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[quote=Anonymous]OP, it is not okay to pressure your nanny to drive, but it is okay to have a snow policy that aligns her interests with your interest in being able to work.  As a salaried employee, you likely need to either work from home on a snow day or make up the hours/workload at some point to make sure you meet deliverables, etc.  Although I'm sure many nannies will disagree, I find it unreasonable that you would be expected to pay her for the snow day that she didn't work, and then pay her overtime at time and a half to cover the extra hours that you'll probably need to make up because you were unable to work today.  Nannies love to say that they shouldn't be nickled and dimed because the snow wasn't their fault.  It wasn't yours either, and yet your nanny would probably have no problem "nickling and diming" you for the extra hours you need to catch up after a snow day.

Here's our snow policy:  Nanny always has the option of staying overnight before, during, or after a major snow.   In this case, she did just that.  Had she not elected to do that, she would not have been required to come in but would have been required to either make up the hours in the next couple of weeks or use one of her 15 days of paid leave.  We give 15 days unspecified leave (5 of which may be taken in half-day increments) instead of the usual 10 days vacation and 3-5 sick days specifically to accommodate situations like this and also to create a disincentive to the mentality that says it is okay to take "mental health days" to ensure that paid sick days don't "go to waste."  Our nanny is super dependable and not one to call in sick lightly, so we want to reward her for that by ensuring she can take any unneeded sick/snow/personal emergency days as extra vacation.    [/quote]

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