What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Arizona
I have a question for you, I am not real familiar with civil law but here goes..
My wife and I hired a babysitter in March or April 09.Recently she was not showed on me or called later then when I need here to (which she was told) to find another babysitter or call off of work. We had something’s come up and requested to pay her in two weeks for the month. She agreed then she called me at 1:30pm to tell me she was sick and would not watch my children. Problem being I told her upon accepting the job that I needed to be notified by noon at the latest. Long story short I had to get a neighbor to do it taking much more money then I had planned. She then no showed on the following day and refused to answer the phone. So once again I had to pay the neighbor., the following day I just had the neighbor do it figuring she was done. That day she called me and asked about babysitting and I explained to her I already had paid someone else and I set a meeting with her in order to find out where we stood. When we met it was her and her boyfriend that showed up. We talked and agreed that we would try it again. I once again told her the parameters call off by noon and we set a price at $110 a week for both of my children. One of my kids were visiting family and not watched the following three weeks, she only watched one. One of the weeks I was out of town to get my son and during that time my daughter left her game system at her house. She told the babysitter and she said “I will give it to you tomorrow”. The following day she stated she couldn’t find it at her house even though the night before she said it was on their entertainment center. The day that I returned from my family’s with my son she gave me a letter when I picked my daughter up raising the rates to almost $170.00 a week. I told her that night we needed to go over the contract she gave me since I did not agree with some of the stuff I would not sign it. She agreed and the first day back she called me at 12:30 pm and said she could not watch the children. I ended up calling off my job that day. The following day she watched both children. The following week she no called no showed again and we fired her!
My questions are these..
1. My wife and I feel that since she was watching the child at her home, which the original agreement was our home, but we agreed to allow her to take them to her house for convenience purposes. She should be responsible for the lost game system. We believe that she or someone stole it because the story of where it was changed multiple times. So should she be responsible?
2.When we sat down to pay her on the weeks that she only watched one child we cut the fee in half since she only watched one. Are we correct on this?
3. She also claims she should be paid for the week she didn’t watch either one. We disagree since it was her that called off the one day and didn’t bother too call the next. Who is right?
The agreements are all verbal nothing in writing however we feel that she is trying to get paid for more then her share. Help please!?!?
I have a question for you, I am not real familiar with civil law but here goes..
My wife and I hired a babysitter in March or April 09.Recently she was not showed on me or called later then when I need here to (which she was told) to find another babysitter or call off of work. We had something’s come up and requested to pay her in two weeks for the month. She agreed then she called me at 1:30pm to tell me she was sick and would not watch my children. Problem being I told her upon accepting the job that I needed to be notified by noon at the latest. Long story short I had to get a neighbor to do it taking much more money then I had planned. She then no showed on the following day and refused to answer the phone. So once again I had to pay the neighbor., the following day I just had the neighbor do it figuring she was done. That day she called me and asked about babysitting and I explained to her I already had paid someone else and I set a meeting with her in order to find out where we stood. When we met it was her and her boyfriend that showed up. We talked and agreed that we would try it again. I once again told her the parameters call off by noon and we set a price at $110 a week for both of my children. One of my kids were visiting family and not watched the following three weeks, she only watched one. One of the weeks I was out of town to get my son and during that time my daughter left her game system at her house. She told the babysitter and she said “I will give it to you tomorrow”. The following day she stated she couldn’t find it at her house even though the night before she said it was on their entertainment center. The day that I returned from my family’s with my son she gave me a letter when I picked my daughter up raising the rates to almost $170.00 a week. I told her that night we needed to go over the contract she gave me since I did not agree with some of the stuff I would not sign it. She agreed and the first day back she called me at 12:30 pm and said she could not watch the children. I ended up calling off my job that day. The following day she watched both children. The following week she no called no showed again and we fired her!
My questions are these..
1. My wife and I feel that since she was watching the child at her home, which the original agreement was our home, but we agreed to allow her to take them to her house for convenience purposes. She should be responsible for the lost game system. We believe that she or someone stole it because the story of where it was changed multiple times. So should she be responsible?
2.When we sat down to pay her on the weeks that she only watched one child we cut the fee in half since she only watched one. Are we correct on this?
3. She also claims she should be paid for the week she didn’t watch either one. We disagree since it was her that called off the one day and didn’t bother too call the next. Who is right?
The agreements are all verbal nothing in writing however we feel that she is trying to get paid for more then her share. Help please!?!?