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Tonya Grell
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Date Posted: 12:27:09 07/29/03 Tue
If she would be getting paid in addition to her regular pay, then yes, I would agree that it is unfair. I am very curious as to how your pay is figured if you get paid 24/7 for 365 days per year? I have never heard of that. Since contracts and fair pay are a huge issue to me and I try to stay on top of trends in the industry, I would love it if you could share it with me. If you are comfortable doing so, please e-mail me directly at tripletnanny@msn.com. This would be especially helpful as I am doing the session at the NAN conference this year on contract negotiations and would want to share any/all options for nannies who might be in your situation. I personally get paid a flat, hourly rate, with a guaranteed salary as a live-out, with time and a half for anything beyond 40 hours per week. As a live-in, I have a flat, guaranteed weekly salary for up to 50 hours per week, with time and a half comp time for any hours worked beyond 50 hours per week. Thanks for the help!@
Tonya
Tonya, I went to the newsletter yesterday and read
>your article. We agree on most everything relating to
>travelling with families (I can't think of anything we
>disagree about). I am glad our misunderstanding is
>cleared up. I also get paid 24 hours a day, but I'm
>paid 24 hours a day 365 days a year, regardless of
>whether I am with the family or away on my own
>personal time. My original message was certainly not
>meant to say that nannies should travel for free and
>just take the vacation as pay... actually it was meant
>to say if you are being paid as well as it seems the
>original poster will be for the trip then why expect
>any more money in addition to her normal pay plus the
>free travelling expenses? I figured it out and the
>original poster will be making approximately $1358 for
>the week overseas plus the free travelling if she is
>paid as she would be at home. That seems fair to me.
>
>
>
>>Julie,
>>I clearly understood that you get paid while you are
>>on vacation with the families, so please don't be
>>offended. What I disagree with is any nanny, live-in
>>or not, not getting paid if she is working overnight.
>>If you are sharing a room with the children, or are
>>on-call, then you are working and should get paid
>>accordingly. And, you are lucky to work for a family
>>who seems to appreciate and respect you, and not take
>>advantage. Many nannies are not so lucky. Part of
>>what these boards are all about is for nannies who are
>>informed, experienced, and well taken care of, to
>>help educate those who are not so informed or
>>experienced. You can do that, but you need to make
>>sure that you are communicating it well. While you
>>said that you get paid, the rest of your e-mail made
>>it sound like the nanny who asked about all this
>>should just be grateful to get to go on a trip and not
>>expect to be paid for her time. I am sure that is not
>>what you meant, but it is how your e-mail came across.
>> I personally get paid 24 hours a day if I travel with
>>my family. It is an inconvenience to me, as it takes
>>me out of my daily routine, away from my husband and
>>friends, away from my personal time, the gym, etc. It
>>often means no computer or telephone communication,
>>and long hours with not much to do. So I am paid
>>around the clock. I am also available for evening
>>babysitting at their request at any time while
>>traveling, and help from breakfast to bedtime.
>>Please, all of you, go to the main NAN page, click on
>>the special April Jobs Issue, and read the travel
>>article. It clears it all up for you!
>>tonya
>>
>>
>>>If you guys read my message clearly you would have
>>>seen that I said I DO get paid for vacations, the
>>>exact same as I do at home plus my family pays for my
>>>vacation with them entirely. I do not think
>travelling
>>>with my family is hard, what is so hard about getting
>>>a free paid vacation? There are no added
>>>responsibilities, you are doing the same job you
>would
>>>at home except you get to see a new place, experience
>>>new cultures, etc. at the same time. I never said you
>>>should go on vacation with the family UNPAID, unless
>>>you choose to. I said I don't think you should need
>to
>>>ask for extra money on top of your normal pay, the
>>>fact that they are paying for your vacation should be
>>>extra enough. If travelling with your families is s
>>>hard perhaps you should look into getting a better
>>>family to work for.
>>>Truth be told I do not consider being a nanny just a
>>>job.
>>>
>>>>I disagree also, in a big way!!@! See below for
>>>>article on travel.
>>>>Tonya
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I have to disagree with what julie wrote. You are a
>>>>>live in nanny and unless you are getting up with
>the
>>>>>children at night and are working on weekends as
>>>well,
>>>>>traveling should be different. First of all, if the
>>>>>kids are in your room at night you will be working
>>24
>>>>>hours a day. That's not healthy for you, you need
>>>>>breaks. I understand that not every family can
>>afford
>>>>>to take a big trip and aside from your expenses pay
>>>>>you a salary. If this is the case, then make sure
>>you
>>>>>talk to your employer (BEFORE YOU GO!)about getting
>>>>>time off during the trip. It's not a free trip for
>>>>>you. You are working, don't short sell yourself.
>>It's
>>>>>hard traveling with families.
>>>>>>>Hello Fellow Nannies,
>>>>>>>I have been asked to travel overseas with 1 of my
>>>>>>>families for about a week. Can anyone tell me
>>what
>>>>a
>>>>>>>typical pay scale is for a trip like this?
>>>>Typically
>>>>>>>I would get $12/ hr for daytime hours and a flat
>>>>rate
>>>>>>>of $50 per overnight I stay in their local home.
>>>>>>>Thank you!
>>>>>>>Sam
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