Anonymous
Post 09/11/2020 14:15     Subject: Holiday pay/hours advice from
What did you decide to do, OP?
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2020 15:59     Subject: Holiday pay/hours advice from
Anonymous wrote:Nanny here.

I would not be able to be away from my own family for 10 hours. Say no to the family and start looking for hours that fit *your* life . Big demand for nannies right now.


You must work part-time. Most nannies work 8.5-9.5 hours each day, and with a commute of their own, they typically are out/away from their families 9.5-11 hours per day.
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2020 22:00     Subject: Holiday pay/hours advice from
Nanny here.

I would not be able to be away from my own family for 10 hours. Say no to the family and start looking for hours that fit *your* life . Big demand for nannies right now.
Anonymous
Post 09/08/2020 19:49     Subject: Holiday pay/hours advice from
Anonymous wrote:I’d make your MB nail down the remaining paid holidays in 2020, including New Year’s, because both Christmas and NY fall on Fridays, which your MB mentioned she might want you to take as your day off in the future.


When I negotiate my contract, I include a clause that allows us to negotiate only a change in schedule, as long as both parties agree. If either party can’t agree, the whole contract is open to renegotiation, or it’s terminated. Part of the schedule is nailing down paid holidays and vacation/PTO.

OP, you need to take a hard look at your contract and make some decisions.
Anonymous
Post 09/08/2020 14:29     Subject: Holiday pay/hours advice from
I’d make your MB nail down the remaining paid holidays in 2020, including New Year’s, because both Christmas and NY fall on Fridays, which your MB mentioned she might want you to take as your day off in the future.
Anonymous
Post 09/08/2020 13:58     Subject: Re:Holiday pay/hours advice from
Anonymous wrote:I would assume a schedule change would start on a Monday. So even if the kids did not start school until Wednesday or even if Monday was not a holiday this week, I would assume any change in schedule would happen on Monday. So, this is the start of the new schedule. Monday is your day off. So you got the day off - along with many other people.

Nurses who work specific days don't get special compensation if their day off comes on a holiday (they do get paid more if they have to work holidays).

I do think renegotiating time off is a good idea.


Ok, so why didn’t they wait to change the schedule until the following week when school actually started? Because they didn’t want to pay the holiday hours! That is why OP should look for another job with parents that respect her.
Anonymous
Post 09/08/2020 13:31     Subject: Holiday pay/hours advice from
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is a fantastic time to find a new family. How convenient they changed the schedule a few days before the holiday. They're being cheap.

Pretty far-fetched to imply they changed the schedule to be cheap. That’s just the reality of the school schedule. OP needs to negotiate to get the PTO back of course but I don’t think there’s any reason to think it was calculated.


Then you must be an idiot. Of course it was calculated. Just like working ten hours for four days. OP should have refused unless the extra two hours every day was OT.


Are you aware of school schedules?


The parents want her to cover dinner for those four days, otherwise they could have kept the same schedule.
Anonymous
Post 09/08/2020 09:31     Subject: Holiday pay/hours advice from
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is a fantastic time to find a new family. How convenient they changed the schedule a few days before the holiday. They're being cheap.

Pretty far-fetched to imply they changed the schedule to be cheap. That’s just the reality of the school schedule. OP needs to negotiate to get the PTO back of course but I don’t think there’s any reason to think it was calculated.


Then you must be an idiot. Of course it was calculated. Just like working ten hours for four days. OP should have refused unless the extra two hours every day was OT.


Are you aware of school schedules?
Anonymous
Post 09/08/2020 09:08     Subject: Holiday pay/hours advice from
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is a fantastic time to find a new family. How convenient they changed the schedule a few days before the holiday. They're being cheap.

Pretty far-fetched to imply they changed the schedule to be cheap. That’s just the reality of the school schedule. OP needs to negotiate to get the PTO back of course but I don’t think there’s any reason to think it was calculated.


Then you must be an idiot. Of course it was calculated. Just like working ten hours for four days. OP should have refused unless the extra two hours every day was OT.
Anonymous
Post 09/08/2020 06:52     Subject: Holiday pay/hours advice from
Anonymous wrote:This is a fantastic time to find a new family. How convenient they changed the schedule a few days before the holiday. They're being cheap.

Pretty far-fetched to imply they changed the schedule to be cheap. That’s just the reality of the school schedule. OP needs to negotiate to get the PTO back of course but I don’t think there’s any reason to think it was calculated.
Anonymous
Post 09/08/2020 03:23     Subject: Holiday pay/hours advice from
This is a fantastic time to find a new family. How convenient they changed the schedule a few days before the holiday. They're being cheap.
Anonymous
Post 09/08/2020 00:41     Subject: Holiday pay/hours advice from
MB here. It wasn’t fair to deny you the Labor Day holiday pay when they just changed the schedule last week. If they needed you to work the full 40 hrs Tu-F, they should have paid you for the extra 8 hrs. I would consider this a red flag, OP. Start looking for a new position.
Anonymous
Post 09/07/2020 19:44     Subject: Re:Holiday pay/hours advice from
I would assume a schedule change would start on a Monday. So even if the kids did not start school until Wednesday or even if Monday was not a holiday this week, I would assume any change in schedule would happen on Monday. So, this is the start of the new schedule. Monday is your day off. So you got the day off - along with many other people.

Nurses who work specific days don't get special compensation if their day off comes on a holiday (they do get paid more if they have to work holidays).

I do think renegotiating time off is a good idea.
Anonymous
Post 09/07/2020 18:05     Subject: Re:Holiday pay/hours advice from
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I dont think you get Monday as holiday hours if you are not working Mondays.

I am assuming you want to be paid for 40 hours but they dont need you on Mondays so they are trying to acomodate you to and give you FT hours?
If not then just offer to work 4 8 hour days for less money.


OP here. Thank you. I did ask to work 4 8 hour days for less and they said no. They want me there until 6 to make sure the kids have eaten dinner. They also asked that I be flexible to change the day to Friday when needed.

As I mentioned in my initial post, my schedule has changed twice over the last several months. I’ve been as accommodating as possible as I know they are under a lot of stress and the kids are struggling. I was just told about the new schedule late last week which didn’t allow much time for planning on my end. Perhaps it is time to look for another position.

Thank you to all that responded.



Feed the kids at 4:30 or 5:00 PM, then leave if they are home. You can say no.