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Still Pay Nanny??

62 replies

LondonLocal · 18/08/2014 00:19

Not saying whether I am Mum or Nanny so can get unbiased opinions.

Situation:
Family going away for 1 week (5 working days) and doesn't need the nanny to work. Nanny is saying she believes she should still be paid as 'She is still available', Mum believes nanny uses her Annual leave or makes hours up in extra hours/babysitting. Contract states Nanny picks 4 weeks holiday, so Family have no annual leave to use from.

Should Nanny be paid or is it fine to expect Nanny makes up hours?

Thoughts?

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doubleshotespresso · 18/08/2014 01:16

Definitely Nanny gets paid.

Sorry id that is not what you want to hear!

Fairenuff · 18/08/2014 01:08

Nanny gets paid unless she chooses to take her holiday. It's not her fault that Mum chose to go away for a week.

cathpip · 18/08/2014 01:02

Nanny should be paid and not make hours up doing extra hrs or baby sitting, parents should of worded contract better. Maybe as a compromise nanny could still go in and work but do spring cleaning of children's rooms and playrooms? And then sit down with parents and reword annual leave a bit better so parents are not continually pissed off!! Hard lesson learnt for parents am afraid!!

alwaysdoinglaundry · 18/08/2014 00:58

Nanny gets paid but contract is unusual usually 50:50 who chooses in which case the employer could have designated this as a week of annual leave.

PenisesAreNotPink · 18/08/2014 00:53

Definitely nanny paid

Guessing this holiday is short notice or they would have worded the contract differently

bbkl · 18/08/2014 00:42

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JellyTipisthebest · 18/08/2014 00:42

Nanny should be paid and not have to use have to use annual leave.

BlameItOnTheBogey · 18/08/2014 00:30

Nanny gets paid.

Floralnomad · 18/08/2014 00:29

From your post I would say that if the nanny gets to choose all her own holiday then she still needs to be paid . It's an odd contract to have though as most nanny contracts have a mix of holiday chosen by the family and holiday chosen by the nanny, for this type of occasion.

Patrickstarisabadbellend · 18/08/2014 00:29

Nanny should get paid.

olivo · 18/08/2014 00:27

Nanny gets paid, she might not want to take her annual leave then.

FabulousFudge · 18/08/2014 00:27

I think that if the contract says that the nanny can choose all of her holiday dates then the nanny should still be paid for this week.