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Nanny with very high expectations

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fairyteapot · 17/10/2011 20:22

Just hired a new nanny. No qualifications (but has her own kids, is mature and has good experience). Pay her £10 p.h net, reasonable hours, I NEVER come home late (and often 25-35 minutes early whereupon I release her), she gets 5 weeks paid leave, plus bank holidays (all pro rated down as she's part time).

We go away for more than 5 weeks; she's likely to get an extra 3 weeks holiday and is expecting to be paid for this. I'd like her to do some work on other days - or babysitting, (to make up for the extra) but she thinks this is unresaonable. She seems to think she should be paid for all bank holidays (even though she's part time), plus 5 weeks paid leave, plus any other leave we also take.

I think this is all a bit much! What do you think?

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ButHeNeverDid · 17/10/2011 20:29

If you want her to swap that time for babysitting, then you need to agree this upfront in her contract.

I have something similar in my nannys contract. In reality, I probably only ask her to make half the time up by babysitting in the evening.

EverybodysScaryEyed · 17/10/2011 20:29

Part time so you pro rate so yes, she would only get her pro rated bank holidays plus the 5 weeks pro rated (so if she does a 3 day week she gets 15 days).

Any holiday you take on top is paid (it is your choice!) but if she wanted to take extra it would be unpaid leave)

How many hours/days does she work though?

Nannies are odd because you tend to quote their pay on a per hour basis but in reality they are a salaried employee and should be treated as such

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fairyteapot · 17/10/2011 20:29

I generally find that some nannies assume that families are made of money and never feel like they're getting enough. £10 ph for no qualifications is more money that nurses or teachers get paid.

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fairyteapot · 17/10/2011 20:28

I just want to be careful and put my foot down as the last nanny ended up with about 12 weeks holiday! Crazy! She chose most of her days, then had all ours too.

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fairyteapot · 17/10/2011 20:27

ok - so if she gets 5.6 weeks, then I don't pay her for Bank Holidays?

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RitaMorgan · 17/10/2011 20:26

On those extra 3 weeks you are away, she could go in and do some work sorting out the children's rooms or cooking for the freezer though.

RitaMorgan · 17/10/2011 20:25

If you choose to go away while she is available for work then of course you should pay her! You can't expect her to do additional work outside her contracted hours because you are away.

She should get 5.6 weeks holiday, pro-rated, rather than all the bank holidays though.