Negotiating Success Part V By Lora Brawley, http://www.allaboutnannycare.com/ There are two mains issues that generally bring nannies into negotiations with their current employers. The most common issue is negotiating an increase in your compensation package, a raise, or additional or expanded benefit. The second issue is negotiating an issue relating to the nuts and bolts […]
[Continue reading...]Negotiating a New Job
March 11, 2009 4 Comments
Negotiating Success Part IV By Lora Brawley, http://www.allaboutnannycare.com/ Negotiating a New Job Don’t wait to negotiate your salary and benefit package until you are offered a job. The most common mistake nannies make is waiting to negotiate until after they have been offered the job. From the very first contact, you’re planting the seeds that […]
[Continue reading...]Negotiating Success Part III
March 10, 2009 2 Comments
Be Prepared With a Positive AttitudeBy Lora Brawley, http://www.allaboutnannycare.com/ We have already discussed that before negotiating, nannies must know what they want and what they offer. But, they also must be prepared before negotiating with employers. Be Prepared:Negotiation is all about finding a workable solution. Never enter a negotiation without potential solutions. Consider extra benefits […]
[Continue reading...]Negotiating Success Part II
March 9, 2009 6 Comments
Know What You OfferBy Lora Brawley, http://www.allaboutnannycare.com/ Yesterday we discussed that it is important to know what you want when negotiating. It’s equally important to know what you are offering before you enter into a negotiation. This is often a very difficult task for nannies. Even when a nanny knows she’s a great caregiver and […]
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March 8, 2009 5 Comments
How Nannies Can Get What They WantBy Lora Brawley, http://www.allaboutnannycare.com/ne·go·ti·ate1. to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.2. to arrange for or bring about by discussion and settlement of terms: to negotiate a loan. Photo above of mother and […]
[Continue reading...]Weekly Trip to the Library
March 7, 2009 Leave a Comment
The Professional Nanny by Monica M. Bassett Review by Maria Lopez, Nanny, Miami, Florida The Professional Nanny by Monica M. Bassett is a bit tedious because it is a practical book discussing the business aspects of in-home childcare and is not intended to be a novel. But, it is a thorough text with topics discussed […]
[Continue reading...]Eleven Nanny and Domestic Worker Rights
March 5, 2009 3 Comments
Nanny and Domestic Worker Rights In a report prepared for the U.N. Human Rights Committee entitled, “Domestic Workers’ Rights in the United States,” violations against domestic workers are noted. The report states, “Employed in private homes to perform household tasks that historically have been assigned a diminished value, domestic workers frequently face exploitation and abuse, […]
[Continue reading...]Being Paid Legally is Your Right
March 3, 2009 11 Comments
What Nannies Should Do if they Did Not Receive Tax Forms. The term “nanny tax” is really an umbrella for several different taxes: Social Security and Medicare taxes and the federal unemployment tax. State unemployment tax and perhaps state disability tax may be owed as well. A nanny is an employee if the parents can […]
[Continue reading...]Women’s eNews N.Y. Domestic Workers See Bill of Rights in ’09
March 1, 2009 10 Comments
N.Y. Domestic Workers See Bill of Rights in ’09By Rebecca HarshbargerWeNews correspondent http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=3913 Amid massive layoffs, domestic workers and advocates across the country are looking to New York to become the first state to extend legal protections for health insurance, overtime, severance and cost-of-living salary adjustments. (WOMENSENEWS)–When Lois Newland began working as a nanny in […]
[Continue reading...]WEEKLY TRIP TO THE LIBRARY
February 28, 2009 Leave a Comment
Your Child’s Health: The Parents’ One-Stop Reference Guide to: Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior Problems, and Healthy Development By Barton D. Schmitt Book Review by Maria Lopez, Nanny, Miami, Florida Although this book is written for parents it is also a great reference for nannies and au pairs. Every in-home childcare provider should have this […]
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