Thinking about leaving for summer, what to do about nanny pay

[Anonymous]

If you want her to come back then you pay her.full salary. It is your decision to go away for the summer.

[Anonymous]

She can file for unemployment benefits from 3 sources: federal, state, and the CARES act
Up to $1,000 per week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you want her back in the fall, you have to pay her. If you don't, you give her a nice severance check and part ways.

This. It all depends if you want her back. If you don't want her back giver her severance check now. If you want her back keep paying her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pay her half

There is a very good chance she wouldn’t go for that. Maybe she would be happy with half and pick up something else just for the summer, but there is a good chance she would just find something else new that would mean she wouldn’t be back in the fall.

This is insulting. Either pay her or lay her off with a generous severance check.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With the prospect of no camp this summer we are really going to need a change of scenery and are thinking strongly about leaving DC from mid-May possibly until school starts again. My parents live a few hours away and have an amazing house with a pool and would be really helpful with the kids while DH and I are trying to work. We have a very small townhouse with a tiny backyard and if things remain as they are not sure we can all remain so cooped up.

So here is the dilemma... we love our nanny and have been paying her in full to stay home for 6 weeks now. While she would happily come back to work anytime, she lives with her husband and son who are still working so we don’t feel comfortable having her come right now. If we leave town in a couple weeks and are gone for at least 3 months, do we just keep paying her in full? We are so torn because we want to help her and know she needs money, but at the same time it is a lot to keep paying for so long. While DH and I are still getting paid (and also still working FT, just from home), we make a significant part of our salaries in year end bonuses and have been told they may not be paid out at all this year.

Just curious what others would do in this situation. Do we have a conversation with her and try to work out a lower rate? Do we just keep paying to ensure she waits around for us to come back? Anyone else thinking about the same or have any advice on how to broach?

Have you thought of bringing her along for 6-8 weeks? She might want a change of scenery too.

[Anonymous]

Three options:

1. Keep paying her. (If you want her in the fall this is the only guarantee to have her in the fall.)

2. Lay her off with generous severance. If you do this option by the time you give her 8 week severance you may want to just keep doing option 1.

3. Keep paying her but bring her along for 6 - 8 weeks to help you out at the new house.


Short paying her etc is just insulting, will make her mad and she will look for a full pay job and it seems like there is a lot of demand for nannys now.

[Anonymous]

Have you thought of bringing her along to help with the kids while you work. I'd give her off every other weekend to go home to see her family.

[Anonymous]

The nanny has cared for your children, this is the most important job we entrust in another person. If you want to keep her, you pay her in full fo rhte summer or you let her go with a big severance package.

DO NOT ask her to go with you on your summer trip. This woman has a son and husband and they all need each other too.

https://www.thecut.com/2020/04/nannies-working-during-coronavirus.html