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Just before start of term, teacher requested a year’s unpaid compassionate leave to care for for a sick relative. Similar leave of about three months taken last year. Can we refuse, or grant shorter and failure to attend thereafter be deemed unauthorised?

31 Aug 2012

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Time off work: sickness, family matters and impact of the Equality Act 2012

James Tait looks at how employers can make smart decisions about absence - benefiting the workplace while respecting the rights of school staff

21 Aug 2012

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Age discrimination and retirement – where are we now?

Naseem Nabi looks at two new cases, and examines their implications for best practice in school employment

1 Aug 2012

Leadership & Governance Hub

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Whistleblowing model policy

Ensure that all staff , pupils and parents understand how to raise concerns through your whistleblowing policy, which you can tailor using our model document.

14 Dec 2012

Safeguarding Hub

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Recruitment and selection model policy

Write a recruitment and selection policy for your school using our comprehensive template.

14 Dec 2012

Safeguarding Hub

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We have always had tea, coffee, milk and sugar provided in the staffroom. We have found out that this will no longer be provided from September and we will have to contribute. Is this allowable, is it a removal of a benefit?

27 Jun 2012

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New employment law provisions: the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform bill

Lindsey Lester examines some of the implications of this bill for employment issues in schools, including potential changes that may affect an employee’s willingness to whistleblow

13 Jun 2012

School Business Management Hub

If a college is established as a Trust school, and the governing body have become the employers, does the college have the right to allow/continue with the Local Authority Single Status Pay Grade Evaluation? Can the governing body over rule this?

1 Jun 2012

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Academy conversion: transfer of teachers’ rights – what goes with them?

Peter Woodhouse guides you through the TUPE regulations, trade union recognition, pay bargaining, collective agreements – and a controversy that has gone to the European court

2 May 2012

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Employment law: workload and stress

Stress can damage staff relationships and lead to costly litigation against the school. Peter Woodhouse looks at ways to prevent it

13 Apr 2012

School Business Management Hub

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Optimus Education

Employment law

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Just before start of term, teacher requested a year’s unpaid compassionate leave to care for for a sick relative. Similar leave of about three months taken last year. Can we refuse, or grant shorter and failure to attend thereafter be deemed unauthorised?

Time off work: sickness, family matters and impact of the Equality Act 2012

Age discrimination and retirement – where are we now?

Whistleblowing model policy

Recruitment and selection model policy

We have always had tea, coffee, milk and sugar provided in the staffroom. We have found out that this will no longer be provided from September and we will have to contribute. Is this allowable, is it a removal of a benefit?

New employment law provisions: the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform bill

If a college is established as a Trust school, and the governing body have become the employers, does the college have the right to allow/continue with the Local Authority Single Status Pay Grade Evaluation? Can the governing body over rule this?

Academy conversion: transfer of teachers’ rights – what goes with them?

Employment law: workload and stress

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