b"throughanotheragency.Isayshecan't Youunderstandthemmore.Weare Kathy Webbtake$1,500dollarsfromthegovernment thinking that our office might become like a There is always going to be work under theandthenhaveacash-in-handjob.The functionspacewithprofessional table,cash-in-hand.It'salwaysgoingtoidea that cash in hand is a viable legal development training spaces. Using Zoom exist. But I think all parties are now awareoption! can be amusing. This is a funny story, but ofhowtherelationshipSHOULDbeone of my best nannies is a midwife. She's properly organized.Kathy Webbraisedfiveboys,she'sdoneadiplomaI'msurethatthere'ssomelevelofthat coursewithme.She'sefficient, Louise Dunhamhappening here. There's going to be abuse compassionate,physicallyfit.Oneofthe That might be, Kathy. This time, both theof benefits all the time. best nannies on paper, but she has no idea parents and the nanny know they're doinghowtodoaZoominterview.Ididthe the wrong thing.Louise DunhamentireconversationlookingdeepintoherOne of the virtues is we are back at a small ear. So, we have to teach these new Zoom Kathy Webb business at the moment. What has kept us interviewing skills. I think they probably know that now. Thatgoingarethecharities,childprotection, might be a difference in the last ten years. Iand the relationships we have built up with Kathy Webb thinkmostofthemareaware.Thankstothem over the last 32 years. However, with Right? Facebookgroupsandthingslikethat,Iasmallergroupofpeople,I'vehadno thinkthatmostnanniesareawarenow,choice but to get on the phone with the HR Louise Dunham whetherthey'reinaSpanishspeakingperson to speak to each of the nannies for Because she's going to be up against the nanniesgroupornannycarehuborfifteen minutes once a month. I'm getting 23-year-old who can do a brilliant Zoom whoever, I think most of them are aware ofon the phone and doing the in-home visits interview. atleasttherudimentsofwhattherulestotheclients.It'sfantastic.Ilovebeinghands-on again.are.TherearesomanyurbanmythsKathy Webb floatingaround,likeifIdon'tdothisKathy WebbRight. Right. particular thing, I don't have to pay taxes.I have to say our staff appears incredibly Interestingly,itisincreasinglyfellowgrateful that we were able to move them Louise Dunham nannies who are setting the record straightto work remotely from home as quickly as Okay.Now,Iwashopingwecouldtake to their peers, not so much businesses likewe were. I mean, we were actually a little flightabitandlookatwhatthenanny ours. bit ahead of the curve. And we saw this worldmightlooklikepost-COVID.We'vetrain coming down the track before a lot of knowneachotherfortenyears.Hasthe The sad thing both for families and forpeople were aware of it. Two of our three nannyworldchangedsignificantlyinthe the nannies themselves are the ones thatexecutiveshavemedicaldoctorsintheir last year? are undocumented, that are in our countryimmediate family, which raised awareness. illegally.Andthere'salotofthem.TheyKathy Webb don'tqualifyforanyofthesebenefits,Louise DunhamNot really. I think that we've stuck to our whetherthey'repaidlegallyornot.TheyI was surprised by how quickly we moved principles of doing the right thing. I think still don't qualify because they don't have aremotely. Now, I've worked remotely for a that we've been preaching, and no one's social security number. number of years, anyway. I mean, I'm all set been listening.up to work, and we will survive, but for a Someofthefamiliesareunderstandingtime we are going to be a much smaller Louise Dunhamthatitwastheirchoicetohiresomeonecompanyandwewillallremainworking I would have to agree with you. I think in from another country that's not here legally,from home for the foreseeable future. Australia there is a discussion about sham and they're still paying for the nannies notcontracting, cash-in-hand workers, and the to work. But there's more that aren't paying,Kathy Webbgig economy, but there are no government that saw them as disposable the minute itOurleaseisupinNovemberandwe've decisions that clearly state things in black- becameasketchythingtokeepthembeen looking for space. And we're actually and-whiteforourindustry.Weneeda coming into the house. They're going, Oh,goingtotake20%lessspacebecause precedent or a law or even a ruling so that if you want to keep your job, you have towe've determined that we're going to do nanniespaytheirtaxesandhavejob live in, and the undocumented nannies aresome level of remote work going forward. security and can obtain mortgages. I think thinking,ButIhaveahusbandandtwoWe have no desire to buy or rent a space thecasualizationofourworkforceinthe children. I cannot live in! The family did notbig enough to allow everyone to have their care industries, let alone the gig economy want to risk her bringing COVID into thesocial distancing bubble. workers, are creating COVID risk because home.Someoftheseundocumentedif they do not work, they have no money. nanniesarestrugglingbecause,sadly,ifLouise Dunhamthat's your only way to earn money, you'll doWe will be turning the office into more like Kathy Webbit. You'll figure out a way to do it.an activity hub for meetings and training I am a little cautiously optimistic, though,because you need to meet the nannies in aboutthelessonsthatthenannieshave But I think that for the families it's been aperson before you put them on the books. learned in this timeframe. realeye-openerthat,wow,ifwedontAnd it really, really helps to go into client's keep paying her, she has nothing.homes to make a connection.Louise Dunham Good. This is what I want to hear. NannyMag.com| 13"