Anyone get childcare vouchers?/ from which company?

pinkparrott

Hi wondered if anyone could offer any advice,

I return to work next week after maternity leave and luckly both my employer and my husbands offer childcare vouchers(as a salary sacrifice).
Does anyone else get paid with these? and if some by which company.

My husbands employer uses Accor services, whilst my employer uses Busy bees.

I am having some problems as my childminder (who is great in every other way) ins't happy to give out her bank details to these companies.

For my husband through Accor this isn't a problem as he can set up an electronic account and rather than pay her in to her bank account they will send her a cheque.

However I have just spoke to Busy bees and they wont pay by cheque even if it is going direct to her and she is ofstead registered etc.

It will really save us money if we can both do it. Just wondered who other people are paid by (as i wasnt aware untill now that there was more than one company doinf the vouchers) and do they know if they would pay by cheque.
Many thanks:D

Sting_2

Don't know if this helps, but I am also paid by busy bees and each month they send me a voucher which I pass on to the nursery my daughter goes to. I have no idea what they do with it then, and if it involves passing their bank details on to the company.

Do you know why she is so reluctant to pass on her bank details? I imagine she has several direct debits all of which require her bank details.

juliejim

I work for Royal Mail and they use Accor

clairehi

Could you ask her to speak to Busy Bees directly and explain what the problem is with giving her details to them. Maybe they could reassure her by explaining how it works.

Have you told her how much money you will save. She may not realise how important it is to you. It saves a fortune!

pinkparrott

Hi thanks for the replies, even if i give her a paper voucher she still has to ring busy bees who will then pay the amount in to her account.

She is just quite old fashioned i think and pays all her bills etc at the bank and doesn't have any dd's (i think!)

I am off to get my little boy soon as its his 1st day today so will mention it again and see what happens.
thanks