30/11 Strikes.

Private sector should go on strike to protest how favaorably the public sector is being treated by the govt. and that they should accept the deal or be sacked. Lets see how rightous they are then!
 
dirtydog said:
Ditto.

AFAIK public sector workers get full paid sick leave from the first day of sickness and treat it as unofficially part of their holiday entitlement.
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Rubbish. Sickness abscence in the public sector is now broadly similar to that experienced in the private sector.
 
j0s said:
Teachers sick days are exactly the same as a company, the same as maternity leave is the same
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Actually, maternity leave and sickness/abscence policies, above the statutory minimum, is dependant on the employees contract.

Maternity leave for teachers compared to other professions is decidely average.
 
j0s said:
Teachers sick days are exactly the same as a company, the same as maternity leave is the same
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Really? So teachers get no pay for the first 3 days, and then just SSP after that do they?

No.

That's all a lot of companies give their employees nowadays.
 
j0s said:
Teachers sick days are exactly the same as a company, the same as maternity leave is the same
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No its not, they gut full pay for a set amount of time per year. For example Full pay for upto 25 days sick a year.

Companies only have to pay out the Statutory sick pay which is a tiny amount.


School Sick Pay policy:

During the first year of service: Full pay for 1½ months; and, after four calendar months’ service, half pay for 3 months.
During the second year of service: Full pay for 3 months; half pay for 3 months.
During the third year of service: Full pay for 4½ months; half pay for 4½ months.
During the fourth and successive years: Full pay for 6 months; half pay for 6 months.
 
dirtydog said:
Really? So teachers get no pay for the first 3 days, and then just SSP after that do they?

No.

That's all a lot of companies give their employees nowadays.
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I would actually say that a lot of companies have an absence policy that is significantly in excess of the statutory minimum.

It's generally only small business or explotative employers that adhere to the bare minium.
 
topshot said:
No its not, they gut full pay for a set amount of time per year. For example Full pay for upto 25 days sick a year.

Companies only have to pay out the Statutory sick pay which is a tiny amount.


School Sick Pay policy:

During the first year of service: Full pay for 1½ months; and, after four calendar months’ service, half pay for 3 months.
During the second year of service: Full pay for 3 months; half pay for 3 months.
During the third year of service: Full pay for 4½ months; half pay for 4½ months.
During the fourth and successive years: Full pay for 6 months; half pay for 6 months.
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Not unless the company does contractual sick pay as my previous company had done
 
North council workers taking a million sick days a year

Sickness rates

Top of the list in our survey was Gateshead Council with workers taking an average of 10.2 days off in 2010/11.

Here's the full table of those who provided comparable data for 2010/11:

* Gateshead 10.2 days
* South Tyneside 9.9
* Durham County Council 9.7
* Sunderland 9.5
* Carlisle 9.2
* Hartlepool 9.1
* Ryedale 8.8
* Hambleton and Newcastle 8.5
* Middlesbrough, Northumberland, Stockton 8.4
* Allerdale 8.3
* Richmondshire 8.1
* Redcar and Cleveland 8
* North Tyneside 7.9
* Darlington and York 7.7
* North Yorkshire 7.1
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15594274

I think I've had one day off sick in the last 9.5 years.

Unpaid.
 
amigafan2003 said:
I would actually say that a lot of companies have an absence policy that is significantly in excess of the statutory minimum.

It's generally only small business or explotative employers that adhere to the bare minium.
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No its not, and there certainly are not many companies who would give full pay for the periods shown above.
 
Either they're a sick lot up north or they're milking the system for all it's worth. Money which comes from taxpayers which could be used for public services, or reducing the budget deficit.
 
dirtydog said:
Really? So teachers get no pay for the first 3 days, and then just SSP after that do they?

No.

That's all a lot of companies give their employees nowadays.
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Usually I found, those that are hourly paid suffer this, salary most times does not conform to that
 
j0s said:
Not unless the company does contractual sick pay as my previous company had done
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But most companies have scrapped or dont have sick pay schemes like the public sector.
You made a sweeping statement that all private sector companies pay the same as public sector, which is false. Dont forget all the self employed who dont get sick pay.
 
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