Can I change from Nanny to CM

[kitkat1967]

Sorry to start this off again but still having trouble with my ex-nanny re-redundancy (won't bore you with the details again), but I have found a childminder who can have my son starting asap. Am in right in thinking there is no legal reason to prevent a move to a childminder - my understanding is that this is not a like for like situation?
ta

I don't see why not. I guess you could say to your nanny, I'll pay you the rate of the cm if you want the job as that's what I can afford. Right?
Surely you can't be expected to employ a nanny if it doesn't fit your financial circumstances?

Also, you're swapping from being an employer to using a childcare service. Very different. You're not employing the cm so a job no longer exists for which you are the employer.

I might be talking nonsense. I think this sounds right, though

Very different so imo not a problem

thanks both - basically that's what I thought - lets hope it works out then.

Yes, you can move to a childminder. She not your employee so the position is still redundant.

How is your mum?

But, of course, you do realise we won't be bored if you give us the details.

Hi Strix,

My mum is well thank you - the next hurdle we have is next Tuesday when she gets the results to see if any further ops are required and to find out if she needs any treatment.
I will not forget to come back with some more gorey details (I do have some) but I'm aware that I could easily be identified from the details so far so have to keep quiet for a bit. Generally I'm feeling quite chilled though, and am prepared to bide my time a bit for a while. I am seeing a child minder on Monday which if it works out I think would demonstrate that any help I have had was totally temporary whilst I investigated other options. My current view is that these things take months (years??) to progress and I hope that it all becomes less emotive over time.