Any Aviation Families with a Nanny?
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Any Aviation Families with a Nanny?
Kids are expensive. I'm considering going this route and kicking the Old Lady back out to work in 10 months. If someone has advice or information on how it works, please PM or post it for me.
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A more useful approach to nanny info would be to head straight over to the nearest Phillipina housekeeper at your next overnight. About 80% of them started in Canada as nannies.
Your child will wind up with a fair bit of Spanish and Tagalog. Ours was 20 years ago, and took up about 40% of the wife's takehome. It also freed up about 80% of her nerves and brain cells.
Your child will wind up with a fair bit of Spanish and Tagalog. Ours was 20 years ago, and took up about 40% of the wife's takehome. It also freed up about 80% of her nerves and brain cells.
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nakedpilot
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Both of hubby and I work in airline business.. and am in process of hiring nanny... it's not too of an expensive alternative if you have 2 more kids, and enough living space to put them up.
http://www.greataupair.com is a free site for you to list your family profile and you to get a sense of the type of nannies out there looking for work. I listed our family and got a lot of really good responses. My sister has successfully found her nanny from this site without expensive agency fees.
In Ontario, industry standard is to pay $9/hr... guarantee 160 hours min/month... pay from 6am - 10 pm in a 24 hour period (when both parents are away) ... deduct room and board... around $250/month... cover their CPP and EI and health insurance premiums if they are from out of the country.
If you getting a foreigner, it's an ideal situation for them because if they work as a caregiver for 2 years on a Caregiver Visa, they are entitled to Permanent Resident Status. Allow 5-7 months for immigration process to clear potential nanny.
As I said before, I am in the process of initiating the immigration process.
Send me an email if you have any further questions.
nicolewall1971@hotmail.com
Goodluck!
http://www.greataupair.com is a free site for you to list your family profile and you to get a sense of the type of nannies out there looking for work. I listed our family and got a lot of really good responses. My sister has successfully found her nanny from this site without expensive agency fees.
In Ontario, industry standard is to pay $9/hr... guarantee 160 hours min/month... pay from 6am - 10 pm in a 24 hour period (when both parents are away) ... deduct room and board... around $250/month... cover their CPP and EI and health insurance premiums if they are from out of the country.
If you getting a foreigner, it's an ideal situation for them because if they work as a caregiver for 2 years on a Caregiver Visa, they are entitled to Permanent Resident Status. Allow 5-7 months for immigration process to clear potential nanny.
As I said before, I am in the process of initiating the immigration process.
Send me an email if you have any further questions.
nicolewall1971@hotmail.com
Goodluck!
Got one and she is great!!!! Does it all kids(3) cooking, cleaning, and laundry. $1585 a month she pays rent 341 and life is good!!! I went the agency route it cost a G note but was well worth it. Highly recommended...get a Phillipino that is working in Hong Kong cause they are treated like dog shite there and think they have died and gone to heaven when they come to Canada.
Hope it helps....
Hope it helps....
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nakedpilot
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Re medical - Immigration Canada has a medical the nanny undergoes before issue a Live-In Caregiver Work Visa.
Re both being away at night - I am still in process of getting my nanny in the country anticipating my arrival back to work Dec 2007 (back to back pregnancies and a LOA mixed in there got me 4 years off), so I haven't experienced the feelings leaving our children overnight for work yet. I have met and had nanny stay with us for a week to get to know her. Kids love her and feel very comfortable with her. That said, with both mine and my hubby's schedule being average 15 days off/month, I am hoping to bid our schedules where we are both away no more than 7 or so days (leaving the nanny in charge), we are off together a week and then we are both lone parents a 7 or so days each. If it doesn't work out... there's always one or both of us bidding reserve and putting the nanny on reserve on concurrent times as well.
Luckily, I also have a great support network nearby to assist us as well so it takes some pressure of being away.
Anyway it's a sweet deal for the nanny - 20 or so days off a month... guaranteed full time monthly salary.. permanent resident status in 2 years...
Re both being away at night - I am still in process of getting my nanny in the country anticipating my arrival back to work Dec 2007 (back to back pregnancies and a LOA mixed in there got me 4 years off), so I haven't experienced the feelings leaving our children overnight for work yet. I have met and had nanny stay with us for a week to get to know her. Kids love her and feel very comfortable with her. That said, with both mine and my hubby's schedule being average 15 days off/month, I am hoping to bid our schedules where we are both away no more than 7 or so days (leaving the nanny in charge), we are off together a week and then we are both lone parents a 7 or so days each. If it doesn't work out... there's always one or both of us bidding reserve and putting the nanny on reserve on concurrent times as well.
Luckily, I also have a great support network nearby to assist us as well so it takes some pressure of being away.
Anyway it's a sweet deal for the nanny - 20 or so days off a month... guaranteed full time monthly salary.. permanent resident status in 2 years...
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Re: Any Aviation Families with a Nanny?
One of the guys at work has a nanny and apparently, it isnt't cheap. It costs him around 25 000 a year.WJ700 wrote:Kids are expensive. I'm considering going this route and kicking the Old Lady back out to work in 10 months. If someone has advice or information on how it works, please PM or post it for me.
Max
I have had a Nanny for my 2 kids for the last three years. The provinces each have guidelines as far a pay, room and borad amounts and hours. In Alberta for 2 kids, it works out to $1420 per mont, less $300 room and board. That gives you 9.5 hours a day (8 hour work day + 45 min on each end to get to and from work). The tax write off for child care is $7000 per kid if they are not in school, $4000 if they are. Mine have been from the Phillipines. Takes about a year to get here. If you can get a good recommend for one that is already working outside the Phillipines you can cut the time down to six months. They have a fairly tight network in YYC and if you abuse them it gets around. That is how we got our first one. We have since sponsored her sister and friend. Works great for us.
I second the Hong Kong thing. It's true.
I second the Hong Kong thing. It's true.
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Nanny
I have had a nanny ever since i left Ft. Crack a couple of years ago. She came from Hong Kong and is originally from the Phillips ! Worth every bit of money in my opinion. Gives you way more flexibility and you don't have to worry about finding sitters last minute. You also don't have to rip the kids out of bed at 0500 to take to the sitter. We get our 191 hours a month for both kids, and if we don't use all the hours then we bank them for a rainy day (which your not rally supposed to do). She likes Calgary and does very well with the kids which is key. You can always look into a nanny agency which is what we did. We got ours within 2 months because someone else backed out last minute.
