On Call Rates- Nanny

[bookwormnanny]

Hi i am a nanny and just curious as to what anyone would expect to be paid for being on call over a weekend? (Incase boss goes into labour)
Think would be expcted to be available from 7am til 8pm both sat and sun but could be longer.
Many Thanks

If I'd been working for my boss for a while and was happy in my job then I would be on call for free - would probably even look after the children for free whilst she had the new baby, but if not would expect my normal daily/hourly rate until the children were in bed and then a £50 overnight fee until children woke then daily/hourly rate from then.

Thanks for your reply. I hae been with the family for a few years but i definately wouldnt do it for free.

gotta admit I'm shocked you wouldn't do it for free after being there a few yrs

I've done big (free) favours for families I've been with for a year

Do you mean you'd be at home, doing your own thing and they could call to ask you to come over? If you do then I'd do it for free as well (would charge for any hours actually worked, but not for being 'on call').

If you mean they want you in their house all weekend, so that you're there 'just in case' then I would charge normal rates.

i have done this in the past for 2 of the families that I worked for and didn't charge them anything at all.

1st family only needed me for 5 hours that I wouldn't have normally worked

2nd family called me at 3 am and in the morning I took the 2 children back to my house (I also had my own 2 children at that point). They were then with me all day and all night and their daddy collected them from my house after I'd had the children 2 nights and a day.

If I can help people when they really need it, I try to (and never charge)

I have done this twice for my current family.. Didn't even think about charging them!

Wouldn't charge a thing assuming you can carry on and do your own thing. Are you live in or out?

I think what goes around comes around to be honest. Why would you charge?

I was 'on call' when my boss was due. She was booked for an elective C-section but it was just a case of having my phone switched on incase she went in to labour naturally. I don't drink so didn't have to abstain from anything just incase. She did go into labour naturally at midnight and I went into work and they headed off to London. I took the little one up to meet his sibling the next day. It never entered my head to charge them but then I don't have a wild social life and it didn't mean changing plans etc. I agree with the others and wouldn't charge.

Sounds really mean to charge. How about a favour?