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  • Former Teacher
    Advanced Daycare.com Member
    • Apr 2009
    • 1331

    Attention Current and Past Nannies!

    Most likely I will be leaving my current family effective July. We should have known in October whether they will be transferred (military) but no word yet.

    My question is: Should I have a contract with my new family? I want to be treated with any family the way I am treated with my current one. Here would be my requests:

    Vacations: I would ask to be paid for 1 week on my behalf. Any and all vacations the family takes would also be paid.

    Sick time: I would not ask to be paid if I was sick. However if the child(ren) were sick then I would ask to be paid.

    Holidays: I would ask for all major holidays to be time off with pay

    Overtime: I would ask that if the family requires care past my normal working times, (IE date night) to be paid extra.

    I receive all this and then some from my current family and there is no contract. My fear is that I won't be offered any of this.

    I have seen nanny contracts however they are from family to the nanny. Any help would be appreciated!
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  • momofboys
    Advanced Daycare Member
    • Dec 2009
    • 2560

    #2
    You definitely need a contract to protect your interests (& theirs in some cases!). I am nannying for a family & don;t have one but one job I turned down the mom & I made one up & we included all sorts of scenarios. It is to your advantage & theirs as you will have everything spelled out. I am fairly certain I am going to be "let go" by my family for reasons unknown (despite the fact that they praise my work a lot!) & we don't have a contract. I am concerned they will let me go with little notice. Look on Care.com or google Nanny contract - I found several online with a simple search.

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    • Christian Mother
      Advanced Daycare.com Member
      • Feb 2011
      • 875

      #3
      I put no because when I was 16 yrs old as a nanny I didn't have one. I thought of what I was doing more as babysitting...I was young though and it felt the same just more responsibilities. I do believe though that if I decided to nanny later in life I would def. have one between the parents and my self.

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      • Michael
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        • Aug 2007
        • 7946

        #4
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