Financial stability for domestic workers doesn't mean paying above market rates, though fair pay absolutely matters and we hold that line for everyone in our network. It means helping your staff build a small cushion between themselves and a crisis.

At Nestara, we've partnered with a savings and financial literacy programme that helps domestic workers build emergency funds and develop a healthier relationship with money. The families who've seen this say the shift is hard to explain but easy to notice. Their nanny seems more settled, more present, more like she intends to stay.

Finding someone new takes weeks. Vetting, interviews, the adjustment period, and then the harder thing to measure: your children having to warm up to a stranger all over again. Investing a little in the person already in your home is almost always the better return.