Anonymous wrote:I know you care about her and have built a relationship, but whether the relationship continues is a separate issue from whether her employment with you continues.
Anonymous wrote:Just say it. "We really need a nanny who can cover these hours. Although we feel for you, we need someone who can fulfill their commitment and it's clear you can't. So unfortunately we have to give you three months notice."
She's not your friend - she's your employee.
Anonymous wrote:We love our nanny of nearly four years but she's had a number of personal (and real) issues that has caused many late and missed work days - as in 5 weeks leave this summer, all paid and none planned. I'm at a loss as we just cannot maintain this but don't want to be unfair. I think we may not renew the contract when it's up in 6 months (3 months notice is in the contract). How do you approach this without sounding completey
heartless?