TERM TIME WAGES

angieo1970

Hi

I've just been offered a job and been told that after 3 months I will go onto an annualised wage. I'll work 39 weeks and get 4 weeks' holiday.  Everyone will have to take 2 weeks off over Christmas and New Year (which is fine).
I was then told that I'd have two weeks left to take. However, it is not allowed during term times unless authorised for a special occasion.

Ive been advised that the holiday is annualised also. So im guessing 43 weeks is split over 52.

What I can't get my head around is why would I ask to take the remaining 2 weeks off during the school holidays when I'm  already off?  So for example "can I have a week off during the half term, oh but I'm already off? Ok I'll have 2 weeks during the summer holidays then but again, I'm already off work then"

If the holiday is already paid to us throughout the year, why do I have to allocate those two weeks to days when I'm already off?

I'm so confused 😕 

I'm sure the answer is simple lol!

Angela 

la531983

Is the job in a school?

My partner works in a school (not a teacher), works 39 weeks, gets the holiday allowance on top, and then wages are split over the year so is paid the exact same each month. Not sure why they need you to define when you take the other 2 weeks paid though, all very odd.

singhini

angieo1970 said:

Hi

I've just been offered a job and been told that after 3 months I will go onto an annualised wage. I'll work 39 weeks and get 4 weeks' holiday.  Everyone will have to take 2 weeks off over Christmas and New Year (which is fine).
I was then told that I'd have two weeks left to take. However, it is not allowed during term times unless authorised for a special occasion.

Ive been advised that the holiday is annualised also. So im guessing 43 weeks is split over 52.

What I can't get my head around is why would I ask to take the remaining 2 weeks off during the school holidays when I'm  already off?  So for example "can I have a week off during the half term, oh but I'm already off? Ok I'll have 2 weeks during the summer holidays then but again, I'm already off work then"

If the holiday is already paid to us throughout the year, why do I have to allocate those two weeks to days when I'm already off?

I'm so confused 😕 

I'm sure the answer is simple lol!

Angela 

Could it be an Admin thing? (if they were ever questioned, they have to demonstrate "atleast on paper" that you got your holiday entitlement). 

As its a school it wouldn't surprise me that they have to have immaculate audit trails and perhaps have to show that you’re being given your paid statutory leave entitlement. Even though you’re not working during school holidays, they still need to designate which parts of those holidays count as your paid leave, and which parts are unpaid non-working time.

So those “2 weeks you have to allocate” are basically:

Already paid, and already within your non-working period, but they’re counted on paper as your statutory paid leave (is it about compliance and record-keeping -----> not actually about you having extra time off)?

But they have been very clear about the Xmas/New Year holiday and auto-allocated those days -----> so why not just tell everyone the other 2 weeks will be in August when the school is closed (i.e. auto-allocate these 2 weeks aswell)??

Very odd!

JJG

It’s strange that they’re asking you when to take it. On a term time contract. I wonder if whoever has asked this is just getting mixed up with the 52 week admin staff who have to choose when to take their other two weeks during the school holidays.