Overtime or time off in lieu

[FlusterFairy1]

I nanny for one family 4 hours, one day a week.
I am asking for any extra time to be paid, not to have it as time off in lieu.
I am not available any other days.

Any helpful thoughts?

Perfectly reasonable.

I need my nanny for an extra hour approx 10 times a year - I always paid her for it. Then over Christmas she had quite a few half days (paid) as I was back early from work and she kindly declined payment the next time I needed an extra hour, but I would always be prepared to pay it.

Time off in Lieu would mean not working one week, wouldn't it? So if you did 4 hours extra, then you get a full day off. If you did 2 hours extra, you could leave 2 hours early, or bank it up for taking a full day later.

Is extra time going to occur frequently? If so, the contractual hours should be changed to reflect the real working hours.

Being paid for extra hours is perfectly reasonable.

What does your contract say? If there's no mention about taking time in lieu rather than being paid then you should expect to be paid.

We are doing contract now. I don't want to have 'in lieu', I want to be paid.

Perfectly reasonable request. I have always paid in 15 minute increments over contracted time.

GetMeOut, I put 15 min segments. It has been missed out and in lieu put instead. Not signed contract as not happy with it.

You are right.
If they want extra, they must pay extra.

I made the mistake of taking time of in lieu. The child I was nannying for was at school and did after school clubs most days. This time was then banked up for school holidays. I didn't make it to the school holidays as i felt it was so unfair to expect me to do this.

Stick with wanting the pay, you will resent it if you back down and agree to time of in lieu.

Thanks Louby, that is very much what am afraid of happening. As 'Back' said if they ant extra they need to pay extra. Also it is about job satisfaction too. At the moment I am not feeling happy. I understand I am their employee, but at the moment I am not feeling appreciated or valued. Totally different from my other employers. I am thanked daily and often let go home 5 or 10 mins early with no 'in lieu' put on it.

Interesting, I am just hiring a nanny and the default contract the payroll agency has sent me specifies time in lieu as standard which surprised me. I don't think that's fair at all so will change it to pay but maybe that's where they got the idea from.