kellywestie
31-08-2009, 11:18 PM
Hi all, sorry this might be a long one but please read on! - looking for some advice on where to take this next. I have been looking after H for 2 years. Last year he started Nursery Class at school, mornings only and I had him afternoons and school hols, along with his older brother.
In Jan. '09 I was offered a job at the school, mornings only, which I took, Mum was fine. After Easter I was asked to work school hours 9 - 3 and after talking to Mum and she was more than happy, contracts were changed and signed, H stayed at school and went to playgroup (which is held at school) and then came home with me and picked up around 4.30ish. We agreed that as Mum not picking him up from playgroup, she would pay me and I would pay them for his hours. This arrangement worked fine until we broke up for the hols. H had not been in school due to a health problem for the last couple of days before finishing for summer, I paid playgroup for the hours he had been there, brought home his work from school as would be having him in hols and spoke to Mum on the Sunday - she said she was off sick from work and would keep the boys at home but would pop round in the next week to pay me the money she owed and sort things out.
I should point out at this point that in June I had given notice in writing to cease contract as of 1st September as H would be at school full time and I needed to cut back on numbers in school hols (have 3 others + own DS). Mum had been fine (she is going to be off on maternity leave from around Oct/Nov) - but you can guess what is coming next - she never turned up as she said she would, I have rung home and mobile, texted her, e-mailed her and even tried her at her work but have heard nothing. I e-mailed her to say we were away on holiday 14-28th Aug. and if she didn't want to see me, to put an envelope through the letter box but nothing again when we got home. I am really at a loss as to what has gone wrong as up to now she has been great, I said if the money was a problem to talk to me asap to try to sort something out but still nothing.
What would you all do? If H comes to school when we start back on Wed. I may see her then (but that could be really awkward), do I write to her, but as she has not replied to any of my previous attempts to contact her would I be wasting my time? Would you contact the Inland Revenue - I know they pay her childcare costs because they contacted me a while back and wanted to know how much she had paid me and how much she would be paying me in the future (when hours changed) - let them know that the contract has now ceased and inform them I haven't been paid for the last 7 weeks (she will have had the money)? What would you do about payment for the 6 weeks hols. when both boys should have been here but she kept them home
(over £1k, 4 weeks full pay + 2 wks half pay for my hols) - would you forget about that and just try and get the money I actually worked for and paid playgroup (almost £300)?
I really hate this situation, I am feeling sick just typing it all now - wish I had a crystal ball to see where this is going! Hope you can give me some advice -sorry it's so long but I needed to get it off my chest.
In Jan. '09 I was offered a job at the school, mornings only, which I took, Mum was fine. After Easter I was asked to work school hours 9 - 3 and after talking to Mum and she was more than happy, contracts were changed and signed, H stayed at school and went to playgroup (which is held at school) and then came home with me and picked up around 4.30ish. We agreed that as Mum not picking him up from playgroup, she would pay me and I would pay them for his hours. This arrangement worked fine until we broke up for the hols. H had not been in school due to a health problem for the last couple of days before finishing for summer, I paid playgroup for the hours he had been there, brought home his work from school as would be having him in hols and spoke to Mum on the Sunday - she said she was off sick from work and would keep the boys at home but would pop round in the next week to pay me the money she owed and sort things out.
I should point out at this point that in June I had given notice in writing to cease contract as of 1st September as H would be at school full time and I needed to cut back on numbers in school hols (have 3 others + own DS). Mum had been fine (she is going to be off on maternity leave from around Oct/Nov) - but you can guess what is coming next - she never turned up as she said she would, I have rung home and mobile, texted her, e-mailed her and even tried her at her work but have heard nothing. I e-mailed her to say we were away on holiday 14-28th Aug. and if she didn't want to see me, to put an envelope through the letter box but nothing again when we got home. I am really at a loss as to what has gone wrong as up to now she has been great, I said if the money was a problem to talk to me asap to try to sort something out but still nothing.
What would you all do? If H comes to school when we start back on Wed. I may see her then (but that could be really awkward), do I write to her, but as she has not replied to any of my previous attempts to contact her would I be wasting my time? Would you contact the Inland Revenue - I know they pay her childcare costs because they contacted me a while back and wanted to know how much she had paid me and how much she would be paying me in the future (when hours changed) - let them know that the contract has now ceased and inform them I haven't been paid for the last 7 weeks (she will have had the money)? What would you do about payment for the 6 weeks hols. when both boys should have been here but she kept them home
(over £1k, 4 weeks full pay + 2 wks half pay for my hols) - would you forget about that and just try and get the money I actually worked for and paid playgroup (almost £300)?
I really hate this situation, I am feeling sick just typing it all now - wish I had a crystal ball to see where this is going! Hope you can give me some advice -sorry it's so long but I needed to get it off my chest.