Anonymous
Post 05/16/2015 10:18     Subject: Unemployment
Anonymous wrote:OP, you need to do some research in your state about the specifics.

I don't think what you're planning to do to your next employer is all that ethical however.


Of course it is ethical for this employer to only pay the same amount when there was a nanny share?

OP, your job has changed dramatically and you may very well be able to collect unemployment. You shwould not continue to work for $11/he because it may harm your unemployment claim. Call your local unemployment commission and find out what you should do.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2015 23:32     Subject: Unemployment
Anonymous wrote:I have been working with family A and B for 20 months. Family A just left the share due to relocation and family B wants to keep me but still pay the same money ($11/h) i was making $22 in a share and i just dont want to make less.
t???

nobody works for $11 per hour. What kind of contract do you have?
Surely it says that if 1 family leaves the other family will pay more and you do not just put up with a 50% pay cut?
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2015 15:20     Subject: Unemployment
Most do.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2015 15:07     Subject: Re:Unemployment
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The problem is that you are trying to cheat the system and get unemployment. You are taking taxpayer money that could go to better things. If you can't afford to have a baby,then don't- stop trying to fund "building your family" with money that other people work hard for. You aren't protecting yourself at all! You plan on getting a new job just so you can fired and collect unemployment? How is that being smart?



Thats stupid what you just said. Ive been working and paying taxes since i got the work permit (over 6 years) and never filed for unemployment. I deserve to have it if im going to be laid off. Of course i would prefer to work till the end and then rest and enjoy being a mom. The problem is that i planned to start family around the time when my current boss decided to leave the share. If they had stayed I would had not worry about it. Bad timing. I pay taxes and if i lose my job because of pregnancy i deserve to have it. Im not planning on getting a new job just so i can be fired and collect unemployment. Im planning on getting a new job to have steady income as long as i can. Do you understand now? Oh and by the way. Our income is close to $160k so yes we can afford the baby honey!


So if you prefer to have a job, why not be upfront with your future employers? Like previous posters have shown- not everyone discriminates.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2015 14:44     Subject: Unemployment
Anonymous wrote:You may qualify for unemployment now because your pay rate changed so drastically. Major changes to jobs sometimes count as eliminating the original job. Call the labor department in your state to ask.


This. There are conditions under which you can leave your job and still qualify for unemployment, and this may be one of them.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2015 13:57     Subject: Re:Unemployment
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why do you assume you'll be fired for being pregnant? As it happens my current nanny is pregnant. Granted she's been with me far more than four months, but I plan to offer her the same FMLA protections I'm entitled to. She may very well chose not to return to her job. But firing her would be pretty despicable.


Yea, it would be "despicable" to fire someone who can't do the job they were hired to do. *eyeroll*


Why couldn't a nanny care for your child when she is pregnant? Millions of SAHMs are pregnant with existing children and do it every day. After she has the baby, she is entitled to time off like every other mother.


Mom can take care of her own kids when she is pregnant, no ones paying her to do a good job or do it right. But nanny was hired to be active and mobile and engaging with the baby, so when she is pregnant with her own child she either needs to quit or take reduced pay (if MB is kind.)

Has anyone heard of anything more stupid than this?
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2015 13:39     Subject: Re:Unemployment
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The problem is that you are trying to cheat the system and get unemployment. You are taking taxpayer money that could go to better things. If you can't afford to have a baby,then don't- stop trying to fund "building your family" with money that other people work hard for. You aren't protecting yourself at all! You plan on getting a new job just so you can fired and collect unemployment? How is that being smart?



Thats stupid what you just said. Ive been working and paying taxes since i got the work permit (over 6 years) and never filed for unemployment. I deserve to have it if im going to be laid off. Of course i would prefer to work till the end and then rest and enjoy being a mom. The problem is that i planned to start family around the time when my current boss decided to leave the share. If they had stayed I would had not worry about it. Bad timing. I pay taxes and if i lose my job because of pregnancy i deserve to have it. Im not planning on getting a new job just so i can be fired and collect unemployment. Im planning on getting a new job to have steady income as long as i can. Do you understand now? Oh and by the way. Our income is close to $160k so yes we can afford the baby honey!


Yikes OP. You are getting less and less attractive as a nanny candidate by the word.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2015 12:09     Subject: Re:Unemployment
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why do you assume you'll be fired for being pregnant? As it happens my current nanny is pregnant. Granted she's been with me far more than four months, but I plan to offer her the same FMLA protections I'm entitled to. She may very well chose not to return to her job. But firing her would be pretty despicable.


