Tutor’s fee when the student did not come
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Question
Shalom.
An avrech was hired to learn with my son, and one day the avrech waited for my son and he did not come. Does he need to be paid, and how much?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha.
He must be paid, as a “po’el batel” (an idle worker), and it depends on how difficult it is for the avrech to learn with the child.
Source
Siman 333, se’if 1, and see also Rema, siman 334, se’if 1 regarding a melamed: whether he is considered like a worker who prefers rest, or one who prefers to teach, in which case the concept of “po’el batel” does not apply. It is explained there that this depends on the sharpness of the child.
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