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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We set a policy of unlimited, paid sick time back in March when the pandemic hit.  The last thing we wanted was for her to come to work with a possibly highly contagious virus because she was afraid of getting docked.  Our nanny has not taken one minute of it.

In your case, OP, I would pay for a covid test and pay her until she feels well enough to work.  [/quote]

+1. Exactly the same.  We made it clear to our wonderful nanny that she now has unlimited sick time and we would continue to pay her if she didn’t feel comfortable working.  She has never once missed a day.  [/quote]

Just want to say that you are both wonderful bosses and I hope your nannies know how lucky they are.   The first poster is correct about not making your nanny feel like she has to come in sick.   I worked last week at my employer’s request and was sick the entire time.  Things got worse over the weekend and went I saw my doctor yesterday, she ordeed a test. MB is very upset that the doctor advised me not to work until the results came back.  She kept asking if I thought I had it and if the doctor was being dramatic.

The challenge for nannies is knowing we will probably get docked by doing the right thing.  In this case, MB has elderly parents living with her and I would never put them at risk by not being honest, even if it costs me my paycheck.  I’ve been with them for 8 years and never used all of my sick leave in any year.
I’ve only taken a few days over the last several years and most of those sicknesses came from taking care of their sick kids.

If you trust your nanny and she’s never taken advantage of you, try to be generous with leave if she’s sick.   As far as getting tested each time someone is sick, there is no easy answer.  It’s the responsible thing to do, and hopefully a shorter term problem.

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