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[quote=Anonymous]Our nanny has been with us for the better part of a year and while we think highly of her, she does not fulfill our needs and we see this getting only worse as our child gets older.  We would like to look for her replacement and right now is a really good time to look; there are many experienced nannies on the market looking for September start leaving families where the youngest kid will be starting full-time school.  The problem is that the nanny's husband, who used to be the primary breadwinner, has been out of work due to medical issues and while I thought he would be back to work by September, I no longer think this is the case due to what the nanny told me today of his condition.  We would give the nanny plenty of notice and hopefully, she can find a new job during that time, but what if she doesn't?   And even if she manages to, I feel guilty about putting her through the stress of a job search given her husband's poor health and their financial condition.  At the same time, I do not want to put off hiring a new nanny because of the large pool of candidates right now and because I believe it will get only harder to replace the current nanny the longer she is with us.  I am thinking give her a month's notice (longer, if we can).  And when we give notice, I can let her know that in the event that she doesn't find a new position by her last day, we can give her weekend hours about half her current hours until she does find something, that hopefully will take a little of the stress off of her.  Would this be sufficient?  Or is there a better way of handling our situation?[/quote]

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