Parents didn't sign contract?

[Anonymous]

I've just started with a new nanny family. Parents are nice and pay is good, but I'm having a very hard time adjusting. I've only been with them a week and I'm already itching to quit and looking for other jobs. I was hired through an agency (not paid through one, they just place nannies) and signed a contract with the family - no specifications about notice, trial period, etc. it only details responsibilities, pay, vacation, and sick days. Mom said she'd send me the contract back but never did. I'm sure it's just an oversight, but what could be the consequences of not signing. And how long would you stick with a new job before deciding that it just wasn't a good fit for you?

[Anonymous]

I'd give it at least another week and if you are still not happy, I'd find another job. The first week at a new job can be tough for anyone so I would at least stick it out another week and see how it goes.

As far as the contract, it really isn't a contract. They are called work agreements as nannies are at will employees. If you decide to stay with them, you should remind them that they need to sign the contract and you should also have a copy that you both have signed.

[Anonymous]

Why did you sign it if it didn't include all the things important to you?

Just tell the mom you have a policy of always having a signed contract so you'll need it by the start of next week.

In the future, don't start until the contract is signed by all parties.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd give it at least another week and if you are still not happy, I'd find another job. The first week at a new job can be tough for anyone so I would at least stick it out another week and see how it goes.

As far as the contract, it really isn't a contract. They are called work agreements as nannies are at will employees. If you decide to stay with them, you should remind them that they need to sign the contract and you should also have a copy that you both have signed.

Stop with the bad information. Nannies are at-will employees BY DEFAULT but a contract REMOVES them from at-will employment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd give it at least another week and if you are still not happy, I'd find another job. The first week at a new job can be tough for anyone so I would at least stick it out another week and see how it goes.

As far as the contract, it really isn't a contract. They are called work agreements as nannies are at will employees. If you decide to stay with them, you should remind them that they need to sign the contract and you should also have a copy that you both have signed.

Stop with the bad information. Nannies are at-will employees BY DEFAULT but a contract REMOVES them from at-will employment.

No it does not. A contract is NOT legally binding at all and even if they all signed the contract and it said she had to give 4 weeks notice and she gave one, nothing is going to happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd give it at least another week and if you are still not happy, I'd find another job. The first week at a new job can be tough for anyone so I would at least stick it out another week and see how it goes.

As far as the contract, it really isn't a contract. They are called work agreements as nannies are at will employees. If you decide to stay with them, you should remind them that they need to sign the contract and you should also have a copy that you both have signed.

Stop with the bad information. Nannies are at-will employees BY DEFAULT but a contract REMOVES them from at-will employment.

No it does not. A contract is NOT legally binding at all and even if they all signed the contract and it said she had to give 4 weeks notice and she gave one, nothing is going to happen.

You don't know what you are talking about.

[Anonymous]

It depends on what the contract says are grounds for termination. The contract itself can state you are an at will employee.

[Anonymous]

If after a week you are already looking for other positions, this is a good indication that this job may not be the right fit for you.

Sometimes you just KNOW.

I would give them notice as soon as possible.

Just them know the trial period didn't quite work out.

However, if you think the issues you are having w/this family can be worked out between you, you may opt instead to have a sit-down w/this family and see if you can all work this out first.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

The "contracts" that we as nannies sign with our employers should detail our start date, responsibilities, wages, and benefits. These agreements can be used to sue our employers if they are not paying us properly and they can be used by employers to fire us with cause for not meeting our responsibilities (aka we cannot then collect unemployment). That being said a contract that states you will work for X weeks/months/years is unenforceable because the majority of states have labor laws where employees are "at-will" with some exceptions (usually those exceptions are professions where there is a labor union who has negotiated a grievance process that has to be gone through before an employee can be terminated).

^My daddy negotiates labor contracts for a living and that's what he told me when I negotiated my first working agreement as a nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The "contracts" that we as nannies sign with our employers should detail our start date, responsibilities, wages, and benefits. These agreements can be used to sue our employers if they are not paying us properly and they can be used by employers to fire us with cause for not meeting our responsibilities (aka we cannot then collect unemployment). That being said a contract that states you will work for X weeks/months/years is unenforceable because the majority of states have labor laws where employees are "at-will" with some exceptions (usually those exceptions are professions where there is a labor union who has negotiated a grievance process that has to be gone through before an employee can be terminated).

^My daddy negotiates labor contracts for a living and that's what he told me when I negotiated my first working agreement as a nanny.

Your daddy? ???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The "contracts" that we as nannies sign with our employers should detail our start date, responsibilities, wages, and benefits. These agreements can be used to sue our employers if they are not paying us properly and they can be used by employers to fire us with cause for not meeting our responsibilities (aka we cannot then collect unemployment). That being said a contract that states you will work for X weeks/months/years is unenforceable because the majority of states have labor laws where employees are "at-will" with some exceptions (usually those exceptions are professions where there is a labor union who has negotiated a grievance process that has to be gone through before an employee can be terminated).

^My daddy negotiates labor contracts for a living and that's what he told me when I negotiated my first working agreement as a nanny.

Your daddy? ???

The Husband of her Mother... thats a daddy.

[Anonymous]

The contract is immaterial if you don't want the job.

You want to quit, so go ahead and quit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The "contracts" that we as nannies sign with our employers should detail our start date, responsibilities, wages, and benefits. These agreements can be used to sue our employers if they are not paying us properly and they can be used by employers to fire us with cause for not meeting our responsibilities (aka we cannot then collect unemployment). That being said a contract that states you will work for X weeks/months/years is unenforceable because the majority of states have labor laws where employees are "at-will" with some exceptions (usually those exceptions are professions where there is a labor union who has negotiated a grievance process that has to be gone through before an employee can be terminated).

^My daddy negotiates labor contracts for a living and that's what he told me when I negotiated my first working agreement as a nanny.

Your daddy? ???

The Husband of her Mother... thats a daddy.

Ugh no shit. Just can't believe anyone over 10 would say "daddy".