Anonymous wrote:When is the nanny gonna sleep? If she workes all day plus cares for a newborn at night, when will she be able to sleep for at least 6-8 hours in a row?
I would be concerned that she would be so tired after two days that it wouldn't be safe to leave kids in her care.

Same as when a mom without a nanny does. She won't! At least she's getting paid a ton.

You need to talk with them and find out what their plan is to ensure that you can give the best possible care to their children. I would come up with several suggestions of times you could be "off" for 4/6/8 hours straight to sleep.

Also, make sure you can sleep when baby sleeps, if that is not allowed at home.

The only "law" governing 24 hour care is one that states an employee who is able to get 8 straight hours of uninterrupted sleep does not have to be compensated for those hours, but that will only apply if you actually GET 8 hours "off" to sleep.

And I am shocked this isn't covered in your contract, frankly. Usually families able to pay $35/hour have rock solid contracts where every single thing is covered.

And your employers must be very High Net Worth, if they are considering having you work a 24/7 shift, which according to your post above will cost them (35 x 8) + (52.5 x 4) + (70 x 12) for every full 24 hour day. That's $1330 a day, or $9310 for the week!

Check your contract.

Anonymous wrote:I'm not concerned with pay or overtime. I'm compensated at a rate of 35 an hour and I get time and a half for anything over 8 hours and double time for anything over 12. My concern is burn out. I could have sworn there was a law that had to do with a certain amount of time off needing to be given when you have an employee working 24 hour shifts.

California has a law that requires breaks.

Anonymous wrote:Most labor law is controlled by the states. Check the state dept. of labor for your state (not where you're traveling).

I am pretty sure most states require one 24 hour period off after 6 consecutive 24 hour shifts, but I am not sure.

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Most labor law is controlled by the states. Check the state dept. of labor for your state (not where you're traveling).

I am pretty sure most states require one 24 hour period off after 6 consecutive 24 hour shifts, but I am not sure.

Anonymous wrote:When is the nanny gonna sleep? If she workes all day plus cares for a newborn at night, when will she be able to sleep for at least 6-8 hours in a row?
I would be concerned that she would be so tired after two days that it wouldn't be safe to leave kids in her care.

Not that I don't agree with you about being overtired and not at her best, but its not like this situation is as dire as you make it seem. What do yiu think new parents go through?

Anyways OP, it sounds like your NF may be good people given your generous compensation package. Can you discuss with them wanting some time off?

When is the nanny gonna sleep? If she workes all day plus cares for a newborn at night, when will she be able to sleep for at least 6-8 hours in a row?
I would be concerned that she would be so tired after two days that it wouldn't be safe to leave kids in her care.

I'm not concerned with pay or overtime. I'm compensated at a rate of 35 an hour and I get time and a half for anything over 8 hours and double time for anything over 12. My concern is burn out. I could have sworn there was a law that had to do with a certain amount of time off needing to be given when you have an employee working 24 hour shifts.

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Anonymous wrote:um, $300 a day is like $12 an hour.

And? $300 is a lot for a day. That's $1800 a week with Sundays off. Most high school grads would be killing to make that much as a babysitter.

For 144 hours of work per week. Meh.

Anonymous wrote:um, $300 a day is like $12 an hour.

And? $300 is a lot for a day. That's $1800 a week with Sundays off. Most high school grads would be killing to make that much as a babysitter.

um, $300 a day is like $12 an hour.

Any employee is entitled to a 20 minute break after every five hours of work.

The only law is that they pay you overtime. You can tell them your requirements or tell them 24 hour coverage will be 300. a day, like a baby nurse.

You get OT for every minute over 40 hours and you are a fool if you accept anything less. Actually, you are a fool for working for these cretins.

Can someone please tell me if a law exists for nannies who are working 24 hour shifts for a period of 7 days while traveling with their work family?-As far as breaks? Is the employer required to give the nanny any period of time off during each 24 hour day? When I say a full 24 hours, it really is a full 24 hours as the nanny is required to care for a newborn at night too.

Thanks in advance