dyanamo
Senior Member
We have a nanny cross domestic who we know quite well and looks after our 8 month old daughter. She used to be our domestic coming in once a week to clean the house. She was good with my child so decided to take my child out of day care so she can be looked after at home and offered this opportunity to the domestic. She gladly accepted and was good for the first month and a half.
This last week we were left in the dark. She did not come in on Monday and phone was off so major dramas happened as everyone was in a panic. he nanny not being there would not normally be a problem as my mother in law lives quite close to us and she offered to take care of her in such a situation. But that Monday she couldnt as she had work to do herself. So we eventually get hold of the nanny and says she will come in the next morning.
Surprise Surprise she didnt show and again the phone was off. So I had to stay home to look after my child. Get hold of the nanny again and she is upset and says something is wrong but she will discuss it with us the next day when she comes. She didnt show and again the phone is off. Got hold of her again and its apparently because shes sick and will come in the next day (today). No show.
Now my question relates to the following: We made a agreement that if she couldnt come she would let us know so we can plan accordingly. Even if she doesnt have air time she can please call me and we would phone her back. She would normally get R100 a day with the ability to have anything from our kitchen. I know this seems little but she agreed on it as we couldnt afford more and its better for her to have a "full time" salary as opposed to a on off domestic job at random times.
So I want to dock her pay at R150 per day she missed as she didnt inform us and caused us extra money and stress. Am I allowed to do this? Im a reasonable guy and if she missed a couple days while informing us what the problem was and not promising to be there and not pitching I would have payed her in full. I still want to keep her as shes trustworthy with the things in the house and shes good with the baby but i want to show her this type of behavior is not tolerated by reducing her pay by said amount per day. No contracts are in existence at the moment. So do i have a right to dock her pay by R150 a day for not showing?
This last week we were left in the dark. She did not come in on Monday and phone was off so major dramas happened as everyone was in a panic. he nanny not being there would not normally be a problem as my mother in law lives quite close to us and she offered to take care of her in such a situation. But that Monday she couldnt as she had work to do herself. So we eventually get hold of the nanny and says she will come in the next morning.
Surprise Surprise she didnt show and again the phone was off. So I had to stay home to look after my child. Get hold of the nanny again and she is upset and says something is wrong but she will discuss it with us the next day when she comes. She didnt show and again the phone is off. Got hold of her again and its apparently because shes sick and will come in the next day (today). No show.
Now my question relates to the following: We made a agreement that if she couldnt come she would let us know so we can plan accordingly. Even if she doesnt have air time she can please call me and we would phone her back. She would normally get R100 a day with the ability to have anything from our kitchen. I know this seems little but she agreed on it as we couldnt afford more and its better for her to have a "full time" salary as opposed to a on off domestic job at random times.
So I want to dock her pay at R150 per day she missed as she didnt inform us and caused us extra money and stress. Am I allowed to do this? Im a reasonable guy and if she missed a couple days while informing us what the problem was and not promising to be there and not pitching I would have payed her in full. I still want to keep her as shes trustworthy with the things in the house and shes good with the baby but i want to show her this type of behavior is not tolerated by reducing her pay by said amount per day. No contracts are in existence at the moment. So do i have a right to dock her pay by R150 a day for not showing?
