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[quote=Anonymous]This wouldn't work for me, OP.  I hire a nanny because I need childcare and I want a consistent caregiver for my children.  Any amount of back-up care is a challenge - both because it's extremely expensive and hard to find, and also because it represents a new person and a new routine for me and my children to get to know, including having to retrain and monitor and everything else.  Our nanny has two weeks vacation of her choosing each year (which incidentally is the same amount of vacation time I get in my job).  Beyond that, I need her to be able to commit the job.

Asking for a vague "at least a month off" would mean to me that I wasn't on the same page as my nanny with regards to the job requirements.  I would let her know that this represents a huge struggle to me and that I thought I was clear in the contract that two weeks would accrue each year.  I would give her the two weeks off paid and then anything additional beyond that would be unpaid and that I would not approve any additional leave for the rest of the leave year until more was accrued.

If I'm honest, I'd probably be looking for another nanny, unless this one was absolutely outstanding in all other ways.[/quote]

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