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Nanny & lockdown - can she still come

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HelpIHaveNothingToWear · 23/03/2020 22:52

We (two working parents) have a nanny who comes to our house 3 days a week to look after our 3 children.

We have been staying at home and so has she except work (all being sensible, following guidelines etc).

Can she continue to come to our home? I find the guidelines SO unclear. It says people who cannot work from home can still go to work.

I’m worried for her more than us if she can’t come anymore as she is self employed.

Is anyone in the same boat and if so what are you doing?

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nbee84 · 23/03/2020 22:55

If you are both key workers then she is needed to support your jobs. If not, then no she shouldn't be coming in.

CodenameVillanelle · 23/03/2020 22:55

No she shouldn't, and you should still pay her

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HelpIHaveNothingToWear · 23/03/2020 22:56

Thanks for your opinions but what are you all basing them on? Not being inflammatory, just curious. I found the advice clear as mud.

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dickiedavisthunderthighs · 23/03/2020 22:59

Tonight's clear edict was that you should only be mixing with people who live in your household. Your Nanny must stay at home.

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HelpIHaveNothingToWear · 23/03/2020 23:01

But what about the bit of the advicewhere you can still travel to work? Many people I know still travel to work (not just key workers).

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HelpIHaveNothingToWear · 23/03/2020 23:02

I’m not disagreeing with you I just don’t find the advicevery clear

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HelpIHaveNothingToWear · 23/03/2020 23:04

Okay, advice on the official government website is “travel to and from work, but only when this absolutely cannot be done from home”.

Quite clearly then the nanny can still come!

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Thisisworsethananticpated · 23/03/2020 23:04

I’m not using my CM anymore
Just working from home early morning and evenings
The rules are pretty fucking clear
She will pick up about 3 trillion virus bugs coming to your house every day
She either moves in , or isolates

diamond400 · 23/03/2020 23:05

It’s perfectly clear. You should only travel for essential work. If you are ‘keyworkers’, and unable to look after your own children, then you can send them to school/nursery. I highly doubt ‘nanny’ equates to essential work.

dickiedavisthunderthighs · 23/03/2020 23:05

At the end of his speech tonight, Boris asked everyone to stay in their homes.
At this stage now, the only people who should be travelling to work are key workers. That's it.

dickiedavisthunderthighs · 23/03/2020 23:08

Why would you put both your nanny and your children at risk?
Your nanny needs to stay at home and you need to pay her.

DropZoneOne · 23/03/2020 23:09

Seriously stop trying to find loopholes. Only go to work if it's essential. Unless you are about to say you are both doctors it's not essential. She needs to stay at her home, you need to stay at hers.

Pay her anyway.

BigChocFrenzy · 23/03/2020 23:10

OP:
EMail your MP to ask this
The MP will then ask the minister to clarify

They authorities need to know where people are not clear, where specific cases have not been covered,
so they can issue fuller instructions

dickiedavisthunderthighs · 23/03/2020 23:11

BTW it's your responsibility to pay her SSP. If you bully her into coming to work for you I have no words.

KitchenConfidential · 23/03/2020 23:11

Why are people so dense and so entitled?

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dickiedavisthunderthighs · 23/03/2020 23:12

Because they'd rather put their employee in danger than look after their own kids?

BigChocFrenzy · 23/03/2020 23:12

In rl, people will not pay for long, for a service they don't receive

  • even if they themselves are receiving full income, which many won't be

Boris said "at least" 3 weeks - and other European countries that have lockdowns are already extending them

So you need to be sure of the answer - and before anyone gets fined

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HelpIHaveNothingToWear · 23/03/2020 23:13

Crikey I’m not bullying anyone.
I wouldn’t pay her SSP if she couldn’t come, I would pay her in full.

I’m just trying to figure out the rules. Read my link, it’s very unclear.

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SnowyTeatime · 23/03/2020 23:15

Ask her to move in with you. Our nanny is due back from leave next Monday. I’ve been attempting to wfh whilst looking after 2 young DC. It’s impossible, so will muddle through until Monday and then ask her to move in. At least then she becomes part of same household rather than travelling in and out

PegasusReturns · 23/03/2020 23:15

@diamond400

It’s perfectly clear. You should only travel for essential work

It’s not “perfectly clear”. The PM stated the only reasons you should leave your house are “...travelling to and from work, but only where this is absolutely necessary and cannot be done from home”

I’d interpret that as relating to the travel being absolutely necessary not the work. Therefore the question is, is it necessary for your nanny to travel to work (because she cannot work from home) not is it absolutely necessary for your nanny to be working at all.

TheoriginalLEM · 23/03/2020 23:15

If you are working from home, tell her not to come and do the decent thing and pay her.

TheoriginalLEM · 23/03/2020 23:17

There is also advice not to have visitors, i think you could get away with it legally, but from the point of view of not being selfish.....