Pay nanny during COVID-19 if not working?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is in regards to PP

This is my case, they’re paying me under the table, even though I didn’t want this. Now I had to beg the, for 3 weeks!!! To at least give me some money to pay for my bills and food. They’re totally tried not to pay me anything, until they finally did, and want me back when this is over....meanwhile they’re still working and making money

This is when you file for unemployment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is in regards to PP

This is my case, they’re paying me under the table, even though I didn’t want this. Now I had to beg the, for 3 weeks!!! To at least give me some money to pay for my bills and food. They’re totally tried not to pay me anything, until they finally did, and want me back when this is over....meanwhile they’re still working and making money

This is when you file for unemployment.

And, find a new job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a nanny
I think we have to be fair here
We can’t expect these families to pay us thousands of dollars for not working for weeks if they’re themselves facing a pay cut
Unless they’re so wealthy they can afford to keep paying full amount

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about if you Or spouse are taking a 10-20 percent pay cut? This may be our situation soon... would it be fair to transfer this to our nanny ie cut her pay / hrs by 20 percent? We Would need to recoup the money somehow and this would be the easiest way.

How is that fair to give her a pay cut? You probably make more than her and you can cut your expenses in other ways.

It depends on their income. If they are making $100K it is very different from $300K+. A 10% cut may not be a huge amount.

[Anonymous]

We are continuing to pay our nanny as well. We’re on the books, so she has the option to file for unemployment. We’re planning to pay at least through May or June, but what happens if this continues through September? What is a reasonable timeframe/notice?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are continuing to pay our nanny as well. We’re on the books, so she has the option to file for unemployment. We’re planning to pay at least through May or June, but what happens if this continues through September? What is a reasonable timeframe/notice?

Can you continue without childcare that long? You may need to reevaluate and either have her come in over the summer or find a new nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are continuing to pay our nanny as well. We’re on the books, so she has the option to file for unemployment. We’re planning to pay at least through May or June, but what happens if this continues through September? What is a reasonable timeframe/notice?

Ok I don’t get this at all... if the nanny isn’t coming in why is anyone paying anything ? Wouldn’t it be smarter to just lay her off then she could file unemployment for x amount of time. If the unemployment is 600 a week on top of the state ( let’s say $850 per week total) that’s way more than most nanny’s take home anyway. And then you can hire her back later if you both wish. Am I missing something??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have had a nanny for three years but given the current situation we are going to tell her to stay at home. We plan to bring her back once things calm down - which obviously could be in June. We are wondering whether we should continue to pay her as if she was working full-time, or pay her a reduced rate? And if a reduced rate - what % of her salary? What are folks doing in this case?

Thanks in advance!

No... if you have that much money donate it to the poor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is in regards to PP

This is my case, they’re paying me under the table, even though I didn’t want this. Now I had to beg the, for 3 weeks!!! To at least give me some money to pay for my bills and food. They’re totally tried not to pay me anything, until they finally did, and want me back when this is over....meanwhile they’re still working and making money

This is when you file for unemployment.

And, find a new job.

So what? She obviously cannot count on them to pay her reliably. She should 100% file for unemployment. She and the employer will end up having to pay back taxes, but the burden will mostly be on the employer (who will also likely face heavy fines).

[Anonymous]

My nanny is still working full-time for us because she is single, no kids, and is self-isolating at her place whenever she isn’t working. I do all the grocery shopping for us and her. If one of us gets sick, I will tell her not to come and pay her full comp package as long as we are able. She will qualify for the stimulus check(s) and felt guilty about that but I told her to put it in savings because none of us knows how bad this will get. Perhaps we will lose our jobs and then we will have to reevaluate our situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are continuing to pay our nanny as well. We’re on the books, so she has the option to file for unemployment. We’re planning to pay at least through May or June, but what happens if this continues through September? What is a reasonable timeframe/notice?

Ok I don’t get this at all... if the nanny isn’t coming in why is anyone paying anything ? Wouldn’t it be smarter to just lay her off then she could file unemployment for x amount of time. If the unemployment is 600 a week on top of the state ( let’s say $850 per week total) that’s way more than most nanny’s take home anyway. And then you can hire her back later if you both wish. Am I missing something??

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have had a nanny for three years but given the current situation we are going to tell her to stay at home. We plan to bring her back once things calm down - which obviously could be in June. We are wondering whether we should continue to pay her as if she was working full-time, or pay her a reduced rate? And if a reduced rate - what % of her salary? What are folks doing in this case?

Thanks in advance!

If you want her to come back, you pay her!

[Anonymous]

I’m the PP that mentioned paying my nanny in lieu of laying her off. Yes, she would be able to get unemployment, so it makes sense for us to lay her off since we’re not using her.

I just don’t know how long the SAH order will last, and I worry that if things turn around quickly (doubtful I know) she’ll find someone else to work for and we will have to start the nanny search all over. She’s great with my kids, and we don’t want to lose her. She won’t social distance, so even if things get a little better, I wouldn’t be comfortable having her come right away. My DH and I are both working from home right now, it’s not ideal with two small kids, but a lot of people are in this boat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are continuing to pay our nanny as well. We’re on the books, so she has the option to file for unemployment. We’re planning to pay at least through May or June, but what happens if this continues through September? What is a reasonable timeframe/notice?

Ok I don’t get this at all... if the nanny isn’t coming in why is anyone paying anything ? Wouldn’t it be smarter to just lay her off then she could file unemployment for x amount of time. If the unemployment is 600 a week on top of the state ( let’s say $850 per week total) that’s way more than most nanny’s take home anyway. And then you can hire her back later if you both wish. Am I missing something??

If you are getting paid then the idea is you would either pay your nanny (even if she isn’t coming in bc well, we are in a pandemic and you decided to release her) or lay her off so she can get unemployment. However, unemployment will more than likely not be the same amount the nanny is bringing in currently. I make more than $850 a week after taxes, so unemployment wouldn’t be ideal. The difference between being a great employer and a basic employer is treating your employer like you would want to be treated. It’s also valuing your employee and not taking them for granted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are continuing to pay our nanny as well. We’re on the books, so she has the option to file for unemployment. We’re planning to pay at least through May or June, but what happens if this continues through September? What is a reasonable timeframe/notice?

Ok I don’t get this at all... if the nanny isn’t coming in why is anyone paying anything ? Wouldn’t it be smarter to just lay her off then she could file unemployment for x amount of time. If the unemployment is 600 a week on top of the state ( let’s say $850 per week total) that’s way more than most nanny’s take home anyway. And then you can hire her back later if you both wish. Am I missing something??

Nobody is getting $600 plus normal unemployment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are continuing to pay our nanny as well. We’re on the books, so she has the option to file for unemployment. We’re planning to pay at least through May or June, but what happens if this continues through September? What is a reasonable timeframe/notice?

Ok I don’t get this at all... if the nanny isn’t coming in why is anyone paying anything ? Wouldn’t it be smarter to just lay her off then she could file unemployment for x amount of time. If the unemployment is 600 a week on top of the state ( let’s say $850 per week total) that’s way more than most nanny’s take home anyway. And then you can hire her back later if you both wish. Am I missing something??

Nobody is getting $600 plus normal unemployment.

https://gtm.com/household/expanded-unemployment-benefits/

$600 in addition to state level unemployment.