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[quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous]We have school-age children so our full time nanny works several hours per day (15 hours per week) without the kids, doing things like kids' laundry, grocery shopping, cooking, etc.

When we recently went on vacation for a week, we suggested that she should come in one day while we were away to organize the kids' room, stock the kitchen pantry, etc. -- that we'd give the rest of the week off (4 days).  However, she behaved like the suggestion was exploitative and refused to come in since we were away.

We already give three paid weeks of vacation a year at her discretion, so asking her to come in one day while we were away to do her regular non childcare duties did not seem unreasonable.

I know regular nannies get paid time off when their employers are away, but since her formal duties include work when the kids are at school, it felt appropriate to ask her to do some household duties.

What's the norm for those who employ nannies/household managers?

Thanks.[/quote]

If you were asking her to do jobs that fall within her sphere of responsibility, and you suggested she come in one day while you were gone [b]when you told her you were going out of town[/b], I think your nanny did make a mistake in acting out the way she did.

However, if you asked her the week before you left, when she might have already made plans for her time off that she couldn't change, then you need to give more notice in the future. That said, I don't treat "extra" PTO as my time to head out on a trip. I might make plans, but nothing I couldn't abandon if my NF ended up needing me to work.

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