Anonymous wrote:You should work out a rate with her now for when she only has one child and is over the 40 hours I assume u are guaranteeing at $26? I think $18-$20 is fair. I would not pay by the minute personally but I think it’s fair to round to the closest half an hour, not hour. When I used to babysit for people they would round up half an hour.

75% of $26 is $19.50. Most share nannies accept 85-95% of the share rate as the individual rate. That means $22-24.75/hour, not $18-20/hour.

Anonymous wrote:Hello members,

If my nanny makes $26 per hour in our share how much should I pay her when she works overtime for just my family? Will she still be paid overtime ($26 times 1.5) or is it less?
Do you pay your nanny by the minute? I mean by that if I am 15 minutes late or I specifically ask her to start 15 minutes earlier than normal, how should I pay her?

I am sorry if my questions sounds dumb. My husband and I are very new to this and do not want to be unfair to the nanny we want to hire for our share. The other family also doesn’t have a clue on how to deal with those individual requests.

You contract needs to address this.

If the share rate is $26/hour, the single family rate is likely to be $21-23/hour.

Yes, you need to pay overtime if over 40 for the week. However, it could be on the single family rate if those hours are over but the share hours are at or under 40.

Yes, you need to pay in 5, 10, 15 or 30 minute increments. Depends on each family and nanny as to what they negotiate. Since you round UP, most families prefer smaller increments.

Asking the nanny to come in late and stay late without changing pay may be okay with some nannies, but it isn’t with others. For most nannies, the schedule is set (guaranteed pay), and she gets the same, even if you ask her to come in late. She would get extra pay if asked to stay late. This is most common with share nannies, since the share rate is based on the same schedule for both families.

Thank you for your answers!
OP

You need to ask her what her rate would be and then x 1.5.

Our nanny invoices us in 15 minute increments if we’re late.

You should work out a rate with her now for when she only has one child and is over the 40 hours I assume u are guaranteeing at $26? I think $18-$20 is fair. I would not pay by the minute personally but I think it’s fair to round to the closest half an hour, not hour. When I used to babysit for people they would round up half an hour.

Hello members,

If my nanny makes $26 per hour in our share how much should I pay her when she works overtime for just my family? Will she still be paid overtime ($26 times 1.5) or is it less?
Do you pay your nanny by the minute? I mean by that if I am 15 minutes late or I specifically ask her to start 15 minutes earlier than normal, how should I pay her?

I am sorry if my questions sounds dumb. My husband and I are very new to this and do not want to be unfair to the nanny we want to hire for our share. The other family also doesn’t have a clue on how to deal with those individual requests.