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Nanny Interview

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tooearlyforwine · 19/01/2010 21:05

What's the score with nannies, attending interviews and taking their charge with them, whilst they are still employed by you? We have come to the mutually acceptable agreement with our nanny that she is to leave us at the end of this month. My husband will be stepping out of his job in the next 6 months but we don't know exactly when, and we told our nanny this, to be fair and to keep her in the loop with our plans. She then gave us two week's notice that she was leaving (her contract says four) and we said "fine" - and will muddle through with temp nannies etc.. The DH job thing is a bit unforeseen and is a complete change in direction for us. To be clear, the nanny decided to leave us so that she can get a long-term, secure position for herself, rather than stay with us and wait for us to give her notice. She's worked with us for less than a year, BTW, and DS is 10 months old.
She's got two weeks left with us, then, and I have found out that yesterday she drove 20 miles for an interview at another family's house, unknown to us, and then took our DS out for lunch (we pay for the lunch). She should have been at play group. What do you reckon?

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xoxcherylxox · 19/01/2010 21:10

dont really know what to say but would you have given her the day off for interview. although she did cut her notice short you were going to be giving her notice soon so she would need to sort a job to cover herself

MrsHappy · 19/01/2010 21:10

I wouldn't be impressed. I would expect a nanny to agree time off for interviews, or to fit it in around her work - the same as anyone else.

Not sure what you can do about what has already happened, though.

Blondeshavemorefun · 19/01/2010 21:33

i have taken charges to interviews with me a few times as only time they could see me was during the day, but my employers knew about it, knew i was leaving as family were emigrating abroad

tbh i think it is nice for the future employers to see the nanny interact with children - kinda gives them an insight

but

in tefw's case, the nanny isnt full filling her legal obligations by giving 2weeks instead of 4 PLUS she LIED where she was

drinkyourmilk · 19/01/2010 21:46

She's only giving 2 weeks notice when she's contracted to give 4 and she doesn't have job lined up? How very very strange! I'd make her work the 4 weeks tbh.

FWIW - I wouldn't take a charge to an interview. Like Blondes said - she lied to you!

nannynick · 19/01/2010 21:52

Not acceptable in my view. Should be arranging interviews during her own time, not time whilst working.

millarkie · 19/01/2010 22:43

I would be livid (although would have no problem with a nanny giving the correct amount of notice and asking to take a dc to an interview in work time).
Is she going to ask you to give her a reference?

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