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Nanny and internet access

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webminx · 05/11/2013 20:11

We have a new nanny. She's great. We'd like to keep her. However, I'm not sure if this is a normal request or not - she asked today if she could have our WIFI key as she'd like to access the internet on her ipad during her lunchbreak - her mobile phone is out of range at our house.

In the contract, it expressly prohibits accessing the internet during work time. She has signed the contract. However, I don't want to be unreasonable. My gut feeling is to say no, but really not sure how to say so without sounding like a nit-picky, miserable employer. Any thoughts?

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Parietal · 05/11/2013 20:28

i'd let her have it. these days, wifi is an essential, not an optional.

oranges · 05/11/2013 20:26

Could you put some sort of timer on it so it only clicks on in her lunch hour? Tough I agree I need the Internet all the time to look up kids stuff.

bigTillyMint · 05/11/2013 20:25

I have to say that you should feel you can trust your nanny to give your children proper attention. And if you feel you can't, then there's an issue.

However, we have settings on our TalkTalk whereby we can restrict access to social media and the like between certain hours (we have teensWink). Would this be helpful?

Sam100 · 05/11/2013 20:22

I would allow it - but I would probably also mention that we monitor wifi usage to make sure that we stay within the limits of the plan. That way hopefully she won't spend all day on it but will have access if she needs it for looking stuff up. Am sure there is some sort of reporting tool that you could get to monitor usage if you are worried.

grobagsforever · 05/11/2013 20:12

YABU. What if she needs the Internet to look up stuff, like DC activity times? Or recipes? It's a resource!

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