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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Are a certain amount of sick days for the nanny usually accounted for in nanny contracts? [/quote]

Agree with 5 days per year. Mine roll over but are not paid out. You may prefer to do neither which is also fine, and yes, they are accounted for in the contract along with any other benefits (vacation, health insurance, etc.).

[quote]Do nannies usually keep working when they are sick or do the moms usually prefer to not have the nanny work when they are sick? [/quote]

Parents vary in what they prefer so the idea is to talk with your nanny during the hiring process to make sure you're on the same page. If you don't want her to come in if she has a heavy cough, if you live in an area where whooping-cough is especially prevalent for instance, that can be a guideline. If you want her to stay home only for fever/diarrhea/vomiting, say that. If you do expect her to come in for anything short of that (which is reasonable), try to be clear that you understand when she comes in with a bad cold it will be a lazy day - most employers relax any no-screen-time policies on those sorts of days because your nanny is a human being who will not be functioning at 100% capacity when she's seriously sick.

[quote]What if the nanny and child(ren) are both sick, and the nanny is the one who got the child(ren) sick? [/quote]

Nannies don't get children sick - children get nannies sick! I mean, I suppose it happens on occasion, but be realistic here - your kids are the germ factories, not the adults in their life. Good nannies insist that everyone use appropriate hygiene and will be doing their best to avoid infection themselves. (I don't understand the point of that question at all, and it makes you sound a little crazy to be honest. If the nanny gets sick first and then the kids do...so what? You going to dock her pay? Insist she work through the flu? Sick days are for recovery, it doesn't matter who got ill first.)[/quote]

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