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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our nanny quit a few weeks ago. It was a nanny share, and she chose to stay with the other family, and quit from working with us. She gave us 2 weeks notice originally, although extended to 3 weeks notice, although our contract asked for 30 days.

We were rushing to find other care, and eventually as we got closer to the end of the 3 weeks, we asked if she'd be willing to work the rest of the 30 days in case we couldn't find other care before then. She said yes. Luckily, we found other care, and were able to honor her 3 weeks request, and move on. We thought everything was done with her.

Now she is contacting us asking for money. Even though the other family from the share is paying her full-time, she is asking for money from us to finish out the 30 days. It's ironic because she didn't even remember the 30 day part of the contract until we reminded her of it.

So even though she wanted to quit with only 2 weeks notice originally, now she wants 30 days of pay even though she's still being paid full-time by the other family! If we had known she felt this way, we would have waited to start our other care after the 30 days. But we were rushing to meet her needs.

We feel stressed by her continuing to contact us, and worried about her taking things further. Any suggestions?[/quote]

I feel so bad for your nanny.[b] She tried to give you the standard notice, which is two weeks[/b]. (Sorry parents who disagree, but two weeks is standard for any job!) She was nice enough to work with you and extend her notice to three weeks, and to extend it AGAIN, then you found someone and cancel on her for the last week of her notice. And you phrase that as you, “were able to honor her 3 week request.” Three weeks was never her request, it was yours, then you asked for a month. Way to end a relationship with your nanny on a terrible note! And over what? One week’s pay?[/quote]

Their contract required 30 days notice. Nanny did not honor that. 
Since when is two weeks enough? People are constantly jumping all over employers when they only want to give their nanny two weeks' notice, yet when a nanny only gives two weeks it's fine? Double standard. No.

Contract was 30 days.
Nanny gave 2 weeks. 
Family asked to make it 3 weeks.
Nanny said yes. 
Family was scrambling and asked if nanny could possibly push it to 4 weeks[b] if it was necessary.[/b]
Nanny said yes.
Family found care and did not need the additional week.

Family does NOT owe nanny more money. [/quote]

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