calendars and closure days JNC Nov 2023
Renfrewshire Council · 14 November 2023
Back to Renfrewshire Council Joint Negotiating Committee for Teaching Staff — 14 November 2023 and its agenda
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Item 10 Renfrewshire Joint Negotiating Committee for Teachers To: Renfrewshire Joint Negotiating Committee for Teachers On: 14th November, 2023 Report by Joint Secretary (Teachers’ Side) Holiday Calendars and Closure Days Background There has been some discussion between the Trade Unions and personnel staff in recent months which has arisen from a confusion in the way that some departments are dealing with teachers’ holidays as the corporate calendar has wrongly indicated holidays as closure days. The SNCT is clear that holidays should be given in full weeks. The SNCT states that: Part 2 Section 5 PART 2: SECTION 5 - ANNUAL LEAVE 5.2 The normal pattern of annual leave will be determined by the council, after consultation with the teacher trade unions recognised by the council. It is recommended that annual leave given in full weeks and is set as follows – Autumn Holiday 5 days, Festive Holiday 10 Days, Spring Holiday 10 days, Summer Holiday 15 days (to include the final week of the holiday period). As per para 5.6…. . . . 5.5 Within the leave year, the balance of days beyond the working year (Part 2, Section 3, paragraph 3.5) and the annual leave entitlement, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, shall be days of school closure….. . . . .5.6 Within each council the placement of the 40 days annual leave within the school holiday periods shall be determined by the council’s LNCT. The LNCT shall allocate the leave days in a broadly proportionate manner across the four main school holiday periods (Autumn,
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Winter, Spring and Summer). The balance of days within the school holiday periods shall be days of school closure. The Teachers’ Side notes that there should be discussion around the matter of holidays- in the last issue of holidays there was no discussion and only one option was put to teachers and over time the consultation process within the LNCT has fallen short. Action The Teachers’ Side expects to be consulted around the calendar of future holiday dates and the allocation closure days. We would request that a current, correct calendar and holiday template is shared with the Unions and expect that this is being applied by all departments, including payroll. And we would request that, once agreement is reached in future holiday calendars, that the template is shared at the start of session with all staff, particularly part-time staff who need to be aware where holidays fall to be able to plan their contractual commitments and calculate their entitlements.