JNC May 24 In-Service Part-Time Contracts

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Renfrewshire Joint Negotiating Committee for Teachers
To: Renfrewshire Joint Negotiating for Teachers 
On: 14 May 2024
In-Service Days/Public Holidays and Part-Time Contracts
Report by
Joint Secretary (Teachers’ Side)
Background
An inconsistency in the formula to be applied when calculating part-
time teachers’ pro rata attendance at inservice days has been brought to
the attention of the Teachers’ Side.  This has resulted in confusion in
some quarters with regards to the contractual obligations of part-time
teachers at in-service days. 
Similarly, some part-time staff are experiencing an unexpected
repayment of salary or ‘days owed’ to the Council in the final term of
the session because they have not been made aware of their public
holiday entitlement to plan from the start of session. 
Action
The Teachers’ Side is seeking a meeting with Management and HR/OD
to discuss part-time teachers’ commitments at in-service days.
Moreover, the teachers’ side would welcome an earlier sharing of the
annual holiday reckoner- indicating holidays and closure days- to all
teachers to specifically enable part-time staff to plan their contractual
commitments in respect of inservice days and to be more aware of their
holiday entitlement and enable better forward planning.