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[quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous]This is OP. We are 100% certain this is going on; if we say nothing, it will presumably continue to go on for the next two months.

I haven't spoken with her as of now. Yesterday is a good example of why. She did everything we asked of her: Picked up something I needed that was out of her way before she got the kids from school. Made a big, healthy dinner from scratch for the whole family. Made sure the kids did their homework, practiced their instruments and played a game with them. Tidied the kids' rooms and play area.

It's hard to approach her and have this discussion when, for the most part, she is doing a good job. If she were going to be with us for another year, I absolutely would. Just not sure how it will help when the time remaining is so short.[/quote]

"Hi nanny. We wanted to talk with you to let you know that we appreciate all the hard work you're doing for our family each day. The fact that your "to do" list is completed nearly 100% of the time is terrific. One thing we do need to discuss is that we have found out that you are scheduling yourself to work for another family during times you have committed to work for us. Is there a particular reason that you are double booking yourself?"

Then I would ask:

"How do you think we should handle this issue? We obviously are not happy that we have been paying you to spend time working for other people, but we value you and the time you have spent with our family and we feel the need to resolve this so that it doesn't negatively impact the last few months you spend with us."

And then take the discussion from there. You aren't attacking her, you are asking a perfectly reasonable question while emphasizing how pleased you have always been with her work ethic, and how sad you are to have found out about the "double billing". If she doesn't need all the time she spends with your family to do the work she has to do, offer to reduce her hours OR increase her work load so that she can stay busy.[/quote]

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