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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I don't know where you are getting your information but that isn't correct.[b] A nanny is an hourly at will employee no matter what her contracts says or doesn't say about it. Employers and nannies can't write in terms that are counter to the employment regulations. [/b]

An employer can write in the contract that the nanny agrees to stay for two years but this isn't enforceable. The nanny doesn't owe the employer 1.5 years of pay if she quits after 6 months. An employer can also fire a nanny for any reason. They don't need cause because she is an at will employee. The term "cause" comes more into play for whether the nanny would receive any termination notification time outlined in the contract and whether she would be eligible for unemployment.

Another example would be minimum wage. An employer can write in the contract that the nanny accepts a rate below minimum wage. The nanny can sign it but the nanny is still owed a rate that is minimum wage and can later file for back pay. It doesn't matter that the contract said both parties agreed to lower than minimum wage.

Finally, I think many nannies don't realize that cause is a broad term and there is no need to prove cause beyond a reasonable doubt. Some nannies seem to think that if the employer doesn't have criminal court level evidence of her not performing her job that it is not cause. They don't need a time stamped, independently authenticated photo of you chatting on your phone at the park. Cause can be as a simple as insubordination, failure to communication, dereliction of duty, misappropriation of employer property resources and there is no requirement that nannies be given multiple chances. If you are late once this could be used for cause. You can't argue that you had a bunch of reasons why you were late or that you think you should get another chance or even that its not fair because your employer was late. Nope, you wee late is all that matters in terms of cause.

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This is not true.  A nanny can be an at will employee or a term employee, depending on what her contract says.[/quote]

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