No benefits for Nanny

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Anonymous wrote:If you pay legally, like I do, and offer some paid time off, then you don't have to worry about her expecting more. You have a legal, clearly spelled out contract, no one is worried about tax fraud exposure, and you can negotiate all of the possible combinations of benefits and requirements.

Once you said you were paying under the table, you lost this MB.

You are lucky that you found a nanny you really liked who was willing to be paid on the books. Most do not.

Forgot to mention, OP who made above comment.

No, I pay well, and I offer benefits. This job pays her, on the books, significantly more than she was making as a daycare worker at $12/hr (also on the books), with a guaranteed schedule. This is a real job, and it was both advertised as such and I attracted people who wanted a job. I wasn't looking to save a buck, and the rate is competitive with or better than almost any other semi-skilled position in this area. She has an ECE degree, btw.

Where did you advertise? I was told by many moms that the best nannies were found by word-of-mouth so I have never advertised. I was willing to pay $20/hr starting, guaranteed hours and full benefits to an on-the-books nanny with the right credentials, but none came across our desk.

This last time, I used an agency. In the past, I've used care.com. In all cases, I list the wage and the fact that it's on the books in the ad. Are you telling me, OP, that you're paying $20/hr under the table? Are you in Boston or San Francisco? Otherwise, that's a hoot!

[Anonymous]

Do as you would be done by. How can you expect to get a professional when you treat her like a high school kid making a few extra bucks.