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Subject: Re: thinking about using a nanny Author: Tonya Sakowicz [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 13:53:07 09/23/03 Tue Suzanne, You are welcome. In general, if you do not need the nanny for a week, it is OK to request, but not to require, that she take her vacation at the same time that you take yours. If you are the type of people who plan in advance, it usually works out fine, but if you are last minute people, it is hard for others to make plans, so I usually tell families to ask, but it is pretty unreasonable to require it. And if you do not need her services and she cannot take her vacation at the same time, yes, you still pay her. She did not ask for the time off, and she cannot just go out and get another job. She has committed to your family and made financial decisions based on that commitment. Even though it is a lot for a family to pay out, what a nanny makes is not a lot to live on, and therefore not a lot to cover for a week here and there unpaid. So it is part and parcel of having a nanny. BUT, especially with having twins, there are always going to be projects around the house, clothes and toys that need sorted and/or donated, things reorganized, etc. that you can ask the nanny to come in and work on while you are gone. She can come in and make baby food, water plants, get the mail, do general house sitting, stock up on supplies, install new car seats, baby proof the outlets, etc.. There is nothing wrong with asking her to work on projects that are harder to do with children running around. You are paying for that time, and it is your choice to have her come in and do some work if you would like. I always offer to do it for my employers, as it makes my other work time less hectic and gives me more time to devote to the children. Tonya >Tonya - > >Thanks for all the great information. One more >question - if I offer the nanny paid vacation & sick >time like you suggested - what is the norm if my >husband and I decide to take a vacation and don't need >the nanny for a week? Do I request her to take her >vacation at the same time or we just pay her and give >her the extra week off? > >Suzanne [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]