Bank Holidays

[melissakate]

Hi was just after some advice before i do invoices. Who charges for bank holidays i do not work them but was thinking of charging half fees what does everyone think........

[Toothfairy]

If I don't open, I don't charge.

HTH

[moljak]

I don't work so dont charge

[Pipsqueak]

I charge my normal rate but don't work. This is my only 'paid' holidays.
If I am available to work/they want me to work then its charged at a premium rate

[Carol M]

Same as Pipsqueak
Carol

[AnnieM]

Same as Pipsqueak here too.

[snufflepuff]

I do the same as Pipsqueak

[ddw]

I charge a higher rate if people want me to work on the bank holiday, otherwise I charge their normal fee.
Di x

[clio0602]

I charge normal fee for bank hols falling on contracted days and £5 hr if worked HTH

[monkey62]

I charge my normal rate but don't work. This is my only 'paid' holidays.
If I am available to work/they want me to work then its charged at a premium rate

Me too..I do the same

[Merry-Minder]

I always feel slightly guilty about bank holidays - I am available to work them, so I charge my normal rate if parents decide to not send their children and doulble rate if they do.
I chose to do it this way as most other childminders do, and will continue to but I always feel like I have these parents over a barrel!

[tracey36]

i dont charge anything as i dont work them

[Ripeberry]

Mondays are my day off so I'm not availble on a Monday anyway. If you are not willing to work a Bank hol, then you can't really charge for it.

[rachelle]

I invoice it as: no contracted care so no charge

[Mrs Book]

I didn't charge for last bank holiday as I don't work them and put on fees sheet if worked paid double rate.

But my area co ordinater said I could charge for them. Always thought that if you didn't work you didn't get paid.

[caz3007]

Hi was just after some advice before i do invoices. Who charges for bank holidays i do not work them but was thinking of charging half fees what does everyone think........

Would it not depend on your contracts. I dont work so dont charge. One of my mums sometimes comes on a monday, and is contracted for a min of 10 hours per week, we usually fit the 10 hours in at some point during the week, but not on the monday

[CHUNKY MONKEY]

Good to know, thanks

[carol cameron]

Hi. I have always charged full fee for bank holidays if children would normally have attended on that day but have never worked them. Everyone else gets paid for them is my view and if the family is getting tax credit help even more reason to keep fees unchanged. Never had a parent disagree with it in 13 years of childminding. Cx

[tashaleee]

i dont currently charge for bank holidays but am thinking of changing this in the future

[juejue]

I am the same as Carol. always been paid, But don't work