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Quick question- do I have to pay my CM for her to attend a funeral. Not a family members.

33 replies

yelnats · 04/03/2012 20:55

Basically what it says on the heading. Do I have to pay my CM for her to attend a non family members funeral? She has given a weeks notice. She says due to pay for it as it comes under 'sick day' which per contract would normally be paid.

OP posts:
ActiveC · 05/03/2012 00:24

As you say the contract specifically stipulates full pay for holidays and sickness, REFUSE to pay. If your CM was smart, savvy, they should have told you they were sick.

ElizabethDarcy · 04/03/2012 22:53

As a CM I am shocked! That (a) she is paid when she is sick, and (b) she thinks she should be paid to attend a funeral. No way.

mopbucket · 04/03/2012 22:15

You pay her for sick days Shock

thats so shocking!!!! If she is sick then cant do her job = no pay

Original poster
yelnats · 04/03/2012 21:21

Contract states have to pay her for holidays or sick days but I can't find anything on compassionate days. My guess would be like you all saying that not due to pay her. I don't get paid for funerals, but then again i don't get paid for sick days either.

Thinking I should maybe ask her to point me to that part of the contract? I don't see why I should pay, fair enough if it was a family member but it's not.

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HSMM · 04/03/2012 21:03

She could book it as holiday. Does your contract say you have to pay for holiday? She's not sick, so why would it be sickness?

RandomMess · 04/03/2012 20:58

Agree with Colditz.

Civil Service - generous I think with regards to bereavement, paid time off for bereavement only includes immediate family.

workshy · 04/03/2012 20:58

sick day and compasionate day is not the same at all

would you be paid at work for going to a non family funeral because I wouldn't

she is taking the piss so it depends on how much you like her

colditz · 04/03/2012 20:56

no, child minders are self employed. Funeral is NOT sick day at all and she is taking the piss.