AIBU Nanny Travel costs

[intheshedyes]

Hello all,

We hired a new part time nanny who does the morning and after school runs. Two of my children need a train to get to school so pay my nanny travel costs from going to take them to school in the morning and then when she is bringing them back home.

In the mornings, my nanny rides her bike and parks her bike near our closest station. She asked me that once she drops the children to school, can she use the top up travel card, to come back to the station and pick up her bike to drive home.

AIBU to say no. I don't want to pay too much travel as it is!

Do you mean you don’t want to pay her fare to get back from the school to collect her bike or back to the school in the afternoon?

Do you pay her for the hours in between? What do you expect her to do during that time?!

Of course you should pay to get her back to the start point, what do you expect her to do otherwise?

Do you don’t want to pay her to get back to the starting point? That doesn’t make any sense at all, I’m surprised she had to ask!!

Isn’t it part of her journey back from dropping off your kids? Am I missing something?

*So

Of course you have to pay her return fare. Otherwise she is out of pocket for her job.

I don't get it either

Are we missing something?

1- Nanny rides to the station near OP’s house.
2- Collects children and takes them on the train to school - OP pays.^
3- comes back on train for bike - OP does not want to pay
4- gets train to school to collect children - OP does not want to pay
5- brings children back on train and stays for however long - OP pays

YABU.

Your nanny shouldn't be out of pocket for doing the school run. You should get her back to where she started.

@DicklessWonder

1- Nanny rides to the station near OP’s house. 2- Collects children and takes them on the train to school - OP pays.^ 3- comes back on train for bike - OP does not want to pay 4- gets train to school to collect children - OP does not want to pay 5- brings children back on train and stays for however long - OP pays

If this thread is about this I'm a bit flabbergasted really

Yabu of course you should pay to get back to the starting point.

You are not likely to have a Nanny for long being this stingy!
She should not be out of pocket to take your children to and from school.
What do you want her to do, wait around the gates till school is over ?

If you can’t affront treat your nanny reasonably, move your children to a school that is closer.
Unbelievably mean.

I can't see why you think you shouldn't tbh ?

Pay the travel Scrooge

So you expect your nanny to hang around near the school all day or pay her own fare back to the nearest station to you?

Why have you got two threads about this?

Yes. Who else is going to pay this?

?? Say What?? Just run that big bit of crazyyyy past me again?

Got to be a wind up

If I was your nanny I would be look for a new family ASAP.

Why in the world do you think it’s okay to send someone who work for you one way and ask them to pay to come back to the starting point?

Hope you treat your kids better than you do your nanny. Though you would think you would want the person who work with them to be happy and treated fairly.

Of course your nanny shouldn't be out of pocket for doing the school run. This is bonkers.

Not going to engage in this thread.

Thank you for the very few helpful replies.

The nanny asked me. I haven't replied to her yet. Hence I came to ask Mumsnet to ask.... very new to the whole nannying and a bit out of depth. I will pay her.

Good night all.

Really???