to expect to be paid

[missingoutonacoolusername]

I look after a friends DC before and after school a few days a week when she goes to work. I'm not registered or anything but it works out for both of us and I charge her £10 per hour. She has recently been signed off work sick so doesn't need me. She offered to pay me for a couple of weeks as it was short notice but not for the full time she is off. Am I being unreasonable to ask to be paid seeing as she is being paid?

[VacantExpression]

A registered childminder would be cheaper for her surely?? I think YABVU!

[nemno]

As it is such an informal arrangement I think a couple of weeks is fine, generous even.

[Cherriesarelovely]

If it's a casual arrangement then I don't think you ought to be paid, sorry, you're not doing the job are you? I suppose if you then took on something else that meant you couldn't do it for her when she was well then that would be unfortunate for her but not your responsibility at all.

[Cherriesarelovely]

Also, £10 is ALOT! Isn't it?

[3littlefrogs]

Isn't what you are doing illegal?

[Flossbert]

YABU. What nemno said.

[wineandroses]

Yabu. This is an informal arrangement. Why should she pay you if you aren't having her children? The fact that she is being paid whilst on sick leave is irrelevant and none of your business.

[Caitycat]

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[PatriciaHolm]

If you want the protection of employment, get registered and do it properly. You are presumably both aware you should be registered to take payment?

[QueenofallIsee]

She would not have to pay a CM as much as she pays you and she would get government credits for a registered provider - so I think you would be VV cheeky to expect the benefit of an employment contract without paying tax!

[Caitycat]

Sorry, sure you were fascinated by dd's contribution

[FoofFighter]

You could well be operating illegally and breaking the law by doing what you are doing ( need more details to be sure of that) so I'd cut your losees and accept her generous offer. and get registered

[ItsAllGoingToBeFine]

As others have said: you are not employed/running a business so have no protection.

Are you declaring this income to HMRC?

[Crinkle77]

YABU. You have an informal arrangement and you are not registered and considering you are friends you are charging rather a lot.

[LIZS]

She sounds overgenerous to me .

[CloudsAndTrees]

Yabvu.

Are you paying tax on what you earn? Or are you doing it cash in hand with no books in sight, seeing as you're unqualified and unregistered?

How can you possibly expect employee rights and perks if you aren't doing things properly?

[rockybalboa]

YABU. Casual arrangement, no formal registration, quite a high hourly rate. Sounds like you've had it lucky! How exactly would you go about demanding payment anyway? You might want to think about things going forward so the issue doesn't crop up again.

[Cluffyflump]

I'm with Caitycats Dd.
YABU for not being registered.

[hellhasnofurylikeahungrywoman]

YABU. You either need to register as a childminder and do this properly or you need to stop looking after her children.

[ssd]

what you are doing is illegal

childminders are registered for a reason, not because they like all the hassle of it

If you lived near me you'd be reported

[EarlyInTheMorning]

A friend?
£10 an hour?
And you want her to pay you even though she's not using you?
This is a reverse AIBU, right?

[angelos02]

Do you declare your earnings to the taxman?

[MrsBungle]

£10 an hour abs you're not even a registered childminder?! Wow. Surely that's grossly overcharging? Cm's round my way are about £4 per hour.

Yabu. You don't have a contract with her, just an adhoc arrangement.