Nannies, employers don't know about labor rights laws
Nannies in New York, and the employers who pay them, may not know about a law that guarantees them rights to the same wage benefits as workers in hourly positions, according to The Associated Press.
Two years ago, a domestic workers bill of rights was passed in New York that mandated nannies must receive overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours a week (or more than 44, if they live in their employers' home), get three paid days off a year and one day off a week. Additionally, the bill provided these caregivers with an avenue for recourse, should their employers violate those rights. Nannies can call a 24-hour hotline to report violations and attempt to recover back wages, the source reports.
"The challenge is this industry and workforce is so fragmented and decentralized," Helen Panagiotopoulos of the Domestic Workers United, a New York City-based advocacy group, told the media outlet. "The workplace is in the privacy of someone's home. That's why we've started to use strategies to fight those challenges by training domestic workers to spread the word."
If the word spreads, there could be an industry-wide rise in labor rights enforcement that affects the 1.28 million caregivers nationwide, according to a 2010 count by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employers can use payroll processing systems such as remote or mobile-based timeclock to ensure they are paying workers for all of their time and attendance.
Two years ago, a domestic workers bill of rights was passed in New York that mandated nannies must receive overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours a week (or more than 44, if they live in their employers' home), get three paid days off a year and one day off a week. Additionally, the bill provided these caregivers with an avenue for recourse, should their employers violate those rights. Nannies can call a 24-hour hotline to report violations and attempt to recover back wages, the source reports.
"The challenge is this industry and workforce is so fragmented and decentralized," Helen Panagiotopoulos of the Domestic Workers United, a New York City-based advocacy group, told the media outlet. "The workplace is in the privacy of someone's home. That's why we've started to use strategies to fight those challenges by training domestic workers to spread the word."
If the word spreads, there could be an industry-wide rise in labor rights enforcement that affects the 1.28 million caregivers nationwide, according to a 2010 count by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employers can use payroll processing systems such as remote or mobile-based timeclock to ensure they are paying workers for all of their time and attendance.
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