Is one weeks pay common for someone who has worked less than half the year?

Anonymous wrote:OP give what ever you want. Contray to popular (dcum) belief, many don't go over a weeks pay for holiday bonuses when it comes to household help. A little something atleast but you don't need to go crazy. However, if she's been great and you have the means to give her a decent bonus than by all means..

You should hear the names the household help have for their employers.

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Anonymous wrote:HOUSEHOLD HELP?????

Not OP but this common term refers to not only nannies, but housekeepers, gardeners, etc. it is help for the household. No need to get bent out of shape.

It is also condescending.

Exactly. Condescending and outdated. Nanny, housekeeper, or gardener would do just fine. "The help" has classist and dehumanizing connotations, and I know that you are smart enough to realize why it would be offensive today.

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Anonymous wrote:HOUSEHOLD HELP?????

Not OP but this common term refers to not only nannies, but housekeepers, gardeners, etc. it is help for the household. No need to get bent out of shape.

It is also condescending.

We do one week's pay.

Anonymous wrote:HOUSEHOLD HELP?????

Not OP but this common term refers to not only nannies, but housekeepers, gardeners, etc. it is help for the household. No need to get bent out of shape.

Anonymous wrote:OP give what ever you want. Contray to popular (dcum) belief, many don't go over a weeks pay for holiday bonuses when it comes to household help. A little something atleast but you don't need to go crazy. However, if she's been great and you have the means to give her a decent bonus than by all means..

No one on this thread has hardly indicated the expectation that OP go crazy. Your condescending household help BS was unnecessary.

HOUSEHOLD HELP?????

Has she been with your family most the year? We give a week usually, but once gave a bit less to a nanny who had started in October.

Anonymous wrote:OP give what ever you want. Contray to popular (dcum) belief, many don't go over a weeks pay for holiday bonuses when it comes to household help. A little something atleast but you don't need to go crazy. However, if she's been great and you have the means to give her a decent bonus than by all means..

The household help?

OP give what ever you want. Contray to popular (dcum) belief, many don't go over a weeks pay for holiday bonuses when it comes to household help. A little something atleast but you don't need to go crazy. However, if she's been great and you have the means to give her a decent bonus than by all means..

I think what's important with the bonus is to illustrate your appreciation of her. If you don't do that, but throw a weeks salary at her, it doesn't do much good. But giving what you can afford, something from the kid, and a heartfelt card or letter from you and DH is fine.

I give $500 (which is 1/2 of my own holiday bonus).

I can only speak for myself, but I work 35 hours a week. Last year, after having been with the family only four months, I received one week's gross pay ($700) for Christmas and $200 for my birthday. There have been no other gifts aside from some fancy chocolates after they went on vacation. I believe that one week's gross pay is more-or-less common around the winter holidays but a good relationship with your nanny is far more important - if you can't afford a whole week's pay but are otherwise respectful and friendly with her, I'm sure she wouldn't hold it against you when she receives less.

Nanny works 32 hours/week. What would a typical holiday bonus be? Any suggestions? I am new to this. I gave her a very generous birthday present this Fall and I don't want to go too crazy with the holiday bonus.