Originally Posted by Unregistered:
Companies don't pay EXTRA for someone else to do your work when you're on vacation.
Others - ALREADY EMPLOYED with the company does your job while you vacation. Come on, you know this. Companies don't go and hire....or pay extra money for someone to do your job while you're out.
The same should apply to child care providers. They should have someone else to do the job. Someone whom they are to pay after we pay them.
Every single company I've ever worked for has, yes, used already employed people to cover for someone when they are on vacation and such.
HOWEVER, they have these people(usually more than one person) work extra hours, which means EXTRA money, usually overtime pay.
And you want to know why they pay EXTRA (and they do pay extra) for that employee to have a paid vacation? Because they
value the employee and they work he/she does enough to let them have tome to recharge/relax so they CAN keep up the good work.