Me again. Help, i have no idea if i am being unreasonable or my nanny is. Its a lomg post too.
I have a nanny who has no childcare qualifications but after a year and a half is doing a reasonable job. She is paid an average hourly rate. She lives though in a wealthy area where she could earn a lot more. She has had a lot (and i mean a lot) of time off sick and she works the set hours she wants to. When we needed more hours we took on another nanny (in addition to her). She has said she now wants a 50% per hour net pay rise as that is what she could get were she to work where she lives.
Ive told her I cant afford it, that she would be earning more than me. That if i were to pay her the increase id expect her to fulfill her duties as per her contract. This would mean having all my kids in the school hols (one of them with severe sen goes to a childminder full time in school hols) and doing the kids laundry and their ironning.
Out of the blue ive been contacted by a nanny who is happy wity what i pay, can look after all kids, has their level 3, ofsted and has many years experience with sen. Ill wait and see what my nanny says. I dont know if when you are turned down for a payrise, do most people stick around?