Tag: nanny payroll
As the year winds down, many nannies face a common question: how do you ask for a raise?
Advocating for yourself by requesting a raise can feel daunting, but with the right approach, you can have a productive and positive conversation with your nanny family.
Below, we walk through a step-by-step guide to make the process as smooth as possible, including example scripts you can adapt for your own situation. Let’s get started!
A family recently reached out to us with a question we wanted to share, because it comes up more often than you might expect when a nanny position comes to an end.
“Do we really owe our nanny $15,600 for unemployment?”
It is a tricky topic, and the answer often depends on where you live. Below, we walk through when a nanny may or may not be eligible for unemployment benefits, and what you should do if you receive a claim.
If you live in Washington state, the minimum wage is increasing on January 1, 2024.
Working with a nanny? It’s important to make sure that you are paying your nanny at least minimum wage. This is especially important for families working within a nanny share.
Don’t live in Washington state but want to see if the minimum wage is increasing in your state? Often, changes to minimum wage laws take effect on January 1st. It’s simple! Head on over to Google and search for “(your state) minimum wage” to check.
We all know how busy the holiday season can get. Travel, kids home from school, countless get-togethers, and this year, a triple whammy of COVID, influenza, and RSV running rampant throughout our communities!
To help, we’ve put together a checklist of nanny year end tasks that you should handle in the next couple of days if you are currently working with a nanny.
In this article, we’ll cover:
– Holiday schedule planning
– Gift exchange with your nanny
– How to stay healthy if traveling
– Reviewing your Inclement weather policy
– Organizing year end payroll documents
Let’s dive in, and happy holidays!
So you found the right nanny, verified their background check is clear and they have accepted your offer. Congratulations! You’re almost done!
While it may seem that the hard work is behind you, there is one more important decision for you and your family to make: do you hire a nanny payroll company to take care of paying your nanny or do you handle payroll yourself?
This critical decision can be the difference between hours of frustration and scrambling or a turn key solution which only requires a few minutes of your time each month. In this guide, we’ll walk you through what’s actually involved in paying your nanny and weigh the pros and cons of each approach, so you can decide what’s right for your family.
First, let’s get this out of the way…
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