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Bank holidays - nanny payment

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Flyingcarpet · 25/04/2007 11:16

If I use a nanny for 2 and 1/2 days at the end of the week should I split the cost of bank holidays which are obviously mostly on Mondays with the person who uses her for an equal amount of time at the beginning of the week?
This seems to be the expected scenerio.What are the rules regarding bank holidays?

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ScottishThistle · 25/04/2007 14:26

If she will most probably have extra paid time off in the year surely she (Nanny) isn't expecting you to pay 1/2 Monday Bank holiday pay?

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Flyingcarpet · 25/04/2007 14:09

She is presently employed by the other family who only give her half pro rata for the bank holidays so the expectation is that the other half is picked up by her other new employer to be i.e. me.
I would expect separate contacts but it seems pretty unfair if she doesn't receive this other half for bank holidays.
I just have never had this with my other nannies as any day that was a bank holiday that they worked for me say Good Friday I just paid them as normal and gave them the day off.
She will get the normal 4 weeks - two weeks chosen by us and two by her.Her other employer gives her this also.On top of this I would expect her to get at least another couple of weeks holiday from me when I am off work on holiday and therefore don't need her as has happened with my previous nannies.Maybe I could use this in lieu of extra payment i.e. give her time allowance rather than pay for bank holidays - but is this unfair if the time is as decided by me?

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Eleusis · 25/04/2007 12:11

Depends... what do you mean by this seems to be the expected scenario? If this was discussed and agreed between you and the other family before you embarked on the share then yes probably it's fair for them to expect this. However if they have just now up and realised they think it's unfair and are now approaching you about splitting the ank holiday pay, then probably I'd say that's not okay.

How are the contracts written? Do you have a contract with nanny for say Wed, thursday, Friday and they have a separate contract with nanny for Mon Tues Wed? If so, I would say you are not liabe for what happens on Mondays.

There is of course an option that BAnk Hols are unpaid, but I don't expect that would fly with nanny. Does she get 4 weeks on top of Bank Hols? Who pays that holiday? And who picks it?

dmo · 25/04/2007 11:53

no dont think you need to i'm a childminder and dont charge mindees for bank holidays if they dont come on a monday

ScottishThistle · 25/04/2007 11:18

I don't see why you should as she isn't your Employee on Mondays!