CM Club: Oopps..I've cocked up

[Katymac]

I employed someone - she started today

She smokes (not at my house) and she stinks

Already 3 parents have commented

I posted in Employment Issues asking if I could sack her & the consensus is no

Which means I am stuffed as who wants to collect their child from the C/Mers smelling of smoke

even stupid

i never in a million years thought it would be katy's thread..katymac NEVER cocks up!..she is the anthea of childmining

[bluhs]..and also child minding

Nah I send children down mines too - I do loads of childmining

at being compared to Anthea

in a good way!!!!!!!

So do I phone her & sack her tomorrow

Or do I mention it & see what happens

i would quiz her tomorrow and if she is unwilling to change tell her its not working out

id mention it to her..seriously she may just have overdone t with 'dutch courage' tabs before she got there!
take her to one side before she starts and tell her that the smell of smoke on her being is very strong and as well as creating a bad impression when you advertise as a non smoking home/company, the passive/after smoke may cause probs with asthma?!

strawberry and i will come and work for you were both no smokers

Can you manage the comute?

well daaaaarlings i may soon be rather fully booked....!

DMO got your email, will post asa p.although STBM went home in pair of the trews today after accident

thanks strawberry
rather full myself but ...................
anyway have a word tomorrow and see how it goes for the rest of the week if nothing changes you will have to end her conract
good luck and dont worry

just tell her to your/ your business this is a big no no and something must be done.shit..it a tough one this!

i once empoyed a nursery nurse who had 2 children seemed lovely, refs good
got talking after a week or so about our kids and she said hers had been taken off her by social services
i left not long after to be a childminder but the nursery is across the road from were i live and she turned into a nutter, set fire to the nursery by leaving the fish tank heaters on somehow (at night- no children)
not putting you off Katymac but its so peaceful just being me to reley on and nobody else i love being a childminder

Gee thanks......

always happy to help

Just a thought. If they were sacked for smelling of smoke, what could they do about it?
To claim Unfair Dismissal, they have to have worked for you for a period of 1 year.
See DTI - Dismissal

It may be worth contacting ACAS for advice, 08457 47 47 47.

gald i got out
still friends with owner of nursery we pass bussiness each way

Thanks Nannynick

Apparently I don't even need to say why

That seems a bit unfair

But then polluting my house is a bit unfair too

One possible way to do it, I think would be to class it as Misconduct:

When she comes to work smelling of smoke, issue a verbal warning - so that she has the opportunity to improve. Make it clear that the non-smoking policy includes not smelling of smoke. May be a good opportunity to write this into the policy if it's not there already.

Next occasion, issue a written warning giving consequences of failure to improve, and an opportunity to appeal.

Next occasion, issue a final written warning.

Next occasion, tell her to leave.

See ACAS - Taking Action

Could be gone by Friday!

Is that nicer, then just telling her to leave immediately? After all, she may be good at the job.

good luck today

Gee thanks

I have all the fun jobs