Anonymous wrote:http://info.homeworksolutions.com/blog/inclement-weather-policy-nanny-employers-plan-ahead

Good discussion. In DC most people follow the OMP - if Feds closed pay automatically, if liberal leave and she cannot make it in she can use PTO if available or unpaid.

Except, in the last few years, the Feds have required many people to work from home. They close, as do the schools, because of the wide area people live in and the vast differences in snow removal. This is not a policy I would follow any more any day besides an active storm day. Local conditions would have to prevail.

http://info.homeworksolutions.com/blog/inclement-weather-policy-nanny-employers-plan-ahead

Good discussion. In DC most people follow the OMP - if Feds closed pay automatically, if liberal leave and she cannot make it in she can use PTO if available or unpaid.

Anonymous wrote:This is something that should be addressed prior to the start of inclement weather. My current contract is set up so that if the federal government is closed OR MB/DB feel its unsafe for me to travel into work than I am off -paid. However, if I decide its unsafe for me to travel into work then I have to use PTO or take the day off unpaid. It's worked very well for us and there's only been 1 time I chose not to come in (last year my road was not plowed yet and they offered me a paid day since it was outside of my control!).

This is very similiar to our arrangement. Basically, it's the same and has worked out well for both our family and ore wonderful nanny.

Honestly, we have never docked her pay because her assessment of her safety in traveling is unsafe. Even if we disagree in assessing the weather, she gets to choose. If she asked for a paid day off because she just doesn't feel it or she wants a day off, I'd want to talk to her and work out a solution for all of us.

Nanny here. My contract says that if we know a big storm is likely to hit overnight I will sleep over if possible and in return, if I can't safely get to work (in my judgement), I am still paid.

Anonymous wrote:Putting an inclement weather policy in your contract from the start keeps it from getting confusing later when you actually need it!

My contract states that if the federal government is closed for inclement weather OR my employers feel conditions are too unsafe for me to drive into work then I have the day off paid. BUT if I choose not to come in due to inclement weather then I can take the day unpaid or use pto.

I think this is a very reasonable policy.

Putting an inclement weather policy in your contract from the start keeps it from getting confusing later when you actually need it!

My contract states that if the federal government is closed for inclement weather OR my employers feel conditions are too unsafe for me to drive into work then I have the day off paid. BUT if I choose not to come in due to inclement weather then I can take the day unpaid or use pto.

This is something that should be addressed prior to the start of inclement weather. My current contract is set up so that if the federal government is closed OR MB/DB feel its unsafe for me to travel into work than I am off -paid. However, if I decide its unsafe for me to travel into work then I have to use PTO or take the day off unpaid. It's worked very well for us and there's only been 1 time I chose not to come in (last year my road was not plowed yet and they offered me a paid day since it was outside of my control!).

Yes, you should pay.

When I couldnt get to my Nanny job because of snow I still got paid.
You should pay OP

Like everything else regarding guaranteed hours, you should pay, but you are not legally required to do so.

I suggest that you think this through and write up a sensible policy. If you are expected to work from home on days your office is closed for weather, for instance, you may not want to make a blanket "if schools are closed, you stay home" policy. Some years the number of school/OPM closing days was significant, and often the local area was fine.

My policy has changed over the years. Now it says the nanny is off if OPM closes during significant weather events. After the event is over, we will evaluate on a day-to-day basis, but not follow OPM closings. We also offer to come get her in our all-wheel drive if she doesn't want to drive.

I got pretty upset a few years ago when every restaurant and retail outlet in town was open, but schools were still closed and my nanny insisted it wasn't safe (she lived ten minutes away; I know the streets were clear). I had to take leave because it was impossible to work from home with the kids. So, my policy has gotten more detailed.

Does anyone pay inclement weather days? If the weather is preventing travel to our home, should we pay for a days work? How many days per year?