Nursery World - On the sick list

In sickness and in health, is a nanny like any other employee? Sue Hubberstey looks at your rights and responsibilities We all experience mornings when we wake up feeling jaded and under the weather. We may have a headache or the beginnings of a sore throat, or sometimes it's simply the result of overindulgence the night before.

We all experience mornings when we wake up feeling jaded and under the weather. We may have a headache or the beginnings of a sore throat, or sometimes it's simply the result of overindulgence the night before.

Whatever the cause, we just know that the last thing we want to do is to go in to work.

Someone who works alongside other people may think that taking a day or two off isn't likely to cause major disruption, and the temptation is to ring in sick and go back to bed. Office workers, for example, know that there will be someone else around to answer the phone and the work can just pile up on their desk until they return. A nanny is in a very different situation. She knows that her absence will be a huge inconvenience to her employer and the rest of the family. This is why nannies in general have a very good sickness record and will very rarely take time off work without due cause.

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