Maternity leave - work perks!

pinkshoes

I am quite sure they would not give one to a temporary teacher. If I was coming in as a temp I would not expect one.

What happens with company cars and maternity? Does it get handed over to the replacement? (No idea!)

Not all teachers have one. Just some departments.

getmore4less

Picking up on one point,

Working is against the rules for SMP except for KIT days, helping student should be considered working and could result in SMP being stopped.

ViolaLass

pinkshoes wrote: »

If it was my own tablet, I certainly would not set my school email up on it! Pearsonally I see it as a benefit to the school if I have use of it, as I am quite sure I will get subject related emails from the kids wanting help with exams, that i am happy to help with.

Why on earth not? Seems a bit picky. I have school email set up on my laptop.

And the school should certainly not expect you to be replying to emails during maternity leave. You risk breaking the rules for SMP.

agrinnall

pinkshoes wrote: »

I am quite sure they would not give one to a temporary teacher. If I was coming in as a temp I would not expect one.

Why not? If you have been provided with one to help with lessons I can see no reason why the person who is doing your job while you're on ML shouldn't have one too - if they don't have one then surely the children will be missing out?

To be honest you're coming across as rather "me!me!me!" in this thread, perhaps you should step back a bit and consider it more objectively.

GwylimT

Schools have laptops/tablets that are for the sole us of supply and temporary staff, so arguing that cover needs it is a null point.

If school took IT equipment from someone on maternity or adoption leave they are obliged to give that person the equipmenr back every KIT day and it has to be in the same condition the employee left it in.

Takeaway_Addict

GwylimT wrote: »

Schools have laptops/tablets that are for the sole us of supply and temporary staff, so arguing that cover needs it is a null point.

If school took IT equipment from someone on maternity or adoption leave they are obliged to give that person the equipmenr back every KIT day and it has to be in the same condition the employee left it in.

Considering KIT days require the agreement of the employer to allow them in the first place they could quite easily say, 'Yes you can work the KIT days but you won't get a tablet until you are fully back at work'

And no they would not have to have it in the same condition as they left it as natural wear and tear would be acceptable.

asajj

Where I work, people have to land laptops back to the company if they go on maternity as it is given to them to do their job. They will get it back if they come back to work. What would you expect if you don't go back to work after maternity? Surely they can't chase people to get the equipment back either

ViolaLass

GwylimT wrote: »

If school took IT equipment from someone on maternity or adoption leave they are obliged to give that person the equipmenr back every KIT day and it has to be in the same condition the employee left it in.

Depends what you're doing on the KIT day - you wouldn't necessarily be teaching.

sangie595

GwylimT wrote: »

Schools have laptops/tablets that are for the sole us of supply and temporary staff, so arguing that cover needs it is a null point.
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All schools have spare IT equipment lying around for use by staff that they don't necessarily know they will need? When was that survey done?

And to answer the question the OP posed - yes, some companies expect employees to hand back company cars when they are on long term sick or maternity. That is down to the terms that the employer puts in place, just as this is - an answer you have been given several times now. None of us can give you permission to keep the tablet whilst on maternity leave, so there is little point in continuing to argue your case with us! perhaps your employer should be the object of your argument? However, I do wonder that this is such a big deal - will it actually kill you to go without a tablet? It isn't a choice between having the school tablet or having to buy one yourself - you could just not have a tablet at all. They aren't necessary for life.

GwylimT

ViolaLass wrote: »

Depends what you're doing on the KIT day - you wouldn't necessarily be teaching.

Of course you're not teaching, your assessing all the tracking of your students, which isn't something you can do without your usual IT equipment.