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[quote=Anonymous]Firstly my nanny is really good and we have a great relationship.  She has been with us for 1.5 years.  She is kind, works hard and has a great attitude.  However, my firm shut its office in June and I haven't been able to find a job since.  Originally I thought it would be easier so we told nanny not to worry about her job since we really like her and I planned on going back.  However, circumstances have changed..

I haven't had any luck and it doesn't look like I will find one in the next few months.  We are now feeling the financial stress more keenly.  Secondly, our kids are in school FT now.  Our nanny was very flexible and was willing to clean during many of the hours the kids are in school.  Her pay is the same but she worked fewer hours a week (originally 17 gross).  So the reality is that she would have been a luxury we would have kept if I could find a well paying job but isn't worth it otherwise.

I need advice on 3 fronts.
1. When should we let her know?  Normally I would tell her ASAP but she is leaving to visit her country for 3 wks for christmas and I don't want to ruin that for her.  She is leaving in a week and a half anyway so would it make much difference anyway?  
2. Severance and notice.  I was thinking if we tell her in January we would give notice until the end of the month and then 2 wks severance?  
3. Bonus?  I live in NJ where bonuses are quite common.    Last year we gave her 2 weeks salary (not prorated) because we wanted to show her we really liked her.  We actually told her we were not prorating because we wanted to show her goodwill but not to expect double that later.

Thoughts?  Thanks so much for your help![/quote]

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