Firing nanny after 3 weeks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Two weeks notice/two weeks severance is customary even after just a day of work.

Customary where?

In the United States of America.

But like, give a real example. Because it's not.
The DCUM nannies are collectively losing it. No job anywhere is giving severance after three weeks of work. Just stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Two weeks notice/two weeks severance is customary even after just a day of work.

Customary where?

In the United States of America.

But like, give a real example. Because it's not.
The DCUM nannies are collectively losing it. No job anywhere is giving severance after three weeks of work. Just stop.

+1. GTM provided the following guidance:

“Severance isn’t legally required. If you’ve included it in your work agreement, you’ll need to follow what was agreed upon. It’s ok not to provide severance if your nanny is immediately fired for misconduct. safety concerns or illegal actions.

Notice is also not required and not recommended if you’re firing your nanny for cause. You’re better off finding temporary care rather than have a fired employee care for your children for a couple of weeks or longer.

If your nanny is let go through no fault of their own, because your kids are now going to school or your family is moving, it’s acceptable to provide severance that is financially affordable for you. A common guideline is one week’s pay for every year the employee worked for you. Providing notice is also customary and you should provide as much as possible or follow your work agreement if you’ve included language on amount of notice. Try to give at least two weeks’ notice and possibly up to four weeks or more depending on your circumstances.”

https://gtm.com/household/firing-your-nanny/amp/https://gtm.com/household/firing-your-nanny/amp/

[Anonymous]

^^Here is the correct link, https://gtm.com/household/firing-your-nanny/amp/

[Anonymous]

Hope you’ve been laying her on the books. Now she can file for unemployment ans they will come after you if you don’t have everything in order.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to pay the severance. It’s in your contract and the only right thing to do.

Better luck next time.

Sorry! I just reread and you don’t have a contract (don’t make this mistake again).

This nanny most likely turned down other job offers for yours so you definitely owe her severance. At least two weeks worth.

Sorry! I know it hurts. Write in a probationary period into your next contract.

I am pretty sure a nanny happy to with without a contract didnt have other offers pounding down her door.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hope you’ve been laying her on the books. Now she can file for unemployment ans they will come after you if you don’t have everything in order.

uh, no. she has too be employed 6 months not 3 wks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to pay the severance. It’s in your contract and the only right thing to do.

Better luck next time.

Sorry! I just reread and you don’t have a contract (don’t make this mistake again).

This nanny most likely turned down other job offers for yours so you definitely owe her severance. At least two weeks worth.

Sorry! I know it hurts. Write in a probationary period into your next contract.

I am pretty sure a nanny happy to with without a contract didnt have other offers pounding down her door.

I never do contracts, and I've been doing the close to 15 years and am at the top of the pay range.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Severance has nothing to do with length of employment! It’s to help the employee bridge the time between termination and a new job. I would think two weeks is the minimum.

Severance actually has everything to do with the length of employment. And there is no right to it unless agreed upon between the employer and employee.

Really? So how much severance do you give for an employee has been with you for ten years?

Severance has nothing to do with length of employment in any industry. For OP, the nanny didn’t work out. Give her two weeks pay and be on your way. If the nanny felt the same about OP and the job, she’d give two weeks notice.

DP here, and this is just wrong. I don't even know what to say. Severance is almost always based on a formula related to length of time on the job, level of seniority, and salary. In pretty much any other setting, 3 weeks employment would never entitle a person to severance.

In what industry?! Severance is given when someone I’d fired and has zero to do with length of employment. WTF do you work?

I work in tech...and because a sibling is a lawyer, I happen to know several employment attorneys. Tech is actually more generous than some industry.

WTF industry do you work in where you live in the delusional world that severance is customary and given regardless of length of employment?! In the 21st Century, I've honestly never heard of such a thing...least of all in a situation where, as OP has stated, there is no contract stipulating otherwise.