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[quote=Anonymous]Four weeks notice to move seems fair to me. Less than that might be a serious hardship for her, as it would be for me.

You could give her two weeks notice of job termination (meaning you're going to pay her for those two weeks whether she works or not) plus two additional weeks to find a new job/living space which would be unpaid. Or you could give her all four weeks notice paid (some nanny contracts specify a one month notice/severance). Or I'm sure there are several other variations.

Finally, have you spoken to her about your concerns? As with any employee, a nanny will need to be managed to some degree. More experienced nannies should need less management, but every family is different and what she's used to might not work for your family (for instance I have no idea what "needing a little help getting out the door" means for you and would need you to be clear about how I could help without being in the way). Really, you just want to be as clear and direct with your employees as you'd want your boss to be with you ("Jenny, it is so nice to see you and Gabby playing/to hear about your weekend/to get to know you better, but when I work from home it's important that I have 8 hours of uninterrupted time to focus on my assignments. I look forward to catching up with you this evening but now I'm going to go up to my office/put on some headphones/get back to work." "Maeve, you've probably noticed that my mornings are a little rushed around here. What would be great for me is if you could take Dave and get his breakfast started while I'm finishing up in the bedroom/could help me look for my cellphone while I make my coffee/could set aside a special morning activity to entice the kids to detach from my legs!"). If you've already tried to address her issues I apologize, and perhaps it is just a personality combo that doesn't mesh - I just can't read a post like this without saying something. If she hasn't been neglectful, rude, failed to perform her duties, disobeyed direct instructions, etc. I think she probably deserves at least one formal warning before termination. [/quote]

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