No, I do not think a gift would be expected....Just a transition into the newer hours.

You sound like a great employer for even thinking of it OP!

OP, no need to give her money now - you say she's with your family two days a week and found another PT job three days a week - but when that arrangement ends, regardless of whose needs change first, you should pay her severance at that time based on the entirety of her time with your family.

Personally, I wouldn't--that kind of payment is usually a severance payment, and she's not leaving you and she's not facing any gap in employment. Since she's not parting, why give parting pay? I assume that she is happy with the new schedule, pay, and benefits.

OP here- to the person who thinks I have no shame-- you might want to use some common sense and reasoning if you are able to. Our nanny has been with us for 5 years-- do families that don't pay well and treat their nannies poorly usually keep them for that long??? Her position is not ending- it is changing- this is not always a situation where large sums are paid. If you are suggesting that I should GIVE her $5,000 (five weeks pay) simply because I am staying home and will not need full time care-- then you must be living in some alternate reality. This isn't something that has come up out of nowhere-- she was given more than six months of notice that this was happening. As for the other position-- although it was part time, it really appealed to her for personal reasons and so we are working together to have the best outcome for us both. Thanks for the input-- still on the fence about what to do. She will not have an interruption in pay because we arranged our schedules so that she goes immediately from our full time position into the two part time positions the next week.

Five years and one week's pay?! That is an insult. Chea, cheap, cheap. You should be ashamed but you probably have no shame.

Take a moment to think about what your nanny has done for you and your children over the last five years. Think about what having her as your nanny has done for you. Think about how much the nanny loves and cares for your children in sickness and in health... Then make your decision.

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't. She's already well above market rate.

Most parents I know, don't want your "market rate" nanny. FYI.

Anonymous wrote:OP again-- also from yearly raises-- she is already above market-- and we need to still figure out PTO-- at full time she gets a month PTO a year-- but that will need to be adjusted.......

Is she above market because you have given her a raise each year vs what you would pay someone who has not spent years with your family? I would not have framed it that way if with raises she is at market rate for the amount of time she has committed to you. Does that make sense?

When I stayed home for one year with my second baby I also kept the same nanny part time. Now that I am back at the firm she still cares for my two kids. We did not do a parting pay bonus but we did pay for her health insurance knowing that no part time job would cover it and we still wanted her after my leave.

I wouldn't. She's already well above market rate.

Can you guarantee her some longevity? I'm actually sort of surprised she didn't look for another FT gig in these circumstances. It sounds like you don't really need her.

I think the kind of bonus you would have given her if she had left altogether would be the thing to do. You've essentially replaced her with a part time version of herself.

As for PTO, when I had a PT nanny, I thought in terms of "weeks:" if she got 20 days (4 weeks) of PTO full time, then she gets 8 days (4 weeks) part time. Or something like that. Keep it to the same percentage of time worked.

OP again-- also from yearly raises-- she is already above market-- and we need to still figure out PTO-- at full time she gets a month PTO a year-- but that will need to be adjusted.......

OP here- I think she would rather keep her job with us and for me to keep working-- but that isn't an option She found another job three days a week that she wanted to take and so we worked out that we would have her work with us the other two days. I don't necessarily need the full day help-- but it will be good for the kids to still see her every week and for me to have some time for errands and tending to a newborn.

I think that would be nice, but I also have to assume that you've adjusted her benefits package to make the part time schedule attractive to her. If not, that might be the way to go (higher per hour pay, extra PTO, not sure what else ...). Is she also happy about the new schedule?

Our long term full-time nanny (five years) will be transitioning from full time to a few days a week when I quit working in a few months. Is this a situation to pay a parting gift or just continue with the new adjusted schedule? I was thinking about a weeks pay but wasn't sure what might be usual or expected. Thanks.