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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to feel the same way as you, OP - you have a contract and both parties ought to abide by it - but with time I've come to realize that if you have a nanny you really like and want to keep, and if you can afford it, it's best to just give her the $/extra PTO.  It's not that she deserves it - under the contract, she certainly not does. But it's more a question of what matters most to you: sticking to the agreed-upon terms of the contract, or staying on good terms with the nanny. [/quote]

I do this sometimes, too. The fact that she's only been with you 8 months, and you had the other weirdness with the vacation, though, makes this harder.

If you feel like you should give her this day paid b/c she caught the bug from your kids, I think I would tell her that's why I'm doing it, but also take the opportunity when she comes back to say that this is a one-time thing and make sure she understands how her PTO is structured.

This is also why I have PTO accrue. Then, if a new nanny wants to take a two-week vacation, and I can manage the break, she only gets the days that have accrued paid. It's very clear, and if she quits soon after, I'm not then looking at a full year's PTO for a new nanny, too.[/quote]

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