Conditions of service for school teachers in england and. Ive been employed at my school since late feb on a temporary contract, moving to a permanent one in september. Hi, ive tried to read the burgundy book on this and my brain is sludge. All teachers, regardless of their service, are entitled to 52 weeks maternity leave. Annex 1 quick look up table for maternity pay entitlement. Supporting employees through maternity makes good business sense for the school by retaining valuable knowledge and skills and contributing towards. Head teachers can make a reasonable amount of contact with employees, for example to let them know about changes at school, job vacancies, training opportunities or staff events. You can also browse the az of our advice and guidance including all our advice on rights. Get to grips with the rules on maternity pay and leave with our downloadable summary. Liaise with your hr support team to find out the present standard rate for smp. Ive worked at my school for 6 years and we follow standard teachers pay and conditions, so i believe this is as laid out in the burgundy book. These are the 2020 2021 burgundy book teacher maternity policy rates. Maternity matters is the guide to teachers maternity rights for members of the. Under the burgundy book however a teacher only has to give 21 days notice.
As well as statutory maternity rights, most teachers are also covered by the maternity rights scheme for teachers, set out in the burgundy book national. Teachers who have by the qualifying dates completed at least 1 years continuous employment with one or more local authorities will be entitled to the full benefits of the burgundy book scheme. The teacher will be entitled to up to 52 weeks of maternity leave but will have only. It is, however, also dependent on returning to the same job for weeks after the end of the period of maternity leave. David hewitt, directorate for children and young people, ext 31758. Occupational maternity pay entitlements are defined by the employees relevant terms and conditions of employment eg the green book for ehcc employees, or the burgundy book for teachers. Information for new teachers bedford borough council. A pregnant employee is required to inform their employer of. Where academies have transferred staff from the maintained sector under the transfer of undertakings protection of employment regulations, tupe, the burgundy book will form part of their contracts of employment. Paternity leave teachers department of education and skills. It enhances the statutory maternity scheme for teachers who have one years.
Entitlement to the burgundy book maternity pay scheme is based on length of continuous service, which may be with one or more leas. Maternity leave is your entitlement to take time off to have a baby. The burgundy books main provisions relate to notice periods, sick leave and pay and maternity leave and pay. Teachers pay encompassing sickness, salary scales, tax information, maternity entitlement, paternity entitlement, contracts available, how to report a change in circumstances and how to get a teachers reference number. Where this has happened, school support staff will also be covered. Hi ladies, just wondering if any of you other teachers out there can help me i was assuming that as i have been working in the same school for the last 7 years full time then i would receive the full amount of maternity pay as laid out in the burgundy book i. To qualify teachers must have completed 26 weeks continuous local authority service by. If you work in an independent school, your contract of employment will set out the maternity rights to which you are entitled. Definitions a job job, for this purpose, means the nature of the work which you are employed to do and the capacity and place in which you are so employed. To qualify for occupational maternity pay, you must be covered by the burgundy book and employed for at least one year and 11 weeks with one or more local authorities by the expected week of childbirth. Teachers pay common issues department of education. Teachers maternity leave entitlement 6 posts add message report. Maternity matters is the nuts guide to teachers maternity rights.
Be employed by lea maintained school or work in a school that follows the burgundy book check your contract your average weekly earnings between the 16th and 24th week of pregnancy have been at least equal to the lower earnings limit. We have simplified everything you need to know below, so you can make informed decisions about what you plan to do and ensure you can select from all the options you are entitled to. What is the current occupational maternity entitlement. Burgundy book linkmaternity pay query tes community. Employees and head teachers or their line manager should remain in regular contact during maternity leave and agree at the outset how best to do this.
School teachers in local authority maintained schools may also be entitled to the. Teachers pensions mowden hall staindrop road darlington dl3 9bg telephone. Statutory maternity pay entitlements are defined by her majestys revenue and customs service hmrc. This page is intended to be a helpful guide for new teachers as to certain basic information about their employment. All employed teachers that meet the qualifying criteria for maternity leave and pay as set out by legislation and in the burgundy book will be entitled to omp. It will be assumed you will be returning to work on this date unless you inform otherwise. Teacher s should therefore request an information leaflet from their employer for further details. The current occupational maternity entitlement for teachers is as set out in the burgundy book. Section 2 school teachers pay and conditions document 2019 7 part 1 pay general 8 september 2019 pay award 8 1. Employees within schools have different entitlements to maternity leave and pay, depending on their length of service and national conditions of service which are underpinned by employment legislation and, the conditions of service for school teachers in england and wales burgundy book. Paternity leave is a single period of 2 consecutive weeks to allow the teacher relevant parent paid leave to provide, or assist in, the care of the child or to provide support to the mother or adopting parent of the child as the case may be, or both. The burgundy book is a national agreement between the six school teacher unions. This includes continuous service at other maintained schools.
