A nanny unable to travel shouldn't have to face a dilemma about family travel at any point during her employment.
Traveling with the family is more and more a service nannies toss in their resumes. Parents can work just about anywhere in the world and they also can choose to take their children's school with them. To remain a high scale nanny we know that keeping a current international passport will put us at the door of a top notch job where there are high demands for traveling nannies.
But there are other families that simply can't understand why their all-inclusive resort's package and airfare for the nanny don't come straight out of the nanny's pocket, after all, they think it is a vacation for the nanny too.
Not all nannies want to travel with the family. Most of the time the nanny does not want to leave their own children and other responsibilities behind. A trip to anywhere with her own family would certainly be a dream vacation for the nanny. However, if the case ever presents, mostly certain is the nanny would rather work before losing her income for a week or two.
It is no vacation for the nanny when traveling with the family during the family's vacations. For most new nannies the proposal of traveling is unclear. Many times nannies accept traveling with the families simply for the fear of risking the job.
When families interview nannies, they already know if there could be a possibility to ask the nanny to travel with them. The details shall be clear from the start.
The description of the job should detail when traveling with the family is a requirement
When taking a nanny along she must be included in all inclusive expenses coming out of the family's pocket without shortening her normal pay. The nanny's travel expenses including private accommodations and meals, tickets, parking and other fees associated with the nanny work and while she is working, are separate from her regular paycheck and overnight and overtime fees.
The nanny traveling with the family should be at the nanny's choice.
Naturally, when the nanny is traveling with the family, the family shall make every effort to respect the nanny’s personal time and breaks to recharge.
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