We have a new live-out nanny part-time 2 days a week who is in fact a student with a bit of childcare experience, but she has a contract etc and all is above board
At interview / when offered the job we explained that we would pay for transport for her to take dd to school & back. We are in London where travel from our house to school is between zones 2-4. She has a travelcard. She said she didn't need the cost to be paid when offered the job as she has a travelcard.
Now 3 weeks in, she has asked for the cost of travel to be paid, but on checking we realised it was more than the single Oyster fare she wanted, but in fact an additional zone on her travelcard. By paying that we are paying double and we are in effect covering the cost of her going to work.
She has also announced that she is soon moving to central London (zone 1) and seems to be expecting us to pay to add zones 2-4 to her weekly zone 1 travelcard. She said the travelcard was the 'professional' way things were worked out. I've never heard this before but then this is the first time we're having someone doing the school run.
She only takes dd to school once a week (about £6) and is basically saying she is expecting us to pay for a weekly travelcard (about £12.60).
Are we being tight? We feel she is trying to get free transport to work.
She only started 3 weeks ago and already we're not very happy with some of the stuff she is (not) doing -- as little cooking as possible when she has plenty of time to prepare, wet sheets after dd's accident left lying on the floor in the bathroom, bed not changed after same accident as she said she couldn't find them (having been shown where things were and said sheets v. easily found in dd's cupboard that evening), only putting on one strap in the pushchair as otherwise it's 'too tight' for dd while on the train. We have tried to be tactful as we realise she's not a pro, but for transport we feel she might be pushing her luck.
Opinions would be most welcome! Thanks so much in advance