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[quote=Anonymous]If you are planning to give her the standard two weeks severance, then yes, it would be best to tell her at the end of her last day.

If you are not planning to give her severance pay, then you should know that it is considered poor form / bad karma to let nanny go without any notice or severance, unless there was something very serious happening (negligence, abuse, etc). Maybe you were planning on paying severance, but your original post doesn't really make that clear, and I can't help but feel like you would've mentioned it if you were planning on it (it feels like you are looking for justification for letting her go without notice or severance).

If you do not have a contract that specifies notice or severance, but cannot afford to pay two weeks severance, then the right thing to do is actually give her two weeks notice. Most nannies will want to keep you as a good reference (and six months is long enough to qualify; it would be a big gap in her current resume if omitted), so her dependability and quality of work, such as it is, should not suffer. If you're worried about her leaving early, consider offering a bonus if she stays until the last day (it can be a small amount, maybe even just $150 or $200).

Remember, she has to pay rent and other bills. Think about how devastating it would be for you to be fired with no notice or severance. Also consider how it would have felt if the tables were turned (if your nanny had quit with absolutely no notice to accept a better offer).

Lastly, if you do go the route of giving her two weeks notice, the consensus is that you need to tell her at the end of the day, on a day when she isn't coming in the following day. Generally that means telling her on a Friday; another option is to tell her on a day when you can give her the next day off as a paid personal day, so she can have a solid 24+ hours to process things before being expected to show up bright eyed and bushy tailed.

Good luck.[/quote]

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