Anonymous
Post 07/23/2018 07:52     Subject: Re:Nanny requested to be paid more on weekends
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just do the right thing and pay her 1.5 x her rate for anything over 40 hours.


op here, and yes I agree. i just texted and emailed her saying that I would feel more comfortable paying her 1.5x her rate, since she'll be working about 56 hours all 7 days. I do pay her OT during the week so it only makes sense to extend that as well to the weekend. I honestly was just being cheap and realized that anywhere else she would be paid 1.5x. thank you all for your input.


Is this REALLY the OP responding above......??!

Anyway, OP - If you have your Nanny work weekends (even for three months!), I guarantee you that you will likely burn her out.

I mean she will not have any days off for the next three months!!
When will she have time to rest? Rejuvenate? Socialize? Clean her house + do laundry??

I strongly doubt that your child(ren) will get the best care.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2018 19:49     Subject: Re:Nanny requested to be paid more on weekends
Anonymous wrote:Just do the right thing and pay her 1.5 x her rate for anything over 40 hours.


op here, and yes I agree. i just texted and emailed her saying that I would feel more comfortable paying her 1.5x her rate, since she'll be working about 56 hours all 7 days. I do pay her OT during the week so it only makes sense to extend that as well to the weekend. I honestly was just being cheap and realized that anywhere else she would be paid 1.5x. thank you all for your input.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2018 19:37     Subject: Re:Nanny requested to be paid more on weekends
Just do the right thing and pay her 1.5 x her rate for anything over 40 hours.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2018 17:29     Subject: Nanny requested to be paid more on weekends
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Back when I worked as a nanny I had a couple of jobs that were weekend nanny positions. I was paid a higher hourly rate for working weekends.

Are the Saturday/Sunday hours in addition to her regular hours during the week? If so, that’s three months of working seven days/wk. I’d ask for a higher hourly rate as well to make it worth my while. Asking for $7 more per hour might also be her way of saying that she’s not crazy about working weekends for three months.


Op here. If she doesn’t want to work weekends then she should say so. I asked her if she was willing to do it and she said yes. I know she might not like it but she should’ve said no when I asked her.


She was trying to be accommodating to you. You said in an earlier post that you know it will be hard to find someone short term with just two weeks notice.
An increased rate for weekends is definitely fair--most of her friends and family probably have weekends off, so she will be missing out on time with them. Most "fun" things (parties, festivals, etc.) are scheduled on weekends.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2018 17:06     Subject: Nanny requested to be paid more on weekends
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If she is already working 40 hours, then the weekend hours should be 1.5x her normal hourly rate. So, I’m assuming that $7 is probably time and a half.


Op here. It’s actaully less than 1.5 x


You have to pay 1.5x her regular hourly rate if you want to use the same person, so that makes this easy. Some people get weekend nannies to avoid this but the OT may be worth it to have someone consistent for a short-term need like this.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2018 17:04     Subject: Nanny requested to be paid more on weekends
If what she is requesting is less than 1.5x her usual rate, then I would pay the $7 per hour.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2018 17:01     Subject: Nanny requested to be paid more on weekends
Anonymous wrote:If she is already working 40 hours, then the weekend hours should be 1.5x her normal hourly rate. So, I’m assuming that $7 is probably time and a half.


Op here. It’s actaully less than 1.5 x
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2018 16:58     Subject: Nanny requested to be paid more on weekends
If she is already working 40 hours, then the weekend hours should be 1.5x her normal hourly rate. So, I’m assuming that $7 is probably time and a half.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2018 16:56     Subject: Nanny requested to be paid more on weekends
Anonymous wrote:Back when I worked as a nanny I had a couple of jobs that were weekend nanny positions. I was paid a higher hourly rate for working weekends.

Are the Saturday/Sunday hours in addition to her regular hours during the week? If so, that’s three months of working seven days/wk. I’d ask for a higher hourly rate as well to make it worth my while. Asking for $7 more per hour might also be her way of saying that she’s not crazy about working weekends for three months.


Op here. If she doesn’t want to work weekends then she should say so. I asked her if she was willing to do it and she said yes. I know she might not like it but she should’ve said no when I asked her.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2018 16:54     Subject: Nanny requested to be paid more on weekends
Anonymous wrote:Nanny here. How many hours does she work a week? If over 40, you need to pay her OT on the weekends. If she is working under 40 hours, I think $2-3 hour is reasonable. It’s depends on hours worked during the weeks and weekend duties.


She works 40 hours a week. Occasionally she’ll work 41-42 and we do pay her OT. We do not want to find a weekend nanny because we need someone starting in 2 weeks, plus it’ll be short term. So I imagine the search might not be easy.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2018 16:52     Subject: Re:Nanny requested to be paid more on weekends
Just find a weekend nanny, OP. Yes, generally weekend nannies earn more.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2018 16:40     Subject: Nanny requested to be paid more on weekends
Anonymous wrote:Nanny here. How many hours does she work a week? If over 40, you need to pay her OT on the weekends. If she is working under 40 hours, I think $2-3 hour is reasonable. It’s depends on hours worked during the weeks and weekend duties.



Nanny here. Maybe find a weekend nanny? Working 7 days a week is exhausting. I wouldn’t even do that for top dollar.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2018 16:38     Subject: Nanny requested to be paid more on weekends
Back when I worked as a nanny I had a couple of jobs that were weekend nanny positions. I was paid a higher hourly rate for working weekends.

Are the Saturday/Sunday hours in addition to her regular hours during the week? If so, that’s three months of working seven days/wk. I’d ask for a higher hourly rate as well to make it worth my while. Asking for $7 more per hour might also be her way of saying that she’s not crazy about working weekends for three months.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2018 16:38     Subject: Nanny requested to be paid more on weekends
Nanny here. How many hours does she work a week? If over 40, you need to pay her OT on the weekends. If she is working under 40 hours, I think $2-3 hour is reasonable. It’s depends on hours worked during the weeks and weekend duties.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2018 16:29     Subject: Nanny requested to be paid more on weekends
We have asked our nanny if she wanted to come work Saturday and Sundays for about 3 months. She then said that she has a “higher rate” for weekends. She’s been with us for about 2 years and has only worked a handful of weekends for us at her regular hourly rate. However, this circumstance is different so I can see how she is asking for a higher rate. Is this common among nannies? She is asking for $7 more an hour.