Statutory Holidays

[fruitloop]

I should add that I just charge a monthly fee. They don't pay on top of that fee for stats, stats are incorporated into their fees so to speak. I don't reduce their rates for the stats I take off/i'm closed for.

[mom-in-alberta]

My part timers pay daily. The arrangements I have had previously were "guaranteed" part time. This meant that they paid me a minimum, agreed upon amount at the beginning of the month. For example, they need at least 6 days of care, they pay for at least 6 days every single month, on the first. Should they request a STAT day as one of those days, I would let them know that I am closed, and that they can choose another day during the month if they wish. If they don't (and they always do) then yes, they would still pay the flat fee that month.

[Momof4]

I should add that I just charge a monthly fee. They don't pay on top of that fee for stats, stats are incorporated into their fees so to speak. I don't reduce their rates for the stats I take off/i'm closed for.

What do you do when there is an extra week in the month? It sounds complicated! I charge weekly.

[fruitloop]

Nope, not complicated. I basically charge for 21 work days. Paying by the month is normal around here. Not compicated at all. I find weekly payments more complicated.

[bright sparks]

For those who take Easter Monday as a paid day off....How is that generally recieved by parents and prospective parents during interviews as its not actually a Stat Holiday?

My first year in Canada from the UK I listed Easter Monday as a paid stat holiday off( as in UK it is a Stat Holiday but I wasn't aware it wasn't here until someone pointed it out), and everyone questioned me for this so I changed it. I'm not totally happy about it though as Easter Monday is supposed to observe Easter Sunday. Its not about trying to grap another paid day off but observing my beliefs.

[Inspired by Reggio]

I am closed Easter Monday ... initially I took it as an 'unpaid' day because it was important to me to be closed this day to be with my family ... I do get paid for it now though because in lieu of raising my fees for two years I added 10 paid personal days to my contracts ... so I take this day as one of my paid personal days and use the others for sick days or appointments I cannot make after hours and so forth and if I have any 'left over' as the year end approaches I apply them to the week between Xmas and New Year where I am closed as well and there are days that are not 'stat' so would be normally unpaid closures as well ... works well for me and clients seem to 'get' that if they were not paying me for these days they would be paying a 'higher fee' every other day anyway - so in the end it works out the 'same'

[Mamma_Mia]

I am another who has a list of 'observed public holidays' in my contract and I take both Good Friday and Easter Monday off paid ... if a public holiday on my list falls on the Saturday or Sunday I take the Monday off in lieu

With part time yes if a stat falls on your 'regularly scheduled day' than you pay for it.

If everyone else at workplace get day off for thier RELIGION then so do I....I am Catholic anD Good Friday & Easter Monday are two important days for us. So :P

[bright sparks]

I am closed Easter Monday ... initially I took it as an 'unpaid' day because it was important to me to be closed this day to be with my family ... I do get paid for it now though because in lieu of raising my fees for two years I added 10 paid personal days to my contracts ... so I take this day as one of my paid personal days and use the others for sick days or appointments I cannot make after hours and so forth and if I have any 'left over' as the year end approaches I apply them to the week between Xmas and New Year where I am closed as well and there are days that are not 'stat' so would be normally unpaid closures as well ... works well for me and clients seem to 'get' that if they were not paying me for these days they would be paying a 'higher fee' every other day anyway - so in the end it works out the 'same'

What a great idea!!! Thanks

[Mamma_Mia]

I have in my contract that I also get paid on 'stat days'...not I have a PT who only comes Tues, Wed & Thurs.....there isn't anything I can do....right?

[Inspired by Reggio]

I have in my contract that I also get paid on 'stat days'...not I have a PT who only comes Tues, Wed & Thurs.....there isn't anything I can do....right?

If the stat falls on their schedule day than they would pay - otherwise no they would not pay ... this is why I charge MORE for part time to offset that lost income of those days sitting 'empty'