Parents: working from home with or without childcare
Nannies:staying home, going to work, getting paid, not getting paid
Children: not exactly sure WTF is going on but trying to make the best of it

Everyone is on Plan B right now.

Unemployment could reach Depression era levels (25%). That will leave many parents staying at home and taking care of their children. It’s best that nannies start having a Plan B.

To the previous poster:
What’s better:
Keep paying your nanny and keeping her

Family gets pay cut, still pays nanny, but also with a pay cut

Family gets paid, pay cut it no, refuses to pay nanny no matter what

It’s not only about whether getting paid or not, it’s about humane moral and ethics here
Not paying your nanny while you’re still making money is totally disgusting in my opinion
At least offer her a couple hundred bucks a week so she can get herself food, or offer help in getting unemployment

Nannies work for wealthy people, not people who work for minimum wage
I’ve been doing this for 15 years in a very wealthy county
No family can’t tell me they don’t have $100 a week at least to give their nanny so she can buy food
Lots of families pay under the table so in many cases nannies are not eligible for unemployment, unless they’ll file and the family gets a penalty
Greta, then forget about going back there to work

So what do you guys think is the most humane way to treat your nanny right now?! Think about it

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she doesn't feel comfortable taking public transport and we can't drive her.
If she has health concerns or her family does and doesn't want to be cross exposed to us because we are still working (as safely as we can) and going to grocery stores.

Our nanny and I are working through it together day by day. Based on if my company is open, if dh is finally allowed to telework etc etc.Her husband drives her to and from our house right now. If I have to let her go and not work for a bit because of some reason I'll pay out 2 weeks at least. That's usually the amount of holiday bonus we give so we will just do it now.

Your generosity is underwhelming. Even if your office is closed the chances are 100% that you will continue to be paid and this means you should continue to pay her. Otherwise, she should quit and find a new job when the crisis is over.

How do you know that the chances of pp continuing to be paid are 100%? So many people are being laid off or taking salary cuts right now.

Anonymous wrote:God bless you for still paying your nanny!
My family closed the door on me without pay
During a global health crisis!!!!
Just shows how disgusting some people are

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will you continue to pay her though the end of the epidemic?

NP here and that's a question that is impossible to answer right now. One of my employers who works in upper level management just took a pay cut but is still working. So I'm still working but that may change.

Aren't you the one working weekly who had your mom travel/stay with you?

Anonymous wrote:Asked our nanny to stop coming. Lives with husband, don’t know where he goes, and she works with another family. Paying full wages for now, taking it one week at a time. There is no right answer

We are doing the same. It's been hard for all, but we will pay for as long as we can (at least a full month to 6 weeks...maybe more if we know there will be light at the end of the tunnel at some point).

God bless you for still paying your nanny!
My family closed the door on me without pay
During a global health crisis!!!!
Just shows how disgusting some people are

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will you continue to pay her though the end of the epidemic?

NP here and that's a question that is impossible to answer right now. One of my employers who works in upper level management just took a pay cut but is still working. So I'm still working but that may change.

Anonymous wrote:Will you continue to pay her though the end of the epidemic?

NP here and that's a question that is impossible to answer right now. One of my employers who works in upper level management just took a pay cut but is still working. So I'm still working but that may change.

Will you continue to pay her though the end of the epidemic?

Our nanny's roommate is still going to work, where she comes in contact with a ton of people, so we are having her not come in. It is very difficult because we are both working but it is what it is. Of course, we are paying her.

Asked our nanny to stop coming. Lives with husband, don’t know where he goes, and she works with another family. Paying full wages for now, taking it one week at a time. There is no right answer