No ! she work 8 hours and get paid for the hours she work. Set her down and let her know what the agreement is fro live in NANNY. you are responible for your own food. Dont let any one take advantage of you lithat becuase that is a start of running over you, and doing what she want. STOP IT NOW ! REMEMBER WHEN SHE WORK FOR YOU THAT IS A JOB, BUT WHEN SHE IS OFF YOU ARE HER LAND LORD, THERE FOR YOU GET TREATED LIKE ONE, SHE HAS HER OWN KITCHEN FOR A REASON. And dont take advantage of her baby sitting on off hours unless you talk about this two weeks in advance to make plans to have the child watched and she is paid. I hope she is paying rent as well, maybe not as much but you all need to go over the live-in Nanny contract. Go over it with you husband talk about it and come to a agreement then, have a meeting with her. Let her know you dont want to make some unwanted changes in this situation if you all canot come to an agreement on this. Let her know you appreciate her , she is a great worker what ever but we need to come to an understanding on something. Dont let her take your kindness for a weakness remember you are bossjust like you would talk to sone who work under you at your job talk respectful but clear and understandable of your point.

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Anonymous wrote:I was always under the impression that a live-in position meant room plus board.

Board -----> Food.

Sure, if you're going to boarding school.

Otherwise, no.

"Room and board" means housing and food. "Board" does, in fact, refer to meals.

If you aren't going to buy the live-in's food, you need to pay her a higher wage so she can buy her own.

Actually, a LI nanny position does mean the employers provide you living space and food. PP above who is provided food while on duty and provides her own off duty has a good solution. OTOH, I know LI nannies that have all food provided.

Anonymous wrote:I was always under the impression that a live-in position meant room plus board.

Board -----> Food.

Sure, if you're going to boarding school.

Otherwise, no.

I was always under the impression that a live-in position meant room plus board.

Board -----> Food.

I'm a live-in nanny with an attached apartment that has it's own kitchen. The way my employers and I have it is that while I'm on duty, I can help myself to their drinks/food, however when I'm off duty I'm responsible for my own food. It works out well!

As long as your overall package is still competitive, the inclusion of food wouldn't matter to me.

Seriously? I would never assume that a live in with her own kitchen would be someone for whom I would have to provide groceries.

That just seems crazy. Pay the nanny a reasonable amount and let him/her buy her own food.

Anonymous wrote:If you are paying her a live-in rate, you are also responsible for providing the bulk of her groceries (within reason, obviously) as well as toilet paper, etc.

If you do not want to do this, you should negotiate a slightly higher hourly rate to compensate and she can be responsible for her own groceries.

Okay, this makes sense. Thanks!

I cover my own food and am interested, please let me know if your still looking and would like to discuss thanks!

If you are paying her a live-in rate, you are also responsible for providing the bulk of her groceries (within reason, obviously) as well as toilet paper, etc.

If you do not want to do this, you should negotiate a slightly higher hourly rate to compensate and she can be responsible for her own groceries.

Oh, no. A live in makes less money because she has no rent and food is provided irrespective of whether she cooks for children. Stop c h leaping out, OP. Either give her a much higher salary or provide food.

No, you do not need to provide groceries or a food stipend outside of what you would do for a live out nanny.

If she is not having any meals with the family and does not have access to your fridge/cupboards to get what she needs, the best thing would probably be to give her money to buy her own groceries, either by paying her more or giving her a set amount of cash every week. You should probably giver her a larger amount for the first week to get in all the basics.

I would like to hire a live-in nanny, but will not be including cooking as one of her duties. She will have a separate full kitchen in her living area. Do I still need to provide her groceries?