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Anonymous wrote:I'm the pp who suggested a babysitter instead of a nanny. Yes a daily stipend is ridiculous. If you want to have the benefit of "comping business lunches" you need to work for a company- not a family.

+1 I get the sense that nannies who feel as though they should have meals provided for them have never worked in any other business setting. "Business lunches" happen when you are taking a client out, or your boss it treating, it's not as though people who have office jobs are out to lunch every day saying "Throw it on the company card". Aside from "office settings" few professions provide business lunches AT ALL. You bring your own food, maybe you are lucky enough to have a fridge stocked with some beverages and a coffee maker, but this is not standard nor expected. If nannies want to start being treated as professionals, they need to start acting that way (Hint: professionals act like adults who are capable of feeding themselves, they don't expect someone else's mother to buy their food).

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Parents who want nannies not to touch their food, should have dedicated refrigerator and cabinet for a FT nanny. Also, since nannies do not have a break time all day, they must therefore have meals on the clock. As such, the nanny's food should not be taxable. Parents should have a separate weekly meal stipend or envelope, for the nanny.

The amount should be based on the number of meal times she is working in your home. If she leaves her house at 6:30am and gets home at 7:30pm, plan accordingly. Many FT nannies are at work for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It's often near impossible to have much of a personal life with so many hours at work, not to mention commuting to where her wages can afford rent. Nanny's cooking would most likely have to be at work.

Anonymous wrote:OP, why do you think a stipend will solve the no lunch break problem? I'm not understanding this post. If nanny can't leave the house, she still needs to come to work prepared with everything she needs for the day (including food).

Anonymous wrote:What? My parents have worked white-collar office jobs for 30+ years and have always brought their own lunches. The only exception would be if the bosses took them out or if they were taking clients to lunch.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, why do you think a stipend will solve the no lunch break problem? I'm not understanding this post. If nanny can't leave the house, she still needs to come to work prepared with everything she needs for the day (including food).

When people have to bring to work "everything they need for the day (including food)", they are usually independant contractors, not your employees. Of course there are other requirements as well, before you jump to any conclusions.

Generally, the fewer employee benefits you provide, the less clear it is that you have an employee.
Again, these details are only part of a bigger picture.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, why do you think a stipend will solve the no lunch break problem? I'm not understanding this post. If nanny can't leave the house, she still needs to come to work prepared with everything she needs for the day (including food).

When people have to bring to work "everything they need for the day (including food)", they are usually independant contractors, not your employees. Of course there are other requirements as well, before you jump to any conclusions.

Generally, the fewer employee benefits you provide, the less clear it is that you have an employee.
Again, these details are only part of a bigger picture.

Anonymous wrote:When you choose to hire a nanny on the clock all day, you pay for her meals while she's working.