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How many breaks during a 12 hour day?

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Pennies · 16/02/2010 23:20

My nanny is employed for 12 hours from 7.30am - 7.30pm. What amount of time off is she entitled to?

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frakkinaround · 17/02/2010 09:22

Domestic employees are exempt from the usual directives regading working time. See Direct.gov for more clarification. They are also exempt from working time limits

In your situation I wouldn't write any entitlement into the contract but tell her that when it is possible she can have a break of x mintues at x point during the day, but it's at your discretion and you can ask her to work through it, so if it's a really busy day you don't have to stress yourself factoring in breaks and she'll have to do what most nannies do and grab it when she can.

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Pennies · 17/02/2010 09:20

Thanks. As blondes said I will be around and the DCs will be at school most of the time so it seems fair that she does get a break (she's doing housekeeping stuff too). I was going to say an hour for lunch and 2 x 20 min breaks as and when she has time but not all taken together.

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Blondeshavemorefun · 17/02/2010 09:03

unfortunally nannies cant leave the house for an hour to go and get lunch

so we take breaks as and when we can, without the welfare/care of our charge being compromised

so yes i sit down with a cuppa when kids playing/watching tv/in bed and have lunch/use lappy etc

saying that pennies will be about, so yes you could say to your nanny at say 1pm, to sit down and have a peaceful lunch if you wanted to

my tuesdays i dash about from home, to school,to nursery, to younger dc tumbletots, to nursery ,to middle tumbltots, to school, to older 2 tennis lesson and then to station to pick up mb and i manage to stuff a sandwich down my throat either in the car or while middle dc is in tumbletots, but thats not till 1.30pm and blonde is starving by then

nannyafrica · 16/02/2010 23:31

Hi
I am a nanny working 7-7 and I don't have time off for a break I just get a cup of tea/coffee whenever I can and eat my lunch with my charge who is 3yrs while holding newborn baby. I would not expect to have a break.

juneybean · 16/02/2010 23:31

Nannies generally take their break when the child is sleeping, or will have some downtime when the child is playing by themselves.

Feelingoptimistic · 16/02/2010 23:30

What do you mean? Assuming you work, are you planning to come home to give her a break???

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