Occupational maternity pay is also paid for a continuous period of up to 33 weeks. Bearing in mind that the county council wishes to encourage adoption, it is now proposed that the authority adopts an occupational adoption pay scheme for teachers which equates to their maternity pay arrangements, subject to qualifying service criteria. The local authority is an agent of teachers pensions for the purpose of recording a teachers reckonable service for pension entitlement. Teachers with less than 26 weeks continuous employment with bmat and less than one years continuous employment with one or more las are not eligible for the occupational maternity pay provisions in the burgundy book. To qualify for teachers maternity in full you typically need to. School teachers pay and conditions document 2019 and. Tameside mbc local maternity leave scheme guidance for teaching staff 1 april 2007. Adapt our 2 template letters, one for employees giving notice of maternity leave to their employer and the other for employers confirming maternity pay and leave details to an employee. Policy statement this policy aims to support mothers in respect of employment matters relating to pregnancy and childbirth. Occupational maternity pay for teachers under the burgundy book 16. The nut seeks to negotiate on pay and conditions for teachers with all academies. The law relating to this policy includes but is not limited to. Teachers are paid on the ordinary pay scale ops, which ranges from m1 m6.
School teachers pay and conditions document 2017 and guidance on school teachers pay and conditions valid until 31 august 2018 ref. Teachers are required to return to work technically to the same job in the same school, in accordance with the burgundy book for a minimum period of weeks or pro rata equivalent if they reduce working hours on their return to work to secure an entitlement of omp. Model policy for oxfordshire schools maternity scheme for teachers. However, you should be aware that a few smaller, less flourishing, schools do not match the burgundy book. For a variety of reasons, this has not been updated since 2000 and therefore authorities will need to take account of statutory changes to maternity entitlements since then. When do you need to inform your employer about your pregnancy. Maternity leave scheme for teachers employed in recognised primary and post primary schools. Your entitlement to sick pay and sick leave for teachers in the maintained sector is set out in the burgundy book. A guide to maternity benefits, which is produced by the department for work and pensions dwp and is available at. For more details please see your trade union website.
If they have completed at least 26 weeks continuous employment with their current employer, they will also be entitled to statutory maternity pay. Teachers sick leave maternity pay although this section has largely been superseded by improvements in the statutory scheme resignation and notice. Under the burgundy book however a teacher only has to give 21 days notice see paragraph 7. Maternity leave and maternity pay can be a source of great confusion for many teachers. Occupational maternity pay omp school teachers in local authoritymaintained schools and teachers who have tupe transferred to an academy may also be entitled to the burgundy book provisions which. Full pay and half pay combines both occupational maternity pay and statutory maternity pay smp and will not exceed your normal earnings. A annual leave entitlement 35 b leave after 5 years service 35 c previous service 36 d cancelling leave because of sickness 36 e taking leave during sickness 36 f public holidays 36 g christmas leave 36 h term time only tto staff 36 i casual staff 37 j permanent relief staff 37 k carryover of annual leave 37. Aug 10, 2017 added the welsh version of school teachers pay and conditions document 2017 and guidance on school teachers pay and conditions that is valid from 1 september 2017. Those teachers who meet all the requirements of the scheme are entitled to 39 weeks maternity salary which is payable at a rate of. Teachers who do not meet the eligibility criteria for smp or omp set out above will.
