I’ve been with them for 3years. They treat me like family. They are paying for my plane ticket, all expenses, we r staying w/wife’s relatives who live in a mansion - I will have my own room & private bathroom, use of their pool. They feel that paying me half of my normal wage for the 2 weeks is fair.
is it?
Does the cost of plane ticket, all your meals, hotel type room equal the other half of your wages? If so, then it sounds like an even swap.
Enjoy your trip :)
A couple of members run their own business, hopefully they will chime in.
The vacation 'schedule' should be exactly the same as their regular work schedule. Same time and days off and the same pay.
No half-pay nonsense. Full pay or they find a different caregiver to go with them.
I wish I could like this comment a thousand times. You are spot on.
If the clients refuse, then you don't go with them. Take the two weeks off yourself and do something else.
Here's the thing about them treating you like 'family'. You are not family. You are an employee. They may be very nice people and you may also be, but the business end of a relationship has to be kept separate from the niceties, and the being just like one of the family.
Full wages, or you don't go.
You should at least be getting full pay, possibly more if you are available more.
Check with your states wage and hours department.