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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MB here.  So, this is a new nanny, not someone with whom you have an established relationship, and in her first 4 months she has been chronically late, she is spending too much time on her cellphone, and she is refusing to do some tasks (like brushing hair), and she has requested advances on salary.

These are all red flags and none of those problems seem related to an early pregnancy - except perhaps fatigue.  If she is unable to perform the basic functions of the job, and to arrive on time, then you are entirely within your rights to replace her.

The advancing of salary is a MAJOR red flag in my book.  It tells you a lot about her ability to run her life, and her judgment in asking this of a new employer.

This just doesn't sound like pregnancy related difficulty to me.  Needing naps in the middle of the day, being uneasy about lifting heavy weight (like a child, water jugs, etc...), experiencing nausea, all of those things would seem understandable.  Refusing to brush hair and routinely arriving late do not.

Just let her go and find someone reliable, with a better work ethic.  [/quote]

Nanny here and I agree.  [/quote]

MB here and I agree.  What does doing hair have to do with being pregnant?  After all these things in only 4 months, I would 1) sit down and have a talk with her.  Document her issues with work -- chronic lateness, refusal to perform agreed upon duties without clear medical reasons, refusal to take your son on agreed upon outings or to interact with him properly.  Give her two weeks start performing her job up to spec.
At the end of two weeks if things have not improved markedly, you fire her with cause.
I would honestly not expect them to improve and thus start looking for a new nanny, but I would give her the two weeks as a courtesy, although I agree that asking for advances on a salary and the other things you mention add up to someone I would not want in my home.  And her comment "I'm not messing with any hair" sounds truly awful.
But I think if you fired her right away you might run into issues of her claiming she was fired because she was pregnant.

I say this as someone who is an employer who has not had to do these things and I imagine they would be hard.  I hope you look at your choices in hiring and while we all can have bad luck, revamp them to improve your luck next time.

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