LIBBY
06-12-2012, 07:22 PM
Hi I am currently pregnant and was wondering if you lovely people could please give me some advice. I wish to end all of my contracts and take at least a year off with my own children I was going to continue working until Feb half term but am struggling alot and in pain now and want to finish asap. All of my mindees are term time only so if I give notice now would the 2 week christmas period count? I use ncma contracts so rang them but they wouldnt help me as i am now insured with mm.
The NCMA fact sheet states
If you have a term-time-only contract or a school-holiday-only contract, and the
parent gives notice during the period that you are not contracted to childmind, the
contract would normally provide that you will not be able to ask for payment in lieu of
notice, as you would not be caring for the children during the time of the notice
period. So, if you are offering a term-time-only service with a four-week notice period,
and a parent gives notice during the first week of August, you could not claim
payment in lieu because you would not normally be caring for that child during the
holidays.
But says nothing of the situation being reversed! Equally the doctor has told me to slow down, I have never taken any time off sick if I end up being signed off how would I end the contracts then.
I would be grateful if anyone has any advice or opinions many thanks :-)
The NCMA fact sheet states
If you have a term-time-only contract or a school-holiday-only contract, and the
parent gives notice during the period that you are not contracted to childmind, the
contract would normally provide that you will not be able to ask for payment in lieu of
notice, as you would not be caring for the children during the time of the notice
period. So, if you are offering a term-time-only service with a four-week notice period,
and a parent gives notice during the first week of August, you could not claim
payment in lieu because you would not normally be caring for that child during the
holidays.
But says nothing of the situation being reversed! Equally the doctor has told me to slow down, I have never taken any time off sick if I end up being signed off how would I end the contracts then.
I would be grateful if anyone has any advice or opinions many thanks :-)