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[quote=Anonymous][quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous]I can't imagine setting up a share the way the previous poster describes, with two separate agreements, checks, etc.. I always thought that if I did a share, the other parents and I would set it up together so that we were jointly the one employer, and the onus for collecting the money, taxes, etc. would fall on us. Having two separate bosses seems absurd. So one family could just leave the share with impunity, and the other family wouldn't be on the hook to pay you more?[/quote]

How do 2 different families, at different addresses, become a single employer? Do they form an LLC or something? If so, whose legal address goes on those documents, and on all the employer tax documents? How do 2 families as a single entity use the childcare tax credits? I'm not trying to be snarky, I am just trying to get folks to look at this logically.

If I worked in a nanny share, I would have 3 different contracts: one for family A, in which their pay obligations/hours/etc. would be outlined, one for family B, same details, and one Share Contract, covering everyone's expectations and obligations, including a section on what happens if she share ends. That would include how much notice must be given, how long one family must pay nanny's full salary (I would have a 6 week notice, an obligation on all 3 parties to seek a new share partner, and 2 weeks obligation for the remaining family to pay the full nanny salary.), and every other tiny detail that makes a complex situation with 2 employers and a single employee work smoothly.[/quote]
You understand that no nanny "contract" has ever been legally enforced (at least as far as anyone on this forums knows)? The only thing that gets occasionally enforced, is payment of back wages. Nanny contracts are usually useful to get over on naive nannies who come from ethical families, and just want to be good girls.

Most employers don't much care about a useless piece of paper. Oh, did it say MB has to give you severance if you get no advanced notice of your termination? Sorry, cash is tight this month. (We're going Hawaii next week for the holidays.) Just try to bring that to court. Wise up. Can't make your rent or mortgage payment without your "contracted" paycheck? Too bad. Maybe next time you'll request a couple of references before you trust a total stranger to obey the law.

No where to go this weekend, seeing that MB intends on firing the live-in nanny on Friday evening, allowing 15-20 minutes to pack up, and immediately escorting her out the door, as per her lawyer's advice: "You don't want to risk having a disgruntled nanny near your children, or your diamonds (even more risky!).

Haven't most of us here in the nanny world heard similar experiences? If not, it's only a matter of time, and keeping your ears open.

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