To not pay childminder for Xmas day

[emmagreen481]

My DS’s childminder wants me to pay her for Xmas day & Boxing Day when she’s not even open?? Is this normal

Err... No, that's not normal.

Depends on your contract to be honest. Would you pay for other bank holidays? Is it your usual day?

Depends on what your contract says about BH

Mine doesn’t charge if she’s not open but contacts vary - if it’s one of your days and you generally pay for BH then it wouldn’t surprise me.

It depends on your contract, some childminders charge half fee for holidays, some full fee some full.
I don't charge when I'm closed but if I'm open the client pays full of they chose to attend or not.
Their terms are in the contract you signed before you started care, if you've already agreed to it then you have to pay or you'll be in breach of contract.

Check your contract - usually you don't pay for bank holidays.

Our provider didn't charge us for holidays, but I don't think it's crazy that one might. I don't work on Christmas, but I still get paid.

That sounds bizarre.

Nurseries often still charge for bank holidays so check your contact. Whatever you signed and agreed to, will be the terms you are bound by.

What does your contract say? Without knowing that, I don’t know if Yabu

That's ridiculous. I thought CMs were self-employed? Which means no holiday pay, surely?

Yes it is normal...check your contract.

I pay mine half rate on Xmas Day and other BH’s.

I didn't used to charge for BH, I never wanted to work them so didn't think it acceptable to charge. However, I know plenty of other minders that did charge. As others have said, you need to check your contract..

thatmustbenigelwiththebrie the all have their own contracts within which they can put whatever they like. A lot will charge either half or full for bank holidays

If you agreed to a contract that states you pay for those days then yes your being unreasonable.

I wouldn't think this is normal.. even our nursery is 51 weeks a year payment because of Christmas week closure.

As others have said, depends on your BH Claus in contract

I don't work on bh but I still charge them. I do not charge for my time off.

Depends on your contract, as others have said. She might charge slightly lower fees the rest of the year, yet you pay her for BHs and/or when she's closed. Our CM didn't charge when she was shut, but I guess she would charge high enough fees the rest of the time to effectively cover her holidays. It would make sense to do that so you aren't unpaid for that time. DH would certainly calculate his fees when self employed to be high enough that he could cream off the top to cover holiday, sickness etc too, when he wasn't being paid directly by clients.

Bloody hell - if she’s charging I would put the children in for a couple of hours on Christmas Day and Boxing Day

Does she charge for other bank holidays?

YABU not to pay if you agreed to it in the contract.

YANBU not to pay if you did not agree to it in the contract.

HTH

When I was a CMer it was common in our area to charge a half fee for bank hols if that was a day you were normally open.

CMers work their butts off for what they get paid so I personally wouldn’t begrudge paying one for their much needed time off.

All childminders I know charge for public/bank holidays. Is she not taking a holiday over Christmas? I take 4 weeks paid holiday a year. None of my parents have ever quibbled that. Perhaps they read the contract first.

In my contract it clearly states parents pay for BH's but I will not be available.
i don't charge for any other of my holidays.
What does your contract say?

Friend of mine is a childminder and doesn't charge for Christmas, but only because that is 1 of the 4 weeks she takes off per year. If there is BH that falls in a week that she is working she charges half a day. She also allows parents 2 weeks un-paid leave so if they choose Christmas they do not pay.

It is all about the contract!