1. UNISON School Staff Seminar May 2017 Ben Thomas National Officer
Term Time Working
UNISON School Staff Seminar
May 2017
Ben Thomas
National Officer
Education and Children’s Services

2. Term Time Working What is it? Who does it affect?
What are the key issues?
What is UNISON doing?

3. Term Time Working
Contracted to work only during education term times. Voluntary/involuntary
Form of flexible working or forced part time status
Around 95% of TTO workers are women, often low paid and part time

4. Term Time Only Working
Key Issues
Pay
Employment Status
Transparency

5. Term Time Only Working Key Issues Paid holidays
Access to public holidays
Understanding the calculation

6. Term Time Only Working Key Issues A fair formula
No less favourable treatment
Not 39/52

7. Term Time Only Working Key Issues Sick pay issues
Maternity leave and pay
Redundancy

8. Term Time Only Working Key Issues Termination of employment
Access to benefits
Pensions

9. Term Time Only Working Rights
Part time workers – rights to no less favourable treatment
Sex discrimination

10. Term Time Only Working What should we be doing Understanding Education
Agreements

11. Term Time Only Working What is UNISON doing? NJC Working Party
Legal cases
Supporting action

12. Term Time Working Ben Thomas National Officer
UNISON Education and Children’s services