stuart148

iTrader: (12)

my little lad (5) thinks hes spiderman ,,he jumped off a wall yesterday and broke his sholder (left) and his wrist (right),,big bump on the head and a few cuts,,,,

i no this sounds tight ,,but why couldnt he av done it at the beginning of the 6 week hols and not with 4 day till school starts ,,now me or the wife have to take 4/6 weeks off work to look after him,,

does any body have a idea of how much a child minder is per week?????

stuart

ps ,,,hes just got home ,,hes ok but feeling a bit tender

wrighty69

Little nutter, hope hes okay!

Under recent employment law legislation, you and your wife are entitled to time off for a dependant. Under the circumstance you will fall into this category.
This time however is unpaid, so it's up to you to talk to your employer and explain the circumstances and if their kind hearted, may allow you to take time off classed as a Holiday. This however depends on how much of your holiday entitlement you have already taken.

The next piece of legislation may be of more use:

Flexible Working:

You need to meet the folling criteria:

Have been working at leat 26 weeks in continuous employment with the employer, when you make an application.

Must be a relative of a child under 6 years of age. (fine)

The application must be made no later than two weeks before the child hits the age of 6 (?)

must not be an agency worker or in the armed forces.

You can ask for the following:

Changes to your hours of work.

Changes to you times of work

Or change the plce of work between your employer and home.

This entitlement will also be available to your wife or girlfriend. you could then work around the little un.

As for childcare costs..............pass!

Hope this helps.

phelpsa

I tried that once, but only got a broken ankle

I suppose from his point of view its a good thing it happened at the end of the holidays because now he gets to miss school.

Hope he heals up soon.

Adam

remfanuk

chilcare costs in my part of the world are in the region of £80+ a week at a day nursery.

rb5ban91r

hope he gets better soon

child car costs well a friend of my wife and i has a little boy.. she has to work part time as boyfriend works stupidly long hours. so she works part time fees are 120 pounds a week had to give up job because they can't afford the fees.

pwhittle

Bargain - ours is £36/day, and it's one of the cheapest around

stuart148

iTrader: (12)

thanks for the replys,,,,so its not worth getting a child minder,,,,,,But can they sack her if she takes the time off????????

wrighty69

No if the procedures are followed, tell her to speak to her boss openly and then she can make her decision.

If they do sack her you can then take them to an employment tribunal and seek compensation and get her job back if she wants it.

Which route were you thinking of taking?