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Nanny request - is this fair?

27 replies

JADS · 03/08/2020 19:37

We have an after school nanny for one of our DS 2 days per week. He is 9, has LD and attends a special school. We are on our 2nd nanny with him and it is tricky to find someone for 8 hours a week.

Our nanny's daughter is starting school soon and she has asked that she has her at our home for 1-2 hours per day. Her child is lovely and with the Covid issues we have been flexible about her bringing her along. However there is part of me that thinks that she is no longer a sole charge nanny and I will be subsidising her childcare by agreeing to this.

Can we ask that she accepts a wage reduction for the hours her daughter is with us? Or do I just have to suck it up as it is so difficult to find after school care for DS? (We have a 2nd DS who goes to a childminder because we felt that DS1 needed more 1:1 attention after school)

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BaseDrops · 03/08/2020 20:23

Is she taking DS to collect her child? If so how much time will be taken up by her school run? What would he be doing otherwise?

I’d not be keen as you are paying for your other child to go to childcare to give DS1 1:1 time. But if you had to id want a reduction, a trial period and an end date.

Blondeshavemorefun · 03/08/2020 20:07

How long has nanny been with you

Was childcare /bringing own child ever mentioned

I feel nwoc should take a little pay cut as they aren’t giving your child 100% and 2) the nanny doesn’t have to pay for childcare

Saying all that , if ds is happy her being there and it’s only 1-2 hrs twice a week (assume it’s 2 x 4hrs for nanny)

And it’s a hard role to fill. I would prob let it go but mention you are happy 1-2hrs but not the whole time

What would happen in holidays ?

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