{"id":4377,"date":"2014-03-25T11:10:12","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T15:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/?p=4377"},"modified":"2020-11-10T15:41:28","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T20:41:28","slug":"hourly-vs-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/hourly-vs-salary\/","title":{"rendered":"Hourly vs. Salary Wages for Nannies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"hourlyDeciding to pay a nanny or other household employee hourly vs. salary wages is another key element of household employment. Generally, most household employees are paid an hourly wage, especially those that work part-time. This allows for more accurate record-keeping which is mandatory according to the Fair Labor Standards Act<\/a> for hourly workers. This is especially true because, according to the FLSA and many state\u2019s labor standards, household employees are classified as non-exempt to overtime laws and therefore must be paid on an hourly wage basis. However, salaries are sometimes appropriate for long-term employees who work full-time and who generally have managerial or supervisory responsibilities (like household managers). There are important considerations for both.<\/p>\n

An employee paid an hourly wage is based on the actual hours they’ve worked in a given payroll cycle. On the other hand, a salaried employee is paid based on an agreed annual salary amount, divided by the number of payroll cycles in a calendar year. The most common payroll cycles are:<\/p>\n