Are both of these folks full-time? I doubt it, from your wording.

So your nanny is getting paid by you for whatever 20 hours a week she would have been working, and she is maybe (you don't know) still working hours to fill up the other time.

That bothers you, why?

Anonymous wrote:You think places are hiring? Do you live under a rock?!?

Many, many families are hiring and paying VERY WELL. Parents are desperate for help right now.

OP, you need to clarify why you don't want them to work for other people. If it's just because you think it's unfair to pay them essentially extended PTO while they get other work-- well, that's tough. And kind of bizarre to want to control their off-hours behavior.

However, these are weird times. If you're doing this so that they quarantine themselves and then would be safe to work with your family again in the near future, that's a different story. And I agree that it's unfair and underhanded if they are breaking quarantine to do this. This is definitely happening to some families that think that they're paying for a quarantine. I don't want to make you paranoid, but it's true.

You need to talk to them and tell them your concerns about spreading the virus. If you think that you can't trust them, then you need to fire them and find employees you do trust.

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Anonymous wrote:I told my nanny and housekeeper that I'll pay their regular hours and pay and they don't have to work at my house during that time. I'm concerned that they'll be working at other places and I'll still being paying them and I don't think that's fair. WWYD?

I would go on medication if I found myself worrying about utter nonsense like this.

OP, you don’t even know that they are working other jobs. It’s nuts that this would even cross your mind at this point in time with a fricking pandemic happening!

What kind of medications would you go on? COVID meds? Lol!

The pandemic and need for social distancing to avoid potential spread are precisely why OP is worried. Maybe she’s over obsessing and should just talk to her employees, but she absolutely should be concerned if she has good reason to believe they’re working other jobs.

But OP hasn’t a clue if they are working other jobs or not. And how can the nanny and housekeeper spread the virus to OO’s family if they aren’t coming to OP’s house?

Anonymous wrote:Off topic but what's the legal way\language to put in a nanny contract that while a childcare provider is being paid by employer, they can't accept other work during those contracted hours?

I think the only way around it is language stating that nanny must be available at all paid hours. In this case the only way to enforce this would be with video chats with the kids whenever they're bored.

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Anonymous wrote:I told my nanny and housekeeper that I'll pay their regular hours and pay and they don't have to work at my house during that time. I'm concerned that they'll be working at other places and I'll still being paying them and I don't think that's fair. WWYD?

I would go on medication if I found myself worrying about utter nonsense like this.

OP, you don’t even know that they are working other jobs. It’s nuts that this would even cross your mind at this point in time with a fricking pandemic happening!

What kind of medications would you go on? COVID meds? Lol!

The pandemic and need for social distancing to avoid potential spread are precisely why OP is worried. Maybe she’s over obsessing and should just talk to her employees, but she absolutely should be concerned if she has good reason to believe they’re working other jobs.

OP, you're truly the worst.

Anonymous wrote:I told my nanny and housekeeper that I'll pay their regular hours and pay and they don't have to work at my house during that time. I'm concerned that they'll be working at other places and I'll still being paying them and I don't think that's fair. WWYD?

I would go on medication if I found myself worrying about utter nonsense like this.

OP, you don’t even know that they are working other jobs. It’s nuts that this would even cross your mind at this point in time with a fricking pandemic happening!

So you don’t know that they are working other jobs but you think if they are it’s unfair? Why are you concerned about something you don’t even know is happening?!

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Anonymous wrote:Off topic but what's the legal way\language to put in a nanny contract that while a childcare provider is being paid by employer, they can't accept other work during those contracted hours?

You can just add a clause to the section that outlines her hours, stating that she agrees to not accept additional work during contracted hours without the consent of the employers. It should also state that she maintains the right to refuse additional work outside of those hours, beyond the duties outlined, and for any additional children.

I'm assuming OP doesn't have a clause to this effect in her contract, however.

You think places are hiring? Do you live under a rock?!?

Anonymous wrote:Off topic but what's the legal way\language to put in a nanny contract that while a childcare provider is being paid by employer, they can't accept other work during those contracted hours?

You can just add a clause to the section that outlines her hours, stating that she agrees to not accept additional work during contracted hours without the consent of the employers. It should also state that she maintains the right to refuse additional work outside of those hours, beyond the duties outlined, and for any additional children.

OP if you dont trust your nanny to take her regular pay and stay home, there's a deeper issue. You should be able to trust the person that cares for your kids.

Anonymous wrote:You are giving them PTO. What they do with that time is not your business. Also, I hope you are treating them both as household employees for tax purposes if you want to try to control them like that.

She is not giving them PTO. She is paying her nanny her regular rate to quarantine herself. The two things are very different.

Off topic but what's the legal way\language to put in a nanny contract that while a childcare provider is being paid by employer, they can't accept other work during those contracted hours?

I would go back in time and NOT give the nanny what is likely to be 2+ months of paid vacation! How are you even managing without her? Do you not trust her to socially distance?