Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just another reasons nannies need a union.

+1

A union represents the employees of a single employer, so that they can collectively bargain for working conditions, benefits, etc. Who do you propose a nanny union negotiate with?

You may google "labor unions", as you appear not to understand.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just another reasons nannies need a union.

+1

A union represents the employees of a single employer, so that they can collectively bargain for working conditions, benefits, etc. Who do you propose a nanny union negotiate with?

Link?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just another reasons nannies need a union.

+1

A union represents the employees of a single employer, so that they can collectively bargain for working conditions, benefits, etc. Who do you propose a nanny union negotiate with?

Anonymous wrote:But you qualify for unemployment.
Another thing you can do is hire a company that asks them for a reference, then sue them for defamation if they say anything illegal

What a great idea. Which company does that?

Who the hell is Kathy PP?

webbkathy wrote:

nannydebsays wrote:Generally speaking, nannies do not have the protection against that sort of thing that people who work for employers with more than 1 employee have.

So, yes, it's likely legal, but it's kind of a jerky thing to do unless the issue simply cannot be resolved positively.

Yes they can. You can be fired for any reason or no reason.

Kathy knows. She forgot to mention that you can also quit anytime, for any reason, or no reason at all. It doesn't much matter of you have any agreement or not. Especially when you already have your next job lined up.

Nannying is very different then, say, union jobs. Your family can pretty much fire you for any reason. However, if you both have a contract in place and your employors didn't obey the amount of notice/severance, then I think you are entitled to compensation. However, I'm no expert so you'll have to look into it.

Wow, I really can't believe they let you go for about 5 days. This makes me angry. I want to say I've missed about 5 days or more this winter due to a really bad cold and stomach bug(that the parents both gave me) and I couldn't imagine my family firing me over it. Nannies get sick too and I don't understand how families do not have backup plans. Sorry op! I would just be honest with your next family and tell them you had mono and missed more days than you could help but you have a clean bill of health now (if you do) and you are ready to get back to work.

But you qualify for unemployment.
Another thing you can do is hire a company that asks them for a reference, then sue them for defamation if they say anything illegal

nannydebsays wrote:Generally speaking, nannies do not have the protection against that sort of thing that people who work for employers with more than 1 employee have.

So, yes, it's likely legal, but it's kind of a jerky thing to do unless the issue simply cannot be resolved positively.

Yes they can. You can be fired for any reason or no reason.

They had me work while I had mono. And the flu. It was their preference. I only missed 1 day for mono. I felt like crap for 3 weeks though.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They know I wasn't lying. We had a very good relationship and not once did they think I wasn't sick. I just had a terrible winter for some reason and missed over 5 days in under 6 months and they finally had enough. I feel terrible that I missed work but it's not like I could control getting the flu or mono. My doctor could write me a clean bill of health if I asked, I'm just feeling like no one is going to hire a nanny that is "wonderful with kids but got sick too much".

Out of curiosity, how many days did you miss with mono. You mentioned that you missed over 5. If you had mono, shouldn't you have been out close to a month?

I had mono in college and only missed three days of classes. My mom had it when SHE was in college and missed an entire semester. Some people don't even realize they have it, while others are ill for ages.

Anonymous wrote:They know I wasn't lying. We had a very good relationship and not once did they think I wasn't sick. I just had a terrible winter for some reason and missed over 5 days in under 6 months and they finally had enough. I feel terrible that I missed work but it's not like I could control getting the flu or mono. My doctor could write me a clean bill of health if I asked, I'm just feeling like no one is going to hire a nanny that is "wonderful with kids but got sick too much".

Out of curiosity, how many days did you miss with mono. You mentioned that you missed over 5. If you had mono, shouldn't you have been out close to a month?

Anonymous wrote:Just another reasons nannies need a union.

+1

+1