Religious discrimination is illegal!

[Anonymous]

I keep coming across ads for nannies specifying that "only Christian applicants will be considered."
This is completely illegal and irritating!
Thanks for letting me vent!

[Anonymous]

I'm not positive but I don't believe those laws affect those employing a single employee. Would you even want to work for someone who would put that in their ad? I can understand, from a parents perspective, why you may want someone with similar religious/core values influencing your children I just wouldn't go so far as eliminating all other potentially great applicants on the basis of religion.

[Anonymous]

They're hiring someone to watch their children on an intimate basis. They can do whatever they want unless they employee more than 25 people I believe. They're trying to find the right match. You're not it. Move on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They're hiring someone to watch their children on an intimate basis. They can do whatever they want unless they employee more than 25 people I believe. They're trying to find the right match. You're not it. Move on.

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[Anonymous]

OP, wouldn't you rather know that upfront rather than waste your time in an interview? My born-again Christian nanny would probably not be working for me if I wasn't Christian (my DH is Jewish) since it is important for her to feel that there is some acceptance of her faith in our home.

[Anonymous]

I would much rather know up front.

I interviewed for a position a bit back not knowing the family was Jewish. They wanted me to know all kinds of things pertaining to their faith. I hadn't a clue.

I am atheist and prefer working for families who are agnostic, atheist or just not practicing their faith.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I keep coming across ads for nannies specifying that "only Christian applicants will be considered."
This is completely illegal and irritating!
Thanks for letting me vent!

It is annoying, but would you really want to work for a bunch of zealots?

[Anonymous]

I'm glad they post that so I can run for the hills!

[Anonymous]

OP, this is not religious discrimination. It's not a regular business and because it's a nanny job and very personal, the parents can choose whatever they want. A parent can choose a non-parent if they wanted to, or a Christian, or a thin nanny, etc.

Go read up on discrimination rules regarding these types of jobs and you'll see that it's completely LEGAL

[Anonymous]

Private household employers are not bound by any discrimination laws. Hell, many corporations get away with veiled discrimination in some form or another. Nannies can be discriminated against for any reason whatsoever and the nanny has absolutely no recourse for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Private household employers are not bound by any discrimination laws. Hell, many corporations get away with veiled discrimination in some form or another. Nannies can be discriminated against for any reason whatsoever and the nanny has absolutely no recourse for it.

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I want to add that nannies can be just as particular about what type of family they are willing to work for. I have turned down interviews and job offers based on surface information about families (area they live in, parents' jobs, etc...). How is this any different from a family who prefers a nanny to have a particular religious background? Personally I would have no problem interviewing with a family like the one the OP mentioned. This is an intimate work environment and it's ok for a family to prefer that their nanny subscribe to similar religious beliefs. It definitely makes answering the children's questions a lot easier when similar beliefs are held (assuming the family wants the nanny to answer any questions that arise).