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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I've [b]solved this problem[/b] by addressing it in my contract. The notice clause is mutual, and there are penalties to either party that doesn't follow it. In this situation, if I followed all of the requirements for giving notice, and they had no actual cause for firing me, they would still need to pay me for the duration of the notice period.

I also typically only give notice if a family has mistreated me in some manner, and according to our agreement they aren't actually entitled to any notice. I point out the breeches of the contract in my notice letter but state that this notice is a courtesy. Families usually behave in this situation because they know one step over the line and I won't return, but they still have to pay out the notice. [/quote]

Good luck with that.[/quote]
Exactly. It's never stand up in court.[/quote]

Why wouldn't it stand up in court? There's nothing against the law about it, all parties agreed to, and signed and dated the document. Whenever I've needed to give notice, I do so in person, but also with a letter, followed by an email reiterating the points of the conversation. Unless a family could prove that I somehow breached our agreement, they'd likely be held to the contract they entered into knowingly and willingly. That being said, I've never needed to take it to court. The families I work with know the agreement they signed, and they know what they're responsibilities are. They also know that not meeting those responsibilities will only hurt them (They lose the notice period and their childcare immediately, and would need to pay out the remainder of the notice.)[/quote]

That's not how contracts work lol[/quote]

Enlighten me then. How do they work? You *must* be a contract lawyer! You couldn't possibly be talking out of your uneducated ass.[/quote]

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