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Post by ludream on Sept 26, 2006 7:56:22 GMT
Hello everyone! I hope someone can help me with this. I might be caring for a child soon whose parents both work shifts, so one week he will come from 7am to 3.30pm, and the next week he will come 12pm to 5pm. How do we write this out on the NCMA contracts, and how do I work out the week's payment in advance? Does anyone else care for the child of shift workers?
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Post by angeldelight on Sept 26, 2006 8:54:52 GMT
Hello,
If the shift pattern is the same every other week and its not likely to change then just add it to your contract So one week you will childmind for 8 and half hours One week you will childmind for 5 hours Just work out the hourly rate as normal (so every other week you will earn a little less than the other week)
If the shift pattern is likely to change from one week to the next that is more of a pain
I have a few shift worker moms and moms who go to uni some of their shifts are different every week so what I do is have a flexi contract
This means that I explain when I can work from and when I finish
Then every Friday they give me their time table for the following week that is when its given to them.
This I do enforce because then if they decide they are not going into work or uni for whatever reason that particular week if they have already given me the time table then they must still pay me. Otherwise they could have a day of and make out that they were not coming that day anyway and where would that leave me ?
So timetable on a Friday , then payment the following Monday so its in advance. If the shift patteren is different just be prepared for longer hours some days and shorter days other days
Hope this helps a little and I hope you understand it I do tend to ramble haha
Good luck
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Post by ludream on Sept 26, 2006 9:17:25 GMT
Thanks so much for the advice. It's very useful and should help me with this situation.
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Post by Pauline on Sept 26, 2006 12:18:41 GMT
Hi,
One thing I wondered, if you are working 8 hours one week but only 5 the next s/he will still be taking up a full time place on the second week.
Because it's highly unlikely that you will be able to fill the morning slot it might be worth thinking about charging a little more, or even the same, as the first week.
I know that we have to consider the parents ability to pay but you could be losing money if you can't fill the rest of the day so make sure you are happy with whatever money you will be getting before agreeing the price.
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Post by ajs on Sept 28, 2006 7:33:31 GMT
i have had some mums who work shifts and I've always taken the longest week and made that the minimum hours I'll work for every week. so in your case I'd put on the contract minimum 8 hours a week and not fill in the days. that way i don't lose out on their shorter week and they get a little time off without the kids to do what they want.
not ideal for them but at least you know where you financially
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