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I am giving my nanny Friday afternoon off - is it okay for me to ask her to come in a half-hour or an hour early (DH and I are trying to get some stuff done). I would normally pay her OT for this. I don't want to ask her because she'll say yes but I don't want to be unfair.
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it's ok for her to ASK, but the nanny may not be able to. what is wrong with you people? slavery is over.
[ Reply | Options ]Oh come on. My boss does it all the time, scheduling meetings early or late in the day. If you pay well and treat your nanny well, this should not be an issue. Now that kids are in school/camp our babysitter gets so much time off that I have no qualms about asking her to come early or stay late. We had discussed it and she is absolutely fine with it.
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I meant, Can I ask her without paying her OT, since she has whole afternoon off.
[ Reply | Options ]Some will say it is fine. Personally, if I ask my nanny to either come early or stay late, I always pay OT b/c it's beyond her work day. If she happens to get extra time off, I consider it a "gift." Poor woman works so hard, I'm pscyched when I can give her some time off.
[ Reply | Options ]I think it would have been fine if you had asked her to come in early at the same time you told her that she'd have the afternoon off, but bringing it up now makes it awkward.
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