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[quote=Anonymous]We gave our nanny who had worked for us for a year one week off with pay when her father died - we told her she should take what she needed, and she chose to come back after a week. If she had taken longer we would probably have continued to pay her, but our lines of communication were open so that didn't really come up. Obviously we couldn't pay her indefinitely since we needed to ay for back-up childcare, but we would have offered the option of unpaid leave or using paid vacation. She did not have to travel abroad so that was not an issue, but I don't think we would have felt we could have paid for that. I think maybe one week compassionate leave with full pay and then one week at a reduced rate might be fair if you feel the situation is a big financial burden for you. If she needs more time then maybe extend the reduced rate or offer vacation /unpaid leave. I know it is hard but you do need to be clear with her what the terms are, it would be awful if she were to think she was on full pay and then came back to find that was not the case. Ultimately, you sound like a nice person so you need to do what you can afford and think is fair.[/quote]

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