Client changing schedule-Advice pls

[playfelt]

I have a rate for 2 days or 3 days but my full time rate applies to 4-5 days because it is almost impossible to find a client that only needs 1 day a week. I would be telling them that they will need to drop down to 3 days a week to get a cheaper rate and then make them stick to those days. Ideally you could find someone to fill the other two days.

[torontokids]

From reading it sounds like they want to go from 5 days per week to 4 (not go down to 1 day per week).

I think you can either:

Term

Tell them "no," it is a full time spot and you both start looking for something new

Send them the new contract with your part time rate which is higher then the full time rate (mine is $5 more per day)

Personally, with all the issues you are having with them I would tell them the spot is a full time spot and aggressively look to fill the spot. I think there can be a problem always having your ad up as people see it and wonder why you always have a spot? Or since they have seen it many times they may assume they contacted you but haven't.

[bright sparks]

From reading it sounds like they want to go from 5 days per week to 4 (not go down to 1 day per week).

I think you can either:

Term

Tell them "no," it is a full time spot and you both start looking for something new

Send them the new contract with your part time rate which is higher then the full time rate (mine is $5 more per day)

Personally, with all the issues you are having with them I would tell them the spot is a full time spot and aggressively look to fill the spot. I think there can be a problem always having your ad up as people see it and wonder why you always have a spot? Or since they have seen it many times they may assume they contacted you but haven't.

Yes that is my understanding too. They just want to reduce a day not go down to one day. If this was a family that I had no issues with and I could financially handle the loss then I would accommodate them but that's because right now in my area there is a huge slump in enquiries so I would hate to loose a full spot for the sake of doing a family a favour by dropping one day. That being said, it sounds like this family wouldn't be missed so its up to you to just figure out what works best for you. If you send an amended contract for them, highlight the policies in bold but also verbally communicate that there will be zero tolerance for these policies being broken moving forward and make it very clear to them the consequences. The thing is that you have to follow through and enforce them otherwise they are going to carry on abusing these rules.