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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son has RSV.  (He's 13 months and this is his second bout.)  We are in a nanny share.  Before we knew it was RSV, the other family was weary of him being around their child because they didn't want her getting a cold.  i understood, so I took him home.  Now, for the past four days, I have had to pay my nanny even though I cannot use her, plus pay someone else to help out for a few hours during the day, plus sacrifice several hours of work.  On Fridays, we do not do the share and the nanny comes to my house.  What is generally appropriate in this situation?  Should she come despite the fact that he might be contagious or should she stay home?  Also, what do other families who are in nanny shares do when it is the common cold?

One other thing, does anyone else feel like between their child's illnesses, their nanny's illnesses/schedule, and your own schedule that you are constantly having to take time from work?  I keep wondering if I have the wrong nanny and the wrong share arrangements.  [/quote]

This is why you pay for your own nanny.  Nanny takes care of your child(ren) with no differentiation between sick or well.  When nanny has a cold or light flu, she works as normal, only calls off if you don't want your child around her or if she has fever, vomiting or diarrhea.  And there's zero reason that your schedule should be making you take off work unless you are sick; find a nanny who will work with your schedule.[/quote]

No, it's not reasonable to expect the other family to be ok with the nanny taking care of your sick baby and contaminating theirs.  And yes, you are still obligated to pay your nanny, but you should have had something in the contract that said any time you were unable to use her services would be paid at 60-85% of her rate, depending on what she agreed to.  I always make sure that the family knows they still have to pay 75%.[/quote]

I would NEVER agree to this. My hours and pay are guaranteed, in exchange I guarantee to be available during those same hours. [/quote]

When a child is sick all week and can't be with my other charge(s), I'm willing to take 75% from the family.  Normally the other family offers to do the other 25%, but I don't mind if they don't.[/quote]

Lucky them!  I respect myself, my time, and my commitment more than that. [/quote]

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