Yea, it would be "despicable" to fire someone who can't do the job they were hired to do. *eyeroll*


Why couldn't a nanny care for your child when she is pregnant? Millions of SAHMs are pregnant with existing children and do it every day. After she has the baby, she is entitled to time off like every other mother.


Mom can take care of her own kids when she is pregnant, no ones paying her to do a good job or do it right. But nanny was hired to be active and mobile and engaging with the baby, so when she is pregnant with her own child she either needs to quit or take reduced pay (if MB is kind.)
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2015 11:45     Subject: Re:Unemployment
Anonymous wrote:The problem is that you are trying to cheat the system and get unemployment. You are taking taxpayer money that could go to better things. If you can't afford to have a baby,then don't- stop trying to fund "building your family" with money that other people work hard for. You aren't protecting yourself at all! You plan on getting a new job just so you can fired and collect unemployment? How is that being smart?



Thats stupid what you just said. Ive been working and paying taxes since i got the work permit (over 6 years) and never filed for unemployment. I deserve to have it if im going to be laid off. Of course i would prefer to work till the end and then rest and enjoy being a mom. The problem is that i planned to start family around the time when my current boss decided to leave the share. If they had stayed I would had not worry about it. Bad timing. I pay taxes and if i lose my job because of pregnancy i deserve to have it. Im not planning on getting a new job just so i can be fired and collect unemployment. Im planning on getting a new job to have steady income as long as i can. Do you understand now? Oh and by the way. Our income is close to $160k so yes we can afford the baby honey!
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2015 10:31     Subject: Re:Unemployment
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm the one with a pregnant nanny. My nanny plans to work right up until the end. I will then give her maternity leave. She will have to decide on her own whether she wishes to come back to work. But firing her for being pregnant is something from the dark ages.

Thank you. Could you please share that with other nanny employers you know? We love you. Thanks again!


I don't actually think I deserve special kudos. She's pregnant. Frankly, it's rather inconvenient to me and my family's needs. But that's life. I'm happy for her.

And I doubt my employer was thrilled when I was pregnant. But they didn't fire me. They coped. And I had a job to go back to. It's called 2015.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2015 10:26     Subject: Re:Unemployment
Anonymous wrote:I'm the one with a pregnant nanny. My nanny plans to work right up until the end. I will then give her maternity leave. She will have to decide on her own whether she wishes to come back to work. But firing her for being pregnant is something from the dark ages.


I agree with this also (as an MB).

But OP is clearly hoping she will be hired by someone who will discriminate, since her stated plan is to get a new job, get pregnant, get fired for being pregnant, and then collect unemployment.

Anonymous
Post 05/12/2015 10:16     Subject: Re:Unemployment
Anonymous wrote:I'm the one with a pregnant nanny. My nanny plans to work right up until the end. I will then give her maternity leave. She will have to decide on her own whether she wishes to come back to work. But firing her for being pregnant is something from the dark ages.

Thank you. Could you please share that with other nanny employers you know? We love you. Thanks again!
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2015 10:14     Subject: Re:Unemployment
I'm the one with a pregnant nanny. My nanny plans to work right up until the end. I will then give her maternity leave. She will have to decide on her own whether she wishes to come back to work. But firing her for being pregnant is something from the dark ages.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2015 09:44     Subject: Re:Unemployment
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why do you assume you'll be fired for being pregnant? As it happens my current nanny is pregnant. Granted she's been with me far more than four months, but I plan to offer her the same FMLA protections I'm entitled to. She may very well chose not to return to her job. But firing her would be pretty despicable.


Yea, it would be "despicable" to fire someone who can't do the job they were hired to do. *eyeroll*


Why couldn't a nanny care for your child when she is pregnant? Millions of SAHMs are pregnant with existing children and do it every day. After she has the baby, she is entitled to time off like every other mother.


Exactly. Equal rights for ALL women, right?
Black and white. Rich and Poor. No?
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2015 07:39     Subject: Re:Unemployment
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why do you assume you'll be fired for being pregnant? As it happens my current nanny is pregnant. Granted she's been with me far more than four months, but I plan to offer her the same FMLA protections I'm entitled to. She may very well chose not to return to her job. But firing her would be pretty despicable.


Yea, it would be "despicable" to fire someone who can't do the job they were hired to do. *eyeroll*


Why couldn't a nanny care for your child when she is pregnant? Millions of SAHMs are pregnant with existing children and do it every day. After she has the baby, she is entitled to time off like every other mother.