Anonymous wrote:Seriously? Back in ancient times when people's paychecks were mailed or distributed at work, you got it when you were there to get it. Your employer wrote the check on the same day each pay period, and it was on you to pick it up.

Writing predated checks is a major courtesy, not some requirement of labor law.

WRONG! Not sure where OP is located, but at least in MD, it IS labor law that paydates occur at regular intervals, and if the normal pay date falls on a nonworking day, payment should occur on the preceding work day.

https://www.dllr.state.md.us/labor/wagepay/wppaidontime.shtml#paid

Please stop spreading misinformation.

Seriously? Back in ancient times when people's paychecks were mailed or distributed at work, you got it when you were there to get it. Your employer wrote the check on the same day each pay period, and it was on you to pick it up.

Writing predated checks is a major courtesy, not some requirement of labor law.

Nanny here. I'm fine with being paid ahead, but I also had one employer who slipped it under my door while I was gone (live-in position). If I were living out, I would be fine with a check postmarked on payday. My contract explicitly states that I receive a percentage extra for every day that my check is late, and that applies to checks in my hand as well as postmarked checks sent while I'm on vacation.

Anonymous wrote:Well, I'm not going to advance pay for nanny's convenience. I pay for time worked (or vacation taken), not TO be worked (or taken).

What's your point? You want to pay her late or what?

Anonymous wrote:Well, I'm not going to advance pay for nanny's convenience. I pay for time worked (or vacation taken), not TO be worked (or taken).

You're the employer and paying on time is your one responsibility. You do not get the luxury of paying late. If you don't do direct deposit, you need to find a way to make sure your nanny has the money she is due when she is due it. Sometimes that may mean paying in advance.

Well, I'm not going to advance pay for nanny's convenience. I pay for time worked (or vacation taken), not TO be worked (or taken).

Echoing what another PP said about late pay not being acceptable. I'd write the checks in advance. If your nanny is not staying local for her vacation it is likely to be more convenient for her to deposit the checks before she goes out of town. This is why I love direct deposit. I can pay the nanny no matter where I am and she is paid no matter where she is.

I've always paid in advance when the nanny takes vacation. I suppose that I could post-date the check, but I never bothered.

Tardy pay is not acceptable, unless nanny gives you special permission.

Does your contract have pro-rated vacation pay? If so, I would do the post dated checks for day dates. If not you are SOL if nanny quits after vacation and you paid her prior.

Anonymous wrote:The way we do it is all Pay is a week behind. So this weeks pay is for last weeks work. If nanny takes vacation say Monday then Friday's pay is for this weeks work. The check next Friday is the check of vacation pay. It's not pay for the week and then pay extra for vacation which is what it sounds like is happening to you OP

It doesn't matter what weeks the checks are for. OPs nanny would still be due 2 paychecks while on vacation.

The way we do it is all Pay is a week behind. So this weeks pay is for last weeks work. If nanny takes vacation say Monday then Friday's pay is for this weeks work. The check next Friday is the check of vacation pay. It's not pay for the week and then pay extra for vacation which is what it sounds like is happening to you OP

My contract states that payment is due on the final day of work before a holiday or vacation. I would be fine with post dated checks dated for what would be my usual pay days.

We usually advance it.

We are a few months into our first nanny experience and have encountered something we didn't plan for in the contract. How should we handle paying our nanny for her two weeks of paid vacation? We pay her by check at the end of each week, and she is taking her two weeks at the same time. Should we advance her her pay for those two weeks? Advance one week and pay the other when she returns? If there's a common practice, I'd appreciate hearing about it! Thank you!