Once entitlement to maternity pay is exhausted usually. April 2020 c contracts of employment 16 1 general standards 16 2 the contract of employment 16 a politically restricted posts 16 b staff who wish to stand as a member of a local. Some independent schools do follow the provisions of the burgundy book scheme but some count only continuous employment at that particular school for the purposes of calculating entitlement to maternity leave and pay. Maternity leave is your entitlement to take time off to. An employee can choose to start maternity leave on any day from the 11th week before their expected week of childbirth. If youve been with your school a year or more then you are category one, and this is your entitlement. School teachers in england and wales burgundy book and the oxfordshire local. All pregnant employees are entitled to 52 weeks statutory maternity leave comprising 26 weeks of ordinary maternity leave and 26 weeks of additional maternity leave regardless of length of service, hours worked or size of employer. Maternity, paternity and parental leave 20 england. Nasuwt maternity, paternity and shared parental leave. Entitlement to the provisions of the burgundy book maternity scheme and to occupational maternity pay during maternity leave, depend upon the length of continuous service with one or more local authorities. A pregnant teacher who gives birth to a living child is entitled to 26 weeks statutory paid maternity leave and up to a maximum of 16 consecutive weeks. Coronavirus covid19 the implications for schools and. You can postpone your intended start date by informing us in writing at least 21 days where the burgundy book applies teachers or 28 days where the green book applies support staff before the original intended start date, or if that is not possible, as soon as reasonably practicable.
Teachers help me understand maternity pay babycenter. The following is downloaded from the nuts maternity matters book which has everything you need to know. Paternity leave scheme for teachers employed in recognised primary and post primary schools. You may be unsure about your entitlement to sick pay as a teacher. It is not exhaustive but has been subject to consultation with the teachers professional associations and covers the areas which are most likely to cause concern. June 2019 clarification re eligibility for smpomp based on lower earnings limit and updated mlp and plp forms, clarification re still birth or death of a baby, update to the summary of teacher maternity provisions table and inclusion of gender neutral language and. It aims to explain, as simply as possible, the various maternity and parental rights available to all teachers, whether full or part time. Timing of salary determination and notification 9 part 2 leadership group pay 11 4. If you dont follow these regulations, then the entitlement to paid leave will be in accordance with your leave of absence and sickness policies. Some local authority employers may have made improvements to the burgundy book scheme.
Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave nasuwt. Do all teachers on maternity leave accrue a right to paid annual leave under the working time directive. If, however, they have completed less than 26 weeks continuous employment with their current employer, they will not be entitled to all of the. Entitlement 4 teachers who are not eligible for smp or omp 21. Most local authorities have incorporated the green book into the contracts of employment for relevant employees. It enhances the statutory maternity scheme for teachers who have one years continuous service at the beginning of the 11th week before the expected week of childbirth ewc.
As well as statutory maternity rights, most teachers are also covered by the maternity rights scheme for teachers, set out in the burgundy book national agreement on conditions of service. Advice and guidance about your rights at work and the conditions of your employment, including information on maternity and paternity leave, redundancy and workload and key documents including school teachers pay and conditions document, burgundy book etc. Employees within schools have different entitlements to maternity leave and pay. Teacher maternity pay monthly pay after tax maternity. Supply teachers are only entitled to statutory maternity pay as they are not able. Payment of maternity pay maternity pay including statutory maternity payments are paid by the school via payroll in the same way as an employees salary on a monthly basis. In these negotiations, the nut seeks, as its overriding priority, to secure the application of the stpcd provisions on pay structure, pay levels and working time and the burgundy book national agreement on. Full details may be obtained by contacting your hr support team. Advice on individual circumstances is available from schools hr service. Maternity leave teachers department of education and skills. Occupational maternity pay for teachers under the burgundy book 15.
Your entitlement to sick pay and sick leave for teachers in the maintained sector is set out in the burgundy book where academies have transferred staff from the maintained sector under the transfer of undertakings protection of employment regulations, tupe, the burgundy book will form. For schools and multiacademy trusts following the burgundy book for teaching staff and the green book for nonteaching staff, the relevant sick pay provisions should be followed. A pregnant teacher who gives birth to a living child is entitled to 26 weeks statutory paid maternity leave and up to a maximum of 16 consecutive weeks statutory additional unpaid maternity leave. In some academies, pay and conditions arrangements for such teachers are similar or identical to those for teachers in local authority maintained state schools. Maternity pay and leave national association of head teachers. While teaching does not bring any specific risks, considerations may include lifting or carrying books or equipment, handling chemicals or work. In others, teachers pay and conditions can be very different. Model policy for oxfordshire schools maternity scheme for.
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