Anonymous
02/02/2015 14:53
Subject: Severance?
It's either or. You either get 1 weeks severance and stop showing up, OR you get 1 months notice with continued paycheck. The understanding is you are looking for a job on the side while still working. Never heard of receiving both.
In fact, many families just do the severance and say Good bye in case quality of care goes down since everyone is moving on shortly.
In fact, many families just do the severance and say Good bye in case quality of care goes down since everyone is moving on shortly.
Anonymous
02/02/2015 13:20
Subject: Re:Severance?
Anonymous wrote:Two weeks severance and a glowing letter of recommendation is standard. You could pay her health insurance thru to the end of the month (February) but not beyond that.
If your child is starting preschool, your nanny already knows the end is near. I get very sad thinking of the day when our nanny will be gone!
This seems fair to me too. If you are giving her a month notice, I would make the severance contingent with her staying with you the full month (so she doesn't bail a week or two early when she finds another job).
Anonymous
01/28/2015 16:10
Subject: Severance?
I think people are confused about the term. Severance is compensation for the abrupt end of employment. In the corporate world, if you have ample notice that your job is ending at a certain date, there is no severance. The purpose of severance is to maintain you after your employment comes to an end unexpectedly and abruptly. If you know in advance when your job is ending, there's no severance.
If you give your nanny a fair amount of notice that her job comes to an end in X months or weeks, you are in the clear. You can give her a bonus at the end of that time, but it's not severance, it's more like end-of-employment bonus. You may also want to tie that bonus to the nanny's staying through the entire duration of notice period.
If you give your nanny a fair amount of notice that her job comes to an end in X months or weeks, you are in the clear. You can give her a bonus at the end of that time, but it's not severance, it's more like end-of-employment bonus. You may also want to tie that bonus to the nanny's staying through the entire duration of notice period.
Anonymous
01/28/2015 01:27
Subject: Severance?
My last NF (of 2 years) gave me a $50 gift certificate to a restaurant they knew I liked and offered me a glass of wine on my last evening. Having read these threads for a while before hand, I was disappointed and foolishly expected more. Lesson learned, nannying is not a profession where severance is standard.
Pay what you generously can, but chances are your nanny isn't expecting much. Maybe prove her wrong?
Pay what you generously can, but chances are your nanny isn't expecting much. Maybe prove her wrong?