Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Do you really believe you're legally allowed to starve a confined domestic worker?

Let's assume a preposterous situation. A live out nanny watching an infant forgets to bring her lunch. There isn't any food in the house. Is she really so emaciated already that she will starve to death by the end of the day? Nannies tend not to be the most fit or thin group around town. Many could live off those love handles for quite a few days.

Your domestic worker doesn't need to die for you to have a serious legal problem on your hands. All you need to do is leave her with nothing to eat and no option to go out and get some food for a full day.

Even in your ridiculous example of forgotten lunch AND zero food in the house AND no opportunity to go to a grocery store with the baby in tow AND inability to work through your shift, there's always pizza delivered. Did the MB lock the phone too?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Do you really believe you're legally allowed to starve a confined domestic worker?

Let's assume a preposterous situation. A live out nanny watching an infant forgets to bring her lunch. There isn't any food in the house. Is she really so emaciated already that she will starve to death by the end of the day? Nannies tend not to be the most fit or thin group around town. Many could live off those love handles for quite a few days.

Some people do get sick if they go hours without eating though, myself included. I get nauseous and get sick if I
don't eat for a few hours. But there's such a RARE chance that there wouldn't be ANYTHING to eat in the house.

Exactly. The issue is with employers who stipulate that the help will eat their own food, regardless of real life day-to-day circumstances.

Anonymous wrote:

Do you really believe you're legally allowed to starve a confined domestic worker?

Let's assume a preposterous situation. A live out nanny watching an infant forgets to bring her lunch. There isn't any food in the house. Is she really so emaciated already that she will starve to death by the end of the day? Nannies tend not to be the most fit or thin group around town. Many could live off those love handles for quite a few days.

Some people do get sick if they go hours without eating though, myself included. I get nauseous and get sick if I don't eat for a few hours. But there's such a RARE chance that there wouldn't be ANYTHING to eat in the house.

Anonymous wrote:Exactly what serious legal problem would anyone have if their nanny forgot her lunch?????

Zero, Einstein.

Anonymous wrote:Exactly what serious legal problem would anyone have if their nanny forgot her lunch?????

None. PP is a drama queen.

Exactly what serious legal problem would anyone have if their nanny forgot her lunch?????

Anonymous wrote:

Do you really believe you're legally allowed to starve a confined domestic worker?

Let's assume a preposterous situation. A live out nanny watching an infant forgets to bring her lunch. There isn't any food in the house. Is she really so emaciated already that she will starve to death by the end of the day? Nannies tend not to be the most fit or thin group around town. Many could live off those love handles for quite a few days.

Your domestic worker doesn't need to die for you to have a serious legal problem on your hands. All you need to do is leave her with nothing to eat and no option to go out and get some food for a full day.

Do you really believe you're legally allowed to starve a confined domestic worker?

Let's assume a preposterous situation. A live out nanny watching an infant forgets to bring her lunch. There isn't any food in the house. Is she really so emaciated already that she will starve to death by the end of the day? Nannies tend not to be the most fit or thin group around town. Many could live off those love handles for quite a few days.

Pp arguing for needing to provide food - virtually all MBs already agree that once in a while or in unusual circumstances or for occasional small snacks that they have no issue with the nanny eating their food. This is entirely different from being obligated every day for all meals to provide her with food.

This exactly. That's why this thread is so dumb. Some trolling OP comes here trying to start trouble where there is no trouble. Hell, she didn't even have a link to any articles saying this is some kind of problem in the nanny world. It isn't a problem. Most nannies I know bring their lunch and snack at the house, or make a sandwich if they occasionally forget their own lunch. Easy, reasonable and a win-win.

I put nothing in my contract re: good but we discussed during the interview when nanny said she would brig her own lunch and I said she is welcome to help herself to snacks.

Anonymous wrote:Pp arguing for needing to provide food - virtually all MBs already agree that once in a while or in unusual circumstances or for occasional small snacks that they have no issue with the nanny eating their food. This is entirely different from being obligated every day for all meals to provide her with food.

What do you put in the contract?

Pp arguing for needing to provide food - virtually all MBs already agree that once in a while or in unusual circumstances or for occasional small snacks that they have no issue with the nanny eating their food. This is entirely different from being obligated every day for all meals to provide her with food.

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This is what I said. I don't care much what kind of food you like to buy. But you must allow domestic workers food if they didn't bring their own. You are NOT allowed to stipulate in a contract that they must eat only their own food. Which part don't you like?

Please, please, cite exactly where this is said. Where it says that it is unacceptable to require a nanny to eat her own food. Where it very specifically requires an employer provide free food for their employees. Where such a perk isn't a perk, but, instead, some sort of "human rights issue". Don't be cagey, be sure to give me the exact language that requires me to provide my employee free food.

Your sources need to be government documents verifiable.

Where exactly did anyone say you have to give your domestic workers "free" food?

No one said you have to hand out free food. Go ahead and charge your nanny for that bowl of cereal. God forbid your net worth drops in value!

Do you really believe you're legally allowed to starve a confined domestic worker?

Anonymous wrote:Nannies have access to food if they bring their lunch.

If they don't bring their own food, they can legally eat your food. It does not matter what's in the contract. It's illegal. Imagine the laughter at your suing your nanny for eating your food, you fool.

Sometimes a domestic worker might not bring her own food. Sometimes your child might be to sick to go shopping that day. Sometimes your laundry list of "light housekeeping" might be too long.

We don't really know the details of the daily job of every domestic worker, do we?

That's why you simply have food available for when she needs to eat and has no other option.

And yes, go ahead and tell her how much she should pay you for the P&J sandwich and glass of milk.