position. I would live-in the weekends I work and a car would be provided . They have 1 child age 2. I think they want to do a weekend rate instead on hourly. In all of my previous jobs I have been paid hourly. It isn't a 24 hour weekend position. Parents want a flexible nanny so they could go out for half days. I am a student who lives in a very small dorm and this position is appealing to me. Any advice? I was thinking a weekend rate of 250?