CDWRB and Right to Wage Increases and Right to Paid Vacation DaysToday, we continue examining rights guaranteed by the California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights (CDWBR).
The bill gives the nanny the right to an annual minimum wage increase equal to the rate of the annual cost of living increase. The bill also gives domestics the right to paid annual vacation days.
PRO: These guarantees help bring equity to workers in a poorly paid industry. As prices increase, so does the cost of living. Nannies have little bargaining power and are easily intimidated by employers. These rights are assumed by most workers but something nannies are not often given.
PRO: These guarantees help bring equity to workers in a poorly paid industry. As prices increase, so does the cost of living. Nannies have little bargaining power and are easily intimidated by employers. These rights are assumed by most workers but something nannies are not often given.
CON: Wage increases and vacation pay must be earned, not mandated. Government should not force a parent to compensate an undeserving nanny at a higher rate.
Do you get an annual wage increase? If so, at what rate? Do you get paid vacation days? Can you carry vacation days from one-year to the next?
