AIBU Regarding my wages
I am a nanny currently working my notice for a family. It was agreed and put in my contract that I would work 6 hours during term time and 12 hours during school holidays. During October half term they went away and gave me 2 weeks off paid. They told me to call it an incentive to take the position. Come Christmas holidays I had annual leave to use up so only worked 1 week of the school holidays. I handed my notice in January and request the annual leave I was owed to be taken off the end of my notice, which made my last day of work Monday (the first day of half term)
Their new nanny is starting on Monday which is my last day. I said to my employer that I didn't have to work the Monday if she didn't want, as I didn't want to tread on the new nannies toes. My employer said she would like my to still work to show the nanny the house and area etc. Fine by me. She then text a few days later saying not to worry about working the Monday.
Here is my AIBU. I am paid monthly and weekly. It was agreed that I would withdraw £83 a week to cover any late nights whether they used them or not as there was not a time limit on the late nights. E.g one night they may be home 3 hours late, another 2 hours, but then another week never home late. Sometimes it worked in their favour, sometimes in mine. It was ALWAYS to be paid, it was included in my whole salary. When they were away on holiday it was paid and when I was off over Christmas it was paid.
My employer text me yesterday saying not to worry about the Monday they were sure that the new nanny could handle it, and to take the money as usual. I replied and said and take another £83 for next week as well? Because remember although I am not working next week I am using annual leave which I'm still paid for - she was unhappy about this and started to say that should we go back and calculate how many school holidays have I worked and recalculate my salary accordingly? As I was receiving a higher salary averaged out on the condition of the longer hours during the holidays. She also insinuated that she wouldn't be paying for the Monday she told me not to worry about. I told her there was nothing in the contract stating a salary recalculation upon termination so it wouldn't be necessary.
Today when I picked the children up from school they told me how daddy had said "fucking fabpinky" and "mummy was angry she said you wanted an extra £80" this isn't the first time the children have told me of their parents bad mouthing me.
So my AIBU is - am I being unreasonable to want to be paid the £83 + paid for Monday as I was willing to work it but told not to?
Side AIBU - would I be unreasonable to message the new nanny and tell them what a nightmare the family are? This family have worn me down and made me feel like I'm a rubbish nanny, and convinced me that everything was my fault. I kind of want to warn her what they are like and let her know it's not her. It's her first nanny position as well so she has nothing to compare it to.