Terminating Contract

[matrrx]

Hi

 

I have just terminated my child care contract giving the required 4 weeks notice. My childminder had a week of holiday booked for one of those four weeks, i do not pay for her holiday period. She is now insisting that i have to give her a full 4 weeks payment as its not her fault that she was on holiday. Is this correct.

[elpulpo]

Can I ask, what is the employment relationship here?

Do you employ her directly, and, for example, make deductions from her pay for tax and national insurance?

[matrrx]

she is self employed and i assume she pays her own tax and national insurance,

[elpulpo]

I can't see her argument then. It was pre-agreed that she would be off. I can't see that you should be required to pay her.

[honeybee13]

Hi there. Do you have a written agreement with this lady? I'm not sure I agree with your reasoning as yet.

 

HB

[matrrx]

Hi there is a written agreement, my reasonong is that when she takes holiday there is no retaining charge, when i take holiday there is half fee payable. i submitted 4 weeks notice and she was on holiday for one of those 4 weeks, she is now trying to charge me full price for that week.