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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. We talked to be nanny and we said things more politely than the way I worded it. We told her we were concerned about quality of care and her burning out. The nanny said the family wants a night nurse for at least the first 6 months or until the baby is sleeping through the night. The family does require her to stay up but rest during certain times. She will be doing bottles and laundry when the baby sleeps. We are uncomfortable with it and DH wants to et her go. We offer a very good compensation package and we want quality care. [/quote]

Obviously, your compensation is not very good or your nanny would not need a 2nd job.  [/quote]

Disagree. I actually think the nanny is taking advantage of having an easy regular gig to take on a second gig for even more money. OP's job, with the benefits she offers, means the nanny has a lot of free time, and probably feels like the job isn't that demanding. She would never do this if she was working more hours for the same money; she'd be too tired.[/quote]

Op here. I know it's not an easy job but our baby sleeps 4-5 out of the 8 hours she is here. The only thing she needs to do is wash his bottles while he naps. We handle laundry and are very clean people. I know he will require less sleep as he gets older but she has 4-5 hours of downtime, which she uses to mainly watch TV or use her phone. [/quote]

If your baby is sleeping 4-5 hours, I don't see a problem here. Your nanny can sleep while the baby does so she's well-rested for when baby is awake.

And I'd be careful about putting "no night jobs" in your contract, I'm not sure that's legal. A lot of businesses are getting in legal hot water for similar clauses such as non-compete. You can't tell someone what they can/can't do on their time off. I'd be worried your nanny will take legal action for firing her. [/quote]

Employers don't pay their nanny to sleep. She is bring greedy.[/quote]

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