Annual Leave

[Rock Chick]

I've kept out of this but...as far as I know I've never had any sort of holiday pay at all (39 week contract). Is there any way of finding out if I do?

(It's not a stupid question. I'm autistic)

Your contract should say what your holiday entitlement is and it will probably have a clause like "to be taken during school holidays". It might say something like 39 + 5.6 = 44.6 which means you are being paid for 44.6 weeks even though you only work for 39. Your 44.6 weeks pay will then be divided by 12 so that you get paid every month. ALL employees are entitled to at least 5.6 weeks paid leave. If you can't find your contract then you can either ask for a copy from HR or ask HR what your holiday entitlement is and they must tell you.
PS It's not a stupid question at all. Working out remuneration for TTO contracts can be a minefield.

 

[Paul]

Your contract should say what your holiday entitlement is and it will probably have a clause like "to be taken during school holidays". It might say something like 39 + 5.6 = 44.6 which means you are being paid for 44.6 weeks even though you only work for 39. Your 44.6 weeks pay will then be divided by 12 so that you get paid every month. ALL employees are entitled to at least 5.6 weeks paid leave. If you can't find your contract then you can either ask for a copy from HR or ask HR what your holiday entitlement is and they must tell you.

some councils were using an incorrect formula for TTO, so it's worth checking.

Greenwich Unison - Term Time Only Settlement

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www.greenwichunison.co.uk

 

[Carys]

Your contract should say what your holiday entitlement is and it will probably have a clause like "to be taken during school holidays". It might say something like 39 + 5.6 = 44.6 which means you are being paid for 44.6 weeks even though you only work for 39. Your 44.6 weeks pay will then be divided by 12 so that you get paid every month. ALL employees are entitled to at least 5.6 weeks paid leave. If you can't find your contract then you can either ask for a copy from HR or ask HR what your holiday entitlement is and they must tell you.
PS It's not a stupid question at all. Working out remuneration for TTO contracts can be a minefield.

That's interesting. Marie says that as well but I know every time I've worked it out my pay is exactly what I should get per hour and no more. The previous technician here said we weren't entitled to holiday pay because we don't work holidays and don't get any time off (though she worked 6+ hours overtime per week because she had no self esteem whatsoever and was convinced if she wasn't perfect she'd be sacked...)

 

[Carys]

No idea about my so-called contract. It'll be from 2005 and holiday pay was never mentioned!

 

[Paul]

That's interesting. Marie says that as well but I know every time I've worked it out my pay is exactly what I should get per hour and no more. The previous technician here said we weren't entitled to holiday pay because we don't work holidays and don't get any time off (though she worked 6+ hours overtime per week because she had no self esteem whatsoever and was convinced if she wasn't perfect she'd be sacked...)

you are entitled to 5.6 weeks holiday if they don't pay it go to the beach in term time.

 

[CovTech]

I've kept out of this but...as far as I know I've never had any sort of holiday pay at all (39 week contract). Is there any way of finding out if I do?

(It's not a stupid question. I'm autistic)

It should be being built into your pro rata'd waged on the assumption you take it during the school holidays
That should mean only 7ish of our 12 weeks is unpaid as that's where the holiday gets squashed in to their figures

As Paul says, ask HR to see the maths on your wage total to make sure it's included

 

[Puds]

I am on a term time + 2 weeks contract and like you have the maximum holidays and I get paid for 48.5 weeks, I should get in touch with your trade union and get it checked!

Nope, I've found out what it is.
They have taken 5.6 weeks, done pro rata based on 41 weeks worked. That added to my 2 weeks extra holiday on top (Long service)
Works out 47.4
I thought I should be paid, like you, 48.5.
Add that to the fact that they have stopped all support staff scales at 1-2 points before end of scale!