Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:People who work on holidays have higher hourly wage. So yes your Au pair is doing you a BIG favour while taking care of your children on Saturday/Sunday.
1. No legal requirement to do so.
2. Some businesses offer this as a perk.
3. People who already have it off, paid, and then work often get paid double time (the paid day off + the work day).
4. Only overtime has to paid at 1.5x, no matter what day it is.
5. Plenty of people hire help at the regular rate on holidays. Doctors must have coverage for at least some of those days, for the most part.
* Keep it legal and promote Au pair as a servant in USA covered by member of the family phrase. Great way to promote country and culture.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You mean you have your AP working all, or most, office holidays? As in these: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/snow-dismissal-procedures/federal-holidays/#url=2017
That kinda sucks OP. It's a holiday for you, why can't your AP get a day off? We get things done around the house on holidays too (like today) but we set the kids up with special activities (new lego set, clay), have them pitch in with the household chores, and in the afternoon set them up with a movie. Having the AP work through holidays isn't the only way to get the house in order.
You do this with a 2 year old and four year old and walk away to recaulk the bathroom shower or do your taxes? Really? You need your own tv show.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:People who work on holidays have higher hourly wage. So yes your Au pair is doing you a BIG favour while taking care of your children on Saturday/Sunday.
1. No legal requirement to do so.
2. Some businesses offer this as a perk.
3. People who already have it off, paid, and then work often get paid double time (the paid day off + the work day).
4. Only overtime has to paid at 1.5x, no matter what day it is.
5. Plenty of people hire help at the regular rate on holidays. Doctors must have coverage for at least some of those days, for the most part.
Anonymous wrote:People who work on holidays have higher hourly wage. So yes your Au pair is doing you a BIG favour while taking care of your children on Saturday/Sunday.
Anonymous wrote:You mean you have your AP working all, or most, office holidays? As in these: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/snow-dismissal-procedures/federal-holidays/#url=2017
That kinda sucks OP. It's a holiday for you, why can't your AP get a day off? We get things done around the house on holidays too (like today) but we set the kids up with special activities (new lego set, clay), have them pitch in with the household chores, and in the afternoon set them up with a movie. Having the AP work through holidays isn't the only way to get the house in order.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:People who work on holidays have higher hourly wage. So yes your Au pair is doing you a BIG favour while taking care of your children on Saturday/Sunday.
Oh good our resident Debbie Downer is back!
It is not a favor for my AP to work a holiday/Saturday/Sunday. Working the schedule that I set up is why I am paying her an hourly wage, providing her a room in my house and paying for her food/schooling/household items. I don't ask for favors of my AP. If I did, you would point out that it violates the state department rules.
(But, my AP seems to think it's OK to ask for endless favors like getting off early to attend a concert, having an extra day off to travel, etc.)
Thanks for playing.
Our au pair gets all the holidays off that we get off except for Presidents Day. And we give her a floating holiday to use in lieu of Presidents Day.
Anonymous wrote:People who work on holidays have higher hourly wage. So yes your Au pair is doing you a BIG favour while taking care of your children on Saturday/Sunday.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I find that when you have children younger than 5 it's really hard to give the au pair off during all holidays because we really need the help during those times.
So I try to give more than 1 sat a month off.
You shouldn't feel bad about it. That's is why you hired an au pair in the first place to help you.
My eldest is 5 and no this is nonsense
And my AP never works on Saturdays
Childcare is so that I can work not so I can "have help"
Anonymous wrote:I find that when you have children younger than 5 it's really hard to give the au pair off during all holidays because we really need the help during those times.
So I try to give more than 1 sat a month off.
You shouldn't feel bad about it. That's is why you hired an au pair in the first place to help you.