School closed. You have to make the time up in holidays!

fletty

DVardysShadow wrote: »

I think the essential point here is whether were people locked out.

If they were told not to attend, but were available, it is the employer's loss. If they could not make it in but the workplace was open, then it is the employees' loss

Well not wanting to hijack this thread but in my case we weren't given any option to go anywhere else and the school was closed completley!

Jomo

It should be at the manager's discretion.

Some people who did go into work on the 'bad' days have been given a day off for making the effort. Not everybody got this, I didn't.

At the end of the day, each and everyone is managed differently.

justcat

fletty wrote: »

Well not wanting to hijack this thread but in my case we weren't given any option to go anywhere else and the school was closed completley!

In which case I think you should be paid for it. If they were closed and told you not to come in I personally think you should be paid.

Again just my opinion.

seven-day-weekend

Vader123 wrote: »

I thought schools wanted more local control, not to be ran from London!

Anyway, not docking pay and asking staff to make up the time seems entirely reasonable.

Failing that the staff can take annual leave?

Vader

Leave is fixed for most school staff, you can't chose when to take it.

the182guy

fletty wrote: »

Well not wanting to hijack this thread but in my case we weren't given any option to go anywhere else and the school was closed completley!

Hi fletty, please don't feel you are hijacking this thread, comments and stories from other school employees are most welcome, as are comments from any [not trolls] member.

If you were able to gain access to the school, as a cook what work would you have been able to carry out, and would it have been worth coming in with no kids to cook for?

fletty

the182guy wrote: »

Hi fletty, please don't feel you are hijacking this thread, comments and stories from other school employees are most welcome, as are comments from any [not trolls] member.

If you were able to gain access to the school, as a cook what work would you have been able to carry out, and would it have been worth coming in with no kids to cook for?

None really we had a deep cleaning day just before the xmas holidays and as we've been off I haven't got any paperwork to catch up on. I wouldn't have dared cook anything ahead as I'm not sure if we'll be back tomorrow, I'm already worrying about stuff that I've got in the fridges and orders that were supposed to be delivered, the caretaker was opening the school till 9.30 but then was leaving. I'm imaging piles of stuff at the back door!!

the182guy

fletty wrote: »

None really we had a deep cleaning day just before the xmas holidays and as we've been off I haven't got any paperwork to catch up on. I wouldn't have dared cook anything ahead as I'm not sure if we'll be back tomorrow, I'm already worrying about stuff that I've got in the fridges and orders that were supposed to be delivered, the caretaker was opening the school till 9.30 but then was leaving. I'm imaging piles of stuff at the back door!!

This is similar to the situation I was talking about. The school is going to have a bunch of staff that can't actually do anything without having kids there. Is the head of the school encouraging the cooks to prepare next weeks meals for the kids today? I think not.

farmerboy

Think the answer to this is the same as all the other similar threads on here, it depends what your contract says regarding this.

As for differing polices from school to school, its the same as different businesses, each have their own ways of doing it, some pay, some don't

slummymummyof3

I feel quite irritated by some of the comments on here about teachers being paid to sit at home on their lazy *****. I for one spend every evening and most of Sunday each week planning and marking work.

My job is not one that I am paid to work 24 hours a day. Teaching is not a 9-3 occupation and I have certainly not sitting at home without doing any work. If you worked out how many hours the average teacher spends on planning and marking each week I think you would find it would equate to less than the minimum wage.

farmerboy

slummymummyof3 wrote: »

I feel quite irritated by some of the comments on here about teachers being paid to sit at home on their lazy *****. I for one spend every evening and most of Sunday each week planning and marking work.

My job is not one that I am paid to work 24 hours a day. Teaching is not a 9-3 occupation and I have certainly not sitting at home without doing any work. If you worked out how many hours the average teacher spends on planning and marking each week I think you would find it would equate to less than the minimum wage.

Unfortunatly you agree to that when you qualify, same as I did when I became a farmer not alot you can do about it really other than change professions. People do slag teachers off alot, but your worked hours will surely even out over your holidays. I know a few teachers who say that if you worked out your hours spread over the 12 months you are better off that your normal worker in an office who does 9-5 with 4 weeks holiday/yr