Taking advantage of me?

[michellesmunchkins]

Wow! I don't charge my families for any of my time off. Its in my contract that they are supposed to pay me for stats but they don't bother and I found it more of a hassle to fight for it so I just let it go. I take ONE week off for the whole year and its unpaid. Any days that I need to close for family or other events I don't get paid for either. I think she is a bit excessive in what she is not only taking, but in making you pay for. I don't live in Vancouver, but that amount of time off with pay wouldn't fly here in Ontario. Sorry you are going through all this. I would be looking elsewhere if it was me.

[mustbenuts]

Wow! I don't charge my families for any of my time off. Its in my contract that they are supposed to pay me for stats but they don't bother and I found it more of a hassle to fight for it so I just let it go. I take ONE week off for the whole year and its unpaid. Any days that I need to close for family or other events I don't get paid for either. I think she is a bit excessive in what she is not only taking, but in making you pay for. I don't live in Vancouver, but that amount of time off with pay wouldn't fly here in Ontario. Sorry you are going through all this. I would be looking elsewhere if it was me.

The bolded part, WHAT?? Why have it in your contract at all then? Not trying to jump on you here but this statement blew me away. If providers continue to not follow their own contracts, parents will continue to disregard them and believe them to be negotiable. If you do not abide by your own contract, then how can you expect parents to take you seriously? As for the OP, you signed the contract and are only now reading the fine print? Excessive or not, you signed the contract so it's not the provider in the wrong here.

[gramma]

Wow! I don't charge my families for any of my time off. Its in my contract that they are supposed to pay me for stats but they don't bother and I found it more of a hassle to fight for it so I just let it go. I take ONE week off for the whole year and its unpaid. Any days that I need to close for family or other events I don't get paid for either. I think she is a bit excessive in what she is not only taking, but in making you pay for. I don't live in Vancouver, but that amount of time off with pay wouldn't fly here in Ontario. Sorry you are going through all this. I would be looking elsewhere if it was me.

your right Michelle, wouldnt fly in ontario. However YOU should be paid for stats for sure.

I cant believe the provider mentioned takes a day off for father day LOL. I suppose she gets her birthday off too.