Maggie initiated a conversation with me this morning about how her pay was handled for Friday night, Sat morning and Monday day (Labor day weekend)
She did not work those times since they overlapped with Eileen's visit. She did not get paid for those times.
This is not how overlaps have been handled in the past. She expected to be paid for that time.
She would like to understand what the future holds for such overlaps. If the new practice is to be that she is paid only for time worked, then she would like to go to a more formal arrangement that spells out what hours she can expect to work in a week, what the hours are and how cancelled hours will be handled. She understands that if she initiates an absence, she will not be paid for those hours. She wants to know what the policy is to be for an absence initiated by the family. She will use this info to evaluate this and other employment opportunities available to her. She would like to know as soon as possible what she can expect in the future so that she can make plans accordingly.
NOTE: this is my recap of our discussion, doing my best to capture the info that was conveyed. All the words are mine, hopefully I have chosen the correct ones. My discussion with Maggie was not a confrontational or emotional, as anyone who knows Maggie would understand automatically. It was very matter-of-fact. In a business-like way, she presented the facts (no pay), the impact on her (not good, not expected, not according to precedent), action she is requesting from the family (define policy), actions she will consider based on what the policy turns out to be (request formal agreement, look for other opportunites to supplement hours, etc.).
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Surprised to hear this. I discussed with Maggie last week and she did not have a problem with it. It could be that once she thought about it, she did.
Eileen and I had discussed and agreed to test the water with this approach, in advance of coming timeframes, but like I said, I did discuss with Maggie. Now we have a feel for her position and will have to take this into consideration.
I agree that we need to have a formal agreement with Maggie. We also need an understanding of how we are paying her (with or without a 1099).
Let's open up for comment. Thanks.
While we are discussing the policy, I thought we should get consensus on taxes, etc. Talked to our tax guy today - we must pay all taxes. Particularly important issue for those with POA and signing authority on bank acct (Dan and me).
I also asked for info re: grossing up pay numbers for private caregivers so we know what we will be paying in total. Will be sending out initial spreadsheet momentarily with preliminary numbers (to be confirmed on Monday but should be close).
Also talked to VA to see what their rates are for Night hours, which are included on spreadsheet.
Other policy issues: paid time off (vacation, etc.), different for Maggie vs Gwen??, advance notice of scheduled hours, etc.
I know there are things to say here, but I am exhausted. I think we need a formal arrangement with Maggie since she puts in so many hours in particular. She is punctual and reliable. I think the only time this comes up (letting her have some unscheduled time off with pay) only happens when I come down. Does it happen any other time? What happens on other "weekends"? Are people arriving early and/or letting Maggie leave early, etc.? Do we "save" anything by withholding pay for these infrequent time periods of mine?
Also, I think this is an issue for all of us to provide comments on. When the money runs out, we all will be pulling from our pockets so we should all take the time to think this through.
Do we think Gwen works enough hours to have paid time off? Should we come up with some sort of "accrual"?
when I am at 14 Ivanhoe, I prefer not to have the caretakers overnight so I tell them not to come in. this is for my own convenience.
discussed again with Maggie ...my interpretation of Maggie's version of discussion with MK indicates that she did not fully process what was happening to her pay check until later on. I asked specifically if she told MK it was ok to not get paid for those hours ... her response, no she didn't.
so we have typical misunderstanding , no big deal ... the $ amount involved is $230 ... i am hoping that amount can be included in a future check for her while we work on our official policy that will govern such occaisions ... thanks v. much.
Again, I am surprised she didn't understand since she calculated the hours missed as well as calculated 2 add'l hours that she needed to be compensated for on the Vic weekend. Oh, well. I know misunderstandings happen.
I agree with you in including in her next check which I will be sending out today.
I have a thought as to how we might gain some flexiblity here and will include in a new Posting rather than a comment, since paying her the $230 will close out this posting.
Thanks, Jane. Sorry you're in the middle of this!
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