Holidays

[Suzie_Homemaker]

There are no rules.

Day care providers are a bit of odd situation. We self-employed people, so not covered by labour standards which determine the basic rights (for people who have employees) are protected. But, we are only occupation, where provincial day care regs, limit number of customers (children) we can have.

Each provider have her own contract. It should say, hours of opening, what happens if she takes vacation and if she is to be paid, what happens on stat days and if she is closed and if she is paid. Your obligations and her obligations. When you find a provider, you have to decide if her policy which suit you or not. They not usually negotiable. Like any other business, when you sign contract and agree to terms and condition in it, both sides are obligated to stick to it.

So, what does your contract say?