Nanny Holidays

[OrangeFizz99]

Currently on second month with a 3 day a week Nanny. All going well.

We have just booked a holiday in July.

How does this work? Legally does she get paid leave this week and then take her leave at other times or does it count as her leave?

We get on ok so Im sure I could suggest it especially seeing as its a way out now but Im guessing legally she doesn't have to book her holiday on the same week?

Thanks!

Have you signed a contract? This should all be laid out in the contract. I have a 2 day a week nanny. Our contract says she gets 4.5 weeks a year holiday (pro-rata). Half of it is taken when we decide (i.e. when we book a holiday) and half when she decides. We both need to give 2 months notice of dates.

In practice, we are quite flexible - we take more holiday, and our nanny is happy to work extra hours (evening babysitting, or extra days when her other family is on holiday). She doesn't have to do this though, if it didn't suit her, she could say no, and then we'd pay her for the extra weeks we're away even though she's not required - as per the contract.

Nannys should be entitled to 4 weeks a year paid holiday, and usually they choose 2 weeks, you choose 2 weeks, so you going away in July would be taken from your two weeks.

Number of holidays set out but not the 50/50 decision when split.

Thanks for your help!

Well then if it is you taking the holidays and she is still available to work, then it shouldn't come out of her weeks leave. You still pay for that week

It doesn't matter if the 50/50 split is in the contract or not. If an employer decides to close for a week ie at Christmas then as long as the required notice is given it can be deducted from the employees leave. Notice is twice as much as the amount of leave to be taken so for one week leave requires two weeks notice. Therefore usual split is 50/50 but of not specified you can still have nanny take this as leave.

Yes it could in practise be taking out of the nannys holiday allowance. I personally wouldn't take a job if everytime the parents went away I would have to do free babysitting or I have that week unpaid but others would. It should of been discussed before she may be happy to do some extra free hours to make up for it.

Tell her the dates and suggest she takes leave at the same time. She may be fine with that.
As employer you are fine to dictate leave though it is good employer employee relationship to let employee choose some of it.

Minimum holiday is 5.6 weeks. So a 3 day nanny gets 3 x 5.6 = 16.8 days minimum. Bank holidays falling on a working day are taken as leave or worked as normal.

50/50 is fair and tbh I wouldn't sign a contract that didn't allow me to chose my 2 weeks worth

Also always have in my contract that if employer takes more then their allocated holidays that I still get paid in full (still have bills etc) and have time off

Again no way would I owe hours /babysit - a friend does this and owes a weeks worth of babysitting now :( 50hrs so 10 lots of 5 hrs 7-midnight :(

So op the holiday needs to come out of your allowance

I also tend to not want to go away in July /aug as prices rocket and I want child free time so like to go April/may. Late sept /oct