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[quote=Anonymous]Hi all, we have a new nanny starting next week. Awkward timing but I'm also booking a monthlong work trip for the spring, to a major European city, which my family will be tagging along for. (When we interviewed our nanny months ago she said she was OK traveling with us, but we didn't have the dates or details yet, so I want to run them by her to confirm she can still come.)

In terms of compensation--For my own business trips, my employer generally covers my airfare/transportation, accommodation, any meals related to my work (eg. lunch meetings).

I'm thinking of this as essentially a business trip for her, so we'd cover her travel, a private room in the house we're renting, any meals while she's working, any expenses for anything she takes the kids to, like a museum. She'll be paid her normal full-time salary but she'll have some extra PTO (not counted against her "official" PTO), since I plan to take Fridays off and be with the kids.

Do people normally also offer some kind of travel bonus? My company doesn't give me a "bonus" for work trips, but I want to be fair if that's a standard thing for nannies. Note also that at home my 3 y/o is in preK for most of the day while nanny's with the baby, but when we travel she'll be caring for both kids all day.

I want to offer clear and fair compensation, especially since she is just starting and may not feel super comfortable with us yet. We like her and want her to feel valued and respected--we've just never traveled abroad with a nanny before and need to know what's fair![/quote]

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