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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unlimited sick time and pto, but that only works with a conscientious person.[/quote]

I don't see how unlimited PTO works in this situation.  Unlimited PTO works in employers where there's a clear deliverable, and an expectation that an employee will manage their workload so that it still gets done.   It's common in the tech industry where employers don't care when code gets written, and work can be done at home. Unless the parent has some kind of super flexible job, there's just no way a nanny can do that, since their work is too time dependent, and can't be done from home.

As a nanny employer, if my nanny had some health care emergency that required more sick leave than was written into the contract, I could give it.  But I can't see writing unlimited into a contract.  [/quote]

Unlimited PTO works in other ways too, which is why I said it only works with a conscientious person, i.e. someone who wouldn't up and announce she is taking 20 weeks of leave.  Our nanny doesn't really have a formal leave arrangement with us when it comes to leave.  She tells us when she'd like to be off, with ample notice, and I've always said yes.  It typically adds up to 4 to 6 weeks a year, which is manageable.  And because she's a conscientious person, she doesn't ask for an unreasonable time.[/quote]

Your example doesn’t prove your point. I don’t think most people consider 4-6 weeks of paid leave manageable or the nanny who requested such leave ito be conscientious.[/quote]

It's manageable as to our family situation.  She doesn't take it in one chunk, naturally.  It's usually two weeks in summer and 2-4 weeks over winter holidays. We cannot do four to six weeks in one chunk, but spread over the year it's not a big deal.[/quote]

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