So should we just lie to prospective nannies?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That sucks OP I’m available asap and am looking for something until about Christmas time-is there a way to contact you?

Sure, I’ve made an email for this:
[e-mail]

One nanny left do pay attention to the red flag!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:$30/hr isn’t that great of a deal for a short term contract.

Offer $30/hr plus a fat bonus if they get you to the finish line.

What is a “fat bonus”? Give me a number.

I’m tempted to just dangle this as a long term gig and dump them with two weeks notice.

Do this. Say you unexpectedly got a spot at daycare. Give a bonus if they deserve it.

[Anonymous]

4 days of leave is crap. I’d quit too.

[Anonymous]

Your original nanny should have been penalized for breaking the contract, next time put in an early contract penalty fee

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your original nanny should have been penalized for breaking the contract, next time put in an early contract penalty fee

You can’t charge your nanny a fee if they want to quit before the contract is up. No one will sign that. At most you can say unused leave will not be paid out if they leave with < x weeks notice. I mean really, how would you even get the nanny to pay up? It would be illegal to dock pay from their paycheck.

[Anonymous]

nannies are always employees at will which means they can leave when they want to

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your original nanny should have been penalized for breaking the contract, next time put in an early contract penalty fee

You can’t charge your nanny a fee if they want to quit before the contract is up. No one will sign that. At most you can say unused leave will not be paid out if they leave with < x weeks notice. I mean really, how would you even get the nanny to pay up? It would be illegal to dock pay from their paycheck.

Leave has been earned, you cannot withhold paying to employer. Try it and you are in big trouble.

[Anonymous]

And then you ask why nannies are in high demand and why they don't fully trust some parents like OP

No wonder, it's just business, no need to be personal

[Anonymous]

If you need temporary nanny then be more chill, easy, stop nosing so much or nobady would want to be near you


Maybe it was a young person and naive? Get an older nanny, they are not on their phones like young nannies, teachers from centers, etc

[Anonymous]

Well I'm a mom and I use the phone too lol but older nannies does a better job than me

[Anonymous]

Op I know a nanny that can help you (301)641 67 87 even if is short term job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We hired a nanny to work for us through the end of the year until our baby goes to daycare at our office.

Nanny worked for us for a few weeks and just decided to quit for another family. We had a contract with all terms spelled out - $30/hour, 45 hours/week, all federal holidays + 4 floating leave days to use by end of year. We had a really good relationship with nanny, didn’t ask her to do anything unrelated to the nanny. If we came home from work early, we would let her leave early and still pay for her full hours.

Wtf do we do? I’m just tempted to lie to prospective nannies and dump them at the end of the year. Will they all leave us in a bind?

Spouse just returned to work and we have no back-up care. We both have demanding jobs.

If you can afford the nanny for a couple years, your child might be better off for it. You have no say in the hiring of the workplace daycare providers, and a particular set of carers that you love now may be gone in the blink of an eye and replaced with people who suck. Friend was in this situation where she was over the moon with her workplace daycare, then the director abruptly quit and the replacement was horrible, then she had to scramble to find better care. These workplace set ups often have more turn over than a traditional daycare business that is locally owned and operated. Just something to keep in mind.

[Anonymous]

Your nanny likely left for a longer term gig. If you want to solve this quickly, double the pay rate. Someone will take that deal, no one wants a 4 month gig, they will be applying and interviewing throughout this time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your original nanny should have been penalized for breaking the contract, next time put in an early contract penalty fee

You can’t charge your nanny a fee if they want to quit before the contract is up. No one will sign that. At most you can say unused leave will not be paid out if they leave with < x weeks notice. I mean really, how would you even get the nanny to pay up? It would be illegal to dock pay from their paycheck.

Leave has been earned, you cannot withhold paying to employer. Try it and you are in big trouble.

Depends what is in the employment contract. You can’t withhold income that is already earned but it’s totally legal to say unused leave will not be paid out if they quit. There’s no right to a paid day off.