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[quote=Anonymous]This is tough because it is absolutely something that should have been handled/discussed during the hiring process.  Do you have any agreement re holidays, vacation/sick time, etc...?  How long has she been with you?  Is she full time (every work day, all day?) How satisfied are you with her overall?  Are you prepared to lose her if she can't accept the unpaid week or is it worth the money to pay her some/all of it?

Obviously you need to decide how to handle this but it sounds like you don't have a solid agreement about leave/vacation time (for all parties) and that is clearly needed.

Typically a nanny who works full time for a family and for whom it is their primary employment would reasonably expect to be paid even when the family decides they don't need her for any given day or set of days.  Some agreements ask the nanny to take a week of vacation concurrent with the family's vacation but not all.

I'm an MB and our nanny gets two weeks of vacation leave (plus sick leave and holidays) and she can take that vacation time whenever she likes (giving us notice so we can plan for it obviously).  When we have travelled with the kids she gets paid - even though we're not there.  It's not her fault that we don't need her - she would be expected to be available to us that day so we need to honor our agreement.

I think you, and your nanny, made some rookie mistakes and now you're paying the price.  A lot depends on whether you're pleased with her and want to retain her.  If you are then I think it's reasonable for her to expect to be paid for that week - especially if she's working full time for you.  And, as I'm sure you know, if you really like her and she's doing a good job you are getting a pretty amazing deal for $14/hr under the table.  Especially if you're in the DC metropolitan area.  (I hope you're prepared for the flaming you're likely to receive.)

My advice is to first look at the big picture - if you don't want to find another nanny then the cost of her salary for one week is probably a small price to pay.  Second - get an agreement between you that deals with these things so you all know what you're agreeing to and what to expect going forward.[/quote]

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