Term time only teaching assistant holiday pay

mummytobe3

Hi,

needing some advice. Does anyone know how you work out holiday pay due to a term time only teaching assistant. 

They work 38 weeks (190 days) from September to August. But they are leaving end of December.

i have looked at the green book guidelines but i am still confused on the correct method to make sure the holiday pay on date of leaving is correct. 

Any help / advise would be great.

thank you. 

Marcon

This may help:

A crucial factor influencing holiday pay is your contract type. Permanent full-time contracts ensure that teaching assistants receive payment during school holidays. Their annual salary is evenly distributed over 12 months, guaranteeing a consistent income throughout the year. This financial stability allows TAs to plan for expenses and make long-term financial decisions with confidence.

On the other hand, many teaching assistants are employed on term-time-only contracts. These contracts typically follow a 38- or 39-hour working week, with additional provisions for paid leave during school holidays (usually four or five weeks). While this may seem like TAs don’t receive income during breaks, they are entitled to annual leave pay, the duration of which may increase based on years of service. Additionally, some schools might offer top-up payments during holidays to bridge the income gap.

Source: https://theteacherstraining.com/do-teaching-assistants-get-paid-in-the-holidays/

jackieblack

Whoever provides the school’s HR should provide a spreadsheet to use when a member of support staff leaves.  This calculates the % of pay received and the % of hours worked in the employment year (not necessarily the academic year, depending on employment start date).
The difference between the two is what is owed, sometimes to the employee, sometimes  to the school depending on the timing.

mummytobe3

The employee has worked 38.46% of the working year (39 weeks worked which is 195 days)

against their pro rata salary they should have received £6,000.

they have actually received to date of leaving £5000.

Does this mean their holiday pay is £1000.
Even though the £5000 included some holiday pay as they are paid the same amount over 12 months not just when they work.

Thanks for your replies it’s been really helpful. 

jackieblack

Yes, if 38.46% of their annual pro-rata'd salary is £6000, and they've been paid £5000, then they're owed £1000 
The payroll provider usually labels it as 'holiday pay', but really it's just what they're owed because they're paid in 12 equal monthly instalments but don't work 1/12th of their contracted hours each month

mummytobe3

Thank you for your help. I have used this method.