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[quote=Anonymous]MB here.  I felt like you when I started researching/considering hiring a nanny.  Then I started working out all the specifics of what we need, what we'll pay for (benefits, vacation, overtime, driving reimbursement, etc...), what our basic expectations are (entertaining other people in the house, food provisions, space allocation for nanny's personal use, discipline decisions, etc...) and very quickly understood how these documents can become pretty specific.

Now that I've been a nanny employer for a couple of years, I'm even more persuaded that a contract/agreement is critical and very helpful to both sides.  It allows you to establish expectations and compensation very clearly - which prevents confusion and misunderstandings.  It lets you have a document you all agreed to before you knew each other - so it's impartial in a way that can be difficult after someone has become part of your extended family.  It reflects professionalism on all sides - your nanny is a professional to be respected, and you are the boss - which also requires respect.  A good, fair, thorough agreement reflects that and (should) protect the interests of all involved.

In the event that something goes seriously wrong (theft, injury to the child, failure to show up on time, etc...) the agreement gives you clear grounds for termination.

The clarity and thoroughness of it will protect you from far more common challenges than a lawsuit.

Yes it takes real work to put together, and can feel awkward or uncomfortable.  But it will protect all of you in the long run if you do it well.

Good luck.[/quote]

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