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Hiring Through an Agency is the Right Choice
Online job boards have become a more popular way for families to hire a nanny or other domestic worker in recent years, and while both agencies like A New England Nanny and job websites each have benefits, there are some key differences that demonstrate why hiring...
Backup Staffing for Schools and Daycare Centers
What do daycare centers do when they have unexpected call-outs from their staff, or their ratios are not up to where they should be? What if they’re in the process of hiring for a new position and need fill-in help? Back-up care from A New England Nanny might be...
Hiring Senior Care: Options and Questions
For families that wish to hire a caregiver for their senior loved one, there are many options available. It's important to understand these options and to know what questions to ask. There are typically three options for obtaining in-home senior care. 1. Home Health...
Proposed Regulations to Help Prevent Identity Theft
Fresh off the recent Equifax breach , the IRS has proposed regulations that may help individuals prevent identity theft when it comes to their W-2s. The proposal would allow truncated Social Security numbers (SSNs) on Form W-2 in the form of Taxpayer Identification...
Nanny Tax Compliance Infographic
Mistakes or misinterpretations of nanny tax compliance laws can mean IRS audits, thousands of dollars in fines and penalties or an employee lawsuit. Our friends at GTM Payroll Services have created this handy infographic that highlights what you need to do to maintain...
What You Can Do About the Equifax Breach
Nearly half of the country’s population was affected by the recent breach of Equifax, the consumer credit reporting agency that collects driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers (SSN), and credit card numbers. Hackers gained access to the information of 143...
Performance Review for Your Nanny
Companies of all sizes establish periodic (written) reviews and evaluations of employees. It is a good employment practice for household employers to conduct performance reviews for nannies, because it allows the employer and employee to communicate what the employee...
Meeting the Growing Senior Care Demand
According to the U.S. Administration on Aging (AOA), in 2015, 14.1 percent of the U.S. population was aged 65 or older, or one in every seven Americans. By 2020, 54 million people in the U.S. will be over the age of 65; by 2040, that number will top 82 million. People...
Reasonable Suspicion of Nanny’s Drug or Alcohol Use
Ensuring a safe and healthy workplace is a top concern of household employers, and one of the ways to accomplish this is to inform your nanny or other employee that drug and alcohol use is not permitted. But what if you suspect your nanny is not following this rule?...