sarah sunflower
27-04-2011, 06:05 PM
Bit of long winded one but would love any advice you all have!! :)
I have a parent who decided,about a month ago, that it would be better for her and me if she paid me via my bank every friday.
I thought this was a fab idea as she normally turns up on a friday to collect her child and forgets money and says she will drop it off the next day (which always means the following monday!!)
So I check my bank on the Friday after she collects the child and there is no money in so I ring her and she says her partner has sorted it. I ask when its going to hit my account and its going to take 3 working days which means wednesday of the following week!! So for this I say ok but next week it HAS to hit my account of the Friday so can she organise that.
Same thing happens the following week but I don't receive money till the Thursday!! SO by now shes paying a week in arrears!!
She then tells me that they wont be here for the two weeks over easter as shes going on holiday so she will make sure the money is in my account for both fridays shes away!! No money last week (it was a bank holiday so I gave her till yesterday for it to clear) but still no money today!! Now come this friday she will owe two weeks worth of money!!
I have text her and rang her but had no reply! fair enough shes on holiday but our contract clearly states she pays for her holidays and is meant to give me 4 weeks notice!!
Has this happened to anyone before and how did use deal with it??
I have a late fees policy which is if the fees aren't paid within 7 days I will start charging them a set amount for each day they are late!!
I'm sure some parents think I'm doing this for fun, yes it is a fun job but im also trying to make a living!! grrr!!!
HELP please!!
I have a parent who decided,about a month ago, that it would be better for her and me if she paid me via my bank every friday.
I thought this was a fab idea as she normally turns up on a friday to collect her child and forgets money and says she will drop it off the next day (which always means the following monday!!)
So I check my bank on the Friday after she collects the child and there is no money in so I ring her and she says her partner has sorted it. I ask when its going to hit my account and its going to take 3 working days which means wednesday of the following week!! So for this I say ok but next week it HAS to hit my account of the Friday so can she organise that.
Same thing happens the following week but I don't receive money till the Thursday!! SO by now shes paying a week in arrears!!
She then tells me that they wont be here for the two weeks over easter as shes going on holiday so she will make sure the money is in my account for both fridays shes away!! No money last week (it was a bank holiday so I gave her till yesterday for it to clear) but still no money today!! Now come this friday she will owe two weeks worth of money!!
I have text her and rang her but had no reply! fair enough shes on holiday but our contract clearly states she pays for her holidays and is meant to give me 4 weeks notice!!
Has this happened to anyone before and how did use deal with it??
I have a late fees policy which is if the fees aren't paid within 7 days I will start charging them a set amount for each day they are late!!
I'm sure some parents think I'm doing this for fun, yes it is a fun job but im also trying to make a living!! grrr!!!
HELP please!!