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Holiday Tipping Babysitter Vacation
From: Pnina masalomo@g..
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 10:54 AM
To: TeaneckShuls@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [TeaneckShuls] Emily Post responds - re customary holiday tipping
Wow, apparently this is a hot topic, although most of you just wanted to know
what everyone else is doing.
General Consensus is- cleaning people get a weeks' salary, and it's nice to pay
for christmas and new year's day, (if they are full time) and some of you even
give two weeks' pay.
Although no one shared the babysitter's take, I assume that it should be
slightly more generous than whatever you are giving your cleaning people.
Everyone agrees that it is against the law to tip federal employees ie: mailman
but most of you give him an average of $20 anyhow (gifts under $20 are allowed),
along with each garbageman and the paper boy and the kid's busdriver. Most of
you do not tip the gardener, and your regular hairdresser gets the cost of one
haircut.
Some of you give gift certificates or movie passes in lieu of cash.
Basically, the more personal contact you have with the tipee, the higher the tip
ie: never see the paperboy- $10 vs. Kids wave at the maillady daily, $20
Thanks for all your input and "chag sameach"
pnina.
Original Message
From: asalomon1998 [mailto:masalomo@g..
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 12:08 PM
To: TeaneckShuls@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [TeaneckShuls] Emily Post fans out there?
Anyone have any idea what is customary holiday tipping for
cleaning people?
mailman?
paperboy?
gardener?
anyone else who expects a tip?
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From: "tutoring_4_u" <davidzvi@1-t..>
Date: Nov 22, 2004
Subject: Tipping
This lists tipping recommendations from the latest issue of Consumer Reports
Magazine ... I will not address the halachic aspect of whether tipping is
considered to be celebrating the holiday, other than to mention that some people
prefer to tip somewhat in advance rather than at the customary holiday giving
time.
3,100 Consumer Reports survey respondents give the following average tips:
Occasional babysitter $20,
Child-care provider $20-25,
Hairdresser $20,
Housekeeper $50,
Mailcarrier $20 (by law it should be a noncash gift up to $20),
manicurist $20,
Newspaper carrier $10.
Consumer Reports also suggests that
in-home child care providers be given a week's pay or more plus a small gift
from your child.
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From: Batya <bataz@o...>
Date: 23 Nov 2004
Subject: [TeaneckShuls] holiday tipping etiquette
Hello everyone & thanks to all who responded to my inquiries regarding holiday
tipping etiquette. Here's what I got for tipping info according to
consumerreports.org & last yrs. TS holiday tipping guidelines which can be
accessed by clicking on http://www.teaneckshuls.org/selectedposts/HolidayTipping.htm
Occasional babysitter: $20
Childcare provider/day care: $20-$25
Hairdresser: $20
Housekeeper: $50 or full day/week's pay
Mailcarrier: $20-legally you should not give cash but a gift with a value up to
$20 but many give $$ anyhow.
Manicurist:$10-20
Apartment Doorman: $50
Gardener: $20 -although many do not tip the gardener
Teacher: $10
Paperboy: $10-20
Kid's Busdriver: $20
Sanitation Workers - Emily Post recommends between $10-20 per garbage man yet
someone from TS told me that she pays $40 to each which seems high to me but I
guess that would be the range ($10-$40 per guy).
I hope the above is helpful to all who requested this info!
Babysitter
Vacation
Heather <okbenji@h.. >
Date: June 28, 2006
Subject: Paid Vacation for Babysitters
In response to the large numbers of "please forward response" replies I received on this post, here is the basic info I got:
Some go up to 2 weeks paid vacation. Many said
that when they take their own vacation, they pay her, and that's her paid
vacation (like if you work in a school).
Some said they give 10 paid days, plus legal holidays, and it's up to her how to
use them.
However, the most interesting response went something like this: If your
babysitter is good to your child, and you trust her, do what you have to do to
keep her. ... with all the babysitter horror stories you hear, thank G-d for a
good sitter and keep her happy.
Hope that helps
Heather
Original Post:
From: Heather okbenji@h..
Subject: [TeaneckShuls] Paid Vacation for Babysitters?
So what's the norm. Mine just left for the summer, and told me that she is
"entitled" to as many weeks paid vacation as years she's worked for me.
Please tell me what is the "proper" way to do this. Thanks in advance.
From: DaniellaN..@y..
Most ... give one week babysitter's choice (usually xmas to new year's) plus one
week family's choice (usually Pesach if you are going away). If you take other
vacation weeks and you like your babysitter, I'd advise paying otherwise she may
find something else.
From: Daniel
daniel@e..
One week vacation after a year...