HIV and your responsibilities as a parent & nanny!

What you can and can’t do as a nanny with HIV.

• You can cook food, look after children, and do all your normal work.
• People can only get infected with HIV if sexual fluids or blood enter their bodies, so there is no danger to your employer’s family.
• Your employer must make sure that there is a first aid box in the house.
• This box must have rubber gloves, plasters and bandages in case you need to help a child who has a cut, or if you have cut yourself.
• If you have any open cuts or wounds, you must cover them with a plaster or bandage.
• If blood spills on the ground, use rubber gloves and clean it with bleach.
• If you go outdoors for a walk or to the park, please pack a small first aid kit as the child may hurt itself outside and bleed. To read more about the labour laws and an employer/nannies rights concerming HIV/AIDS please read this short presentation – Domestic-Worker-AIDS-Law or our FAQ”s for parents regarding HIV.