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Policy vs contrat for holiday

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Mamabear87 · 09/01/2018 09:04

My cm has said I own her holiday pay.... in her policy it talks about her entitled to 4weeks.... but on the contract where it states the amount to pay when cm is on holiday, it has just put a line through it... this to me is stating there is no fee . When i go on holiday i pay full fee as stated which o agree with. I find it hard as I had to pay someone else to have my child as was unable to get 2weeks off work. My question is what would you so? I understand what is stated in policy but the contract is the legal binging agreement. So if the contract shows that u don't pay what do I do?

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Mamabear87 · 09/01/2018 09:21

No it was never discussed. She brought it up to me in October when she took a week off saying I was meant to pay her holiday. But I didn't pay then and ahe never chased it. I said even back then I didn't realise due to the contract....
Before Christmas she brought it up so I said I didn't think I had to due to the contract and that she put a line through the bit on her for holiday pay. She said she would look.... never heard anything until yest wherr she told me what i owe! I have sent a pic of the part in contract.... but she came back with it in policy. I have never signed the policy but surely it's the contract that's the binding agreement not a policy?

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Twofishfingers · 09/01/2018 09:08

Has she spoken to you about this before? Do you remember it being discussed during a face to face discussion?

If it's the first time you hear of it, I would set up a meeting and discuss it, looking at the contract to make sure it's clear.

Many childminders do charge for their holidays, some don't. However, this should be clear before you sign the contract.

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