Nanny during lockdown

[Bananasplease]

Ok so I fully expect to get flamed for this and I know that others have bigger problems!
DH and I are classed as key workers (justice) but are able to work from home most of the time. We have 2 children (4 and almost 1) and a part time nanny. Our eldest normally also goes to nursery but we stopped that over a week ago. Our nanny has still been coming to us and only taking the children out for short walks away from others over the last week. Now that a lockdown has been announced what do we do?? Do we cancel her but how on earth do we manage on the occasions when we will both have Court commitments (most likely by video or phone) at the same time. I want to do the right thing but I don't know how on earth we manage Court work with 2 kids in the house?

There are 2 separate issues here.

1. The ill child in your home - if they have a temperature or cough you should be self isolating surely? Or is this a long term issue? It’s not clear.

1. Current guidance (despite some of the responses on here) is that you can travel to work if you absolutely cannot work from home (which you cannot). It makes little difference if the parents are not key workers.

You say you cannot understand why they haven’t sent you home. Perhaps because it’s impossible to work from home themselves, with children around? Perhaps because they are paying you to do that role?

There are far more risky jobs. Try speaking to my 60 year old parents who work for the NHS.

I agreed with Pibdy, what people don’t realise is this song a 2 week issue. It’s 6 months.

You can resign as their nanny

I don’t normally engage with GFs but

@LancashirePeeler

I am very much struggling with the realisation that rich people believe that the rules don’t apply to them. Do they think that they are immune from viruses or don’t they care that they’ll pass it on, as long as they can enjoy their stroll around Richmond Park and nice double income? I am genuinely puzzled

In the content of someone asking a question about a nanny. Don’t kid a kidder.

I particularly deplore the dig at a couple with the audacity to have two incomes.

@NannyLL seek advice from NannyTax immediately. They are shit hot.

Your employers are irresponsible arses.

You have every right to GTF out of there, claim self isolation if you have to.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52022417

For all you dumbasses who were convinced it was key workers only or whatever. I hope to god you're not lawyers because you suck at valid arguments.

Wow. Such vitriol and bitterness. @Seapatrol I agree entirely with your position. This is a very personal decision for nanny and employer to make.

The guidance is clear at present that you can travel to work, unless it has been closed, if you cannot work from home.

DH and I can work from home and are doing so (I am a key worker) so kids are not in school or nursery. We are currently on two week isolation and are paying our nanny in full throughout this of course (plus of course tax which funds NHS etc).

When the two weeks ends we will discuss with her what she wants to do. We will also ask if she would like to move in. DH and I cannot keep doing both of our jobs and looking after the kids, we have a baby a toddler and a school age daughter with special needs. So if she would prefer her not to come in we will furlough her if that covers all of the tax and benefits we pay, if not we will have to make her redundant as one of us will have to take unpaid leave.

It's worth bearing in mind that austerity killed thousands of people. A UCL study estimated this at 120,000, albeit there are differing views on this. Keeping our economy going will ultimately support our battle against this virus.

We also seem to forget that the current advice is aimed at "flattening the curve" so that the NHS can cope and support Coronavirus and other patients at the same time. The expectation is still that many people will get it and that our best efforts should be put into protecting the vulnerable.

On a related point, if we all want to ensure we are truly supporting social distancing as so many on this post seem to suggest they are, I assume that no one is ordering anything in line other than food ? And that any trip to the shop to collect food is made once a fortnight for those who have cars and once / twice a week for those who do not ? And that you are not going out to exercise or walk dogs if you have a garden ? If you are doing this then great, you are helping minimise contact too. If not, then see how easy it is to throw stones? And that's not really what we should be doing now