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New nanny and now she's pregnant.... !!

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 21 April 2015 - 09:54

Hello ladies,
We have this new nanny with us for 5 months now and she announces us she's 3 months pregnant...
She's married and her husband lives in the other part of Dubai.
She's on our sponsorship...
Now the question is, what are our obligations towards her, if any?
Obviously we cannot keep her as she is constantly sick, and won"t cope with coming summer heat and running after our 2 boys...
TIA

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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 21 April 2015 - 17:20
have you checked that her marriage is recognised/attested here? - otherwise the problem will be huge Agree - have you seen marriage cert?
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 21 April 2015 - 14:03
have you checked that her marriage is recognised/attested here? - otherwise the problem will be huge Some maids refer to their "husbands" when they mean boyfriends
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EW GURU
Latest post on 21 April 2015 - 12:51
As harsh and cruel as it may sound, you need to cancel her visa right away and send her back to her home country for the remainder of her pregnancy. She is no longer able to do the work she was hired for and you do not want to be liable for her medical expenses. Complications during pregnancies are commonplace enough and the expenses can too easily mount up. I would probably send her off with a month's salary as a token of gratitude for the work she's done and to help her out a bit with her pregnancy, but my obligation would end there.
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 21 April 2015 - 11:24
Some people don't mind keeping their pregnant maid until maternity leave, but then the sponsor is responsible for all medical costs and if she doesn't have insurance that can be prohibitive (unless you can afford it), especially if there is any kind of emergency or problem during the pregnancy. If you can't cover her medical costs, you will need to see if you can transfer her sponsorship to her husband, but depending on his situation he may or may not be able to sponsor her. If that isn't possible, your only choice is to send her back home asap as there is no way anyone else will hire her pregnant and take on her sponsorship. She also may be further into her pregnancy, so you would need to move quickly to ensure she can travel without restrictions.
 
 

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