Anonymous wrote:I’m also interested to hear peoples thoughts on this. We have household help that we pay $30 an hour. For two hours every morning. I i’m not enthusiastic about paying for the days that she does not actually work for us.

You apparently don’t appreciate how lucky you are to have found that shift coverage.

Anonymous wrote:Yes you offer her everything you can because it is EXTREMELY difficult to retain after school nannies long term.

100% this. We actually pay overmarket at $32/hour, partly because our babysitter is wonderful, experienced and has her master's degree and partly because we need her to be there every day and be happy with a job that is only around 15 hours a week. Pay the holidays. Pay the sick leave. This is an insurance policy against you having to pick your kids up from school while you frantically scramble to find a replacement for a job very few people want.

Anonymous wrote:I’m also interested to hear peoples thoughts on this. We have household help that we pay $30 an hour. For two hours every morning. I i’m not enthusiastic about paying for the days that she does not actually work for us.

You're paying for her to be available and come in when you need her. It amounts to all of $300/week, so sure, you can dock her to $240 this week... and she can find another job lickety split.

Anonymous wrote:I’m also interested to hear peoples thoughts on this. We have household help that we pay $30 an hour. For two hours every morning. I i’m not enthusiastic about paying for the days that she does not actually work for us.

so 10 hours a week? You guarantee those hours and pay them even if not needed if you want to keep her.

I’m also interested to hear peoples thoughts on this. We have household help that we pay $30 an hour. For two hours every morning. I i’m not enthusiastic about paying for the days that she does not actually work for us.

Anonymous wrote:Do you pay your after school nanny for federal holidays or random school holidays? Do you pay your after school nanny for sick or vacation time? If so, how much? Thanks!

Of course you pay her. Are you crazy or just cheap?

Yup. You have to. Otherwise you’ll never find anyone.

Yes of course

Anonymous wrote:Yes you offer her everything you can because it is EXTREMELY difficult to retain after school nannies long term.

+1.

Yes you offer her everything you can because it is EXTREMELY difficult to retain after school nannies long term.

Yes, she’s paid for all holidays. Sick and vacation time are accrued. We pay $25 an hour with 20 hours a week guaranteed.

Do you pay your after school nanny for federal holidays or random school holidays? Do you pay your after school nanny for sick or vacation time? If so, how much? Thanks!