Gift Ideas for Your Nanny

Dec 1, 2015 | Employee Benefits, Household Employer Policies, Retaining Employees

It’s that time of year again! People are making their lists (and checking them twice) of all the gifts they want to buy for the holidays. While most of the gifts are usually for friends and other family members, nannies are also – hopefully – included. If you’re looking for gift ideas for your nanny, keep reading.

According to the International Nanny Association’s 2014 INA Salary and Benefits Survey, 60% of nannies across the nation received a year-end bonus in 2013. These bonuses include anywhere from a week’s salary to a month’s salary or more. GTM conducted our own survey of our household clients and found that over 95% of them will be giving their nanny a holiday bonus this year.

Offering bonuses and holiday gifts for nannies isn’t just a nice perk for them, it also benefits your family as an employer! Providing benefits will help attract and recruit new employees, and create a happy employee, which in turn creates a happy family.

An employer may choose to establish what is commonly known as a “holiday club savings account,” which works like other savings plans. Employees may authorize in writing that a specified amount be deducted from their paycheck and deposited into a holiday club savings account. This account usually runs just a few weeks short of a full year and enables the employee to collect his or her savings in the fall (generally mid-October), when he or she may require extra spending money at this time of year.

Please see the 20 items below for some suggestions on how to recognize and reward your nanny this holiday season!

20 HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS FOR YOUR NANNY