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Discuss everything related to paid childcare here, including childminders, nannies, nurseries and au pairs.

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Discuss everything related to paid childcare here, including childminders, nannies, nurseries and au pairs.

Childcare

Sick pay for CMs

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sleepyted · 19/02/2007 08:20

Can I ask the CMs here how many weeks they are paid if they are off sick? Ours has been off for 4 weeks now. It's not a problem as someone is providing cover for now, but CM is not showing any signs of recoverig and the CM covering has said this might need to be the last week (fair enough).

Dh is asking how many weeks sick we should pay. I said I would ask MNers what is standard. Thanks.

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anniemac · 20/02/2007 11:46

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jura · 20/02/2007 13:28

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julienetmum · 20/02/2007 14:43

Actually many employees don't get paid when they are sick either.

If I am sick I have 3 waiting days with no pay then I get a small amount of statutory sick pay which my employer claims form the government.

I have insurance to cover me if I am long term sick.

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julienetmum · 20/02/2007 14:46

Agree with jura. Dh is a self employed teacher.

If he is too sick to teach the parents don;t pay him. If he decides to take holiday the parents don't pay him.

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anniemac · 20/02/2007 14:48

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StrawberrySnowflakes · 20/02/2007 14:59

yeah a cm is diff from a plumber i agree cos you dont have a plumber looking after you most precious 24/7, but the no sick pay was something i accepted as self employed?..if you chose to pay, then im sure the cm would be extremely grateful and would return the favour(ie helping out short notice etc, when you needed!)

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julienetmum · 20/02/2007 15:52

No matter how good she was I could not afford to pay her and also pay for alternative care or take an unpaid day off myself (theortiecal sutation as I don;t use a CM)

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anniemac · 20/02/2007 16:58

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jura · 20/02/2007 23:25

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anniemac · 21/02/2007 10:47

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fishie · 21/02/2007 10:58

no my cm doesn't expect sick pay either. i pay for 50 weeks a year regardless of whether ds goes to her or not as i am paying for the space as well as her services. but not when she is unavailable (sick or two weeks hols).

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ssd · 21/02/2007 11:03

I don't get/expect sick pay

think your cm is at it!

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anniemac · 21/02/2007 11:27

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julienetmum · 21/02/2007 13:26

The reason she has never been sick yet is possibly becasue as a self employed person she knows she will not get paid.

If dh is ill he will ohone in sick from his LEA based teaching but I have seen him drag himself in, in some right states for his self employed stuff.

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ssd · 22/02/2007 16:46

hope your cm gets better soon, she must have ben poorly to be off this long - poor soul!