How Much Notice to Give a Nanny When Being Laid Off?

wow - that chick just got hit in the face by bad Karma! She quit a job for another job just to lose it 30 days later!!! I would just give her as much notice as possible and if the girl continues doing a good job, I would pay her an extra week. If she does not, then I would just pay her for time worked and ove on.

If your friend is worried about reliability, she could give the nanny only a week or two notice. Or she could wait until the last day, tell the nanny it's her last day, and pay her for an extra week or two (sort of like severance). If the nanny had been with her longer and they had a close relationship, I'd say give a lot more notice. But if your friend is concerned the nanny won't show up for work, less notice is probably a good idea. Another idea is to give the nanny a lot of notice and offer her an incentive to stay until the very end.

I would give her as much notice as possible, but an incentive to stick it out. So if she stays through the last day....you will pay X amount. If she decides to bail then she doesn't get the extra money and your friend should have some kind of back up plan if the nanny does bail.

The nanny will figure something's up when she sees the moving boxes, right? LOL Decency would require 2 weeks' notice (or 2 weeks' pay after the last day if no notice is given to the employee). A small bonus for staying until the end is not a bad idea, otherwise, what incentive would she have to stay if she is offered another job? Your friend should have a backup day care option in place, just in case.

First thing your friend needs to take care of herself! I would suggest she prepared for the worst -- telling the nanny and never seeing her again; or telling her and having her no longer doing a good job with the children.

As soon as the friend has a back up plan in case that happens -- a relative that can visit for a couple weeks, a neighbor, some saved up vacation time that she could use -- a combination of all three -- then tell her.

The nanny has only been with your friend a month. How soon is the position ending? I would think 2 to 4 weeks notice is reasonable.

I think it is only fair to give her at least two weeks notice since she is so new. Tell her she could also offer her an extra week's pay if she sticks around through the time you move.

I would give notice now and an incentive to stay. In the future, I would not hire someone who doesn't give her employer the same courtesy.

I would give her two weeks notice. No need to pay a severance, no contact is in place.

Regardless of what another person has done, your friend should do the right thing. I'm sure the nanny will figure things out pretty quickly, better to hear it from your friend. I would explain the situation, and give her an estimated time frame. If she wants to hold on to her as long as possible, she might consider letting her know that she will receive a bonus if she sticks it out to the end with her. If she bolts, then she loses the bonus.

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2 weeks notice plus 2 weeks severance seems standard. Not the nanny's fault the job is only ending after a month... The severance allows her to try to find another job while still having income. If she's just given 2 weeks notice but has to work 10 hour days, not much time to interview etc. Typically nannies don't have tons of $ in the bank to ride out time unemployed. If she leaves before the 2 weeks are up, forget the severance. So then it's incentive for her to not walk out. If your friend can't get other backup childcare, she may have to set up more of a bonus structure to make sure the nanny stays until the last day needed.

Hi J., I would say at least 2 weeks, it's only fair to give her time to find another position. J.