You can refuse a leave request where a staff member has asked for leave. For example, if you work 36 hours a week, you are entitled to a minimum of 4 x 36 144 hours of paid holiday entitlement a year 18 days. The annual leave and bank holiday entitlement of a term time only employee, is calculated on a prorata. Employees are required to take their full entitlement during that period and. Staff are alco entitled to accrue 1 additional days holiday for every complete year, to a maximum of 27 days. Green book staff, including school support staff, with less than 5 years service receive 21 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays and 2 extra statutory holiday days, to give a total of 31 days leave. Green book sickness scheme tto general hr in schools. Find out how to calculate your entitlement, including calculations for parttime work and other working patterns. It means that if they then go back into local government service, their previous service is used when calculating their entitlement. It may require the employee to attend their place of work or another. Employees are required to take their full entitlement during that period and must make every effort to do so. Confirmation of statutory change regarding holiday pay is awaited and the current position of the signatory parties is as detailed in njc communiques 0514 and 0614, available from the njc website uk. Teaching staff receive the standard school holiday allowance. The period of absence on this account shall not be reckoned against the.
However, please note that unions and njc circulars have stated and inferred that. Employees transferring from the service of another local authority bring their leave entitlement with them, which is not to exceed the table below. Mar 02, 2017 the green book, which applies to all support staff working in schools, has been updated to reflect the changes introduced since the existing 2005 version was published. The njc issued new advice on 6th march 2020 that if a staff member is caring for someone who has or may have coronavirus, this period of absence should also be regarded as selfisolation. Green book, a copy of which is available on the councils intranet site. Employees are entitled to two extra statutory days holiday, which have been incorporated into the above entitlements. How much holiday you get is normally set out in your contract of employment. The revised maternity scheme, which was introduced in 2009. Continuous service arrangement for employees transferring back to the council the njc has recently agreed a change to the continuous service provisions for employees who are covered by the green book. There are two central and closely related issues which are.
Star academies is committed to offering national terms and conditions in line with the school teachers pay and conditions document stpcd, the burgundy book for teachers or the njc green book for support staff. Where can i find the current national green book subsistence rates. For other employees, please speak to your hr contact to check where your terms and conditions may vary. Wscc employees who were employed before 1 november 2001 and who were contracted to work 37 hours and 5 minutes per week are entitled to. The njc is made up of representatives from unison and other trade unions and the employers. The increase in the minimum annual leave entitlement, which increased from 20 to 21 days in 2009. Your annual leave continues to accrue for the whole period of your maternity leave and your full entitlement should be taken during the leave year to which it relates. This policy aims, wherever possible, to give the same level of provision whilst recognising that the amounts of leave.
Known as the single status agreement, the green book covers the pay and. The employers side of the njc for local government services green book staff have today 28. Njc and soulbury staff as per the single status agreement and the green book, relief workers cannot. Njc and jnc spinal points were used however the pay structure is. Annex 1 sick pay entitlement for support staff employed on njc green book. Where can i find the njc circular that provides advice on christmasnew year working for this year.
For the purpose of the calculation of entitlement to annual leave the eight years time limit does not apply provided that no permanent full time. Staff holiday is calculated on part months of joining the company on pro rata basis of 22 days p. As an employer you must allow staff to take their full holiday entitlement, however, you have the right to insist holiday is taken at certain time e. To be read in conjunction with the general information on the law on holiday and holiday pay. Annual leave or unpaid leave may be agreed for staff employed all year. All craft employees currently receive a minimum of 23 days leave incl two extra statutory days with a further five days after five years service ie. This is already more than the minimum entitlement for njc green book employees. Holiday entitlement or annual leave information for employers and workers on entitlement, calculating leave, taking leave, accruing leave and disputes holiday entitlement gov. In the case of brazel v the harpur trust, these issues were discussed by reference to a termtime only music teacher at a school, but the case has much wider significance than that. Overtime and holiday pay added to reflect the legislative update. Green book faqs the following frequently asked questions are intended to be a helpful resource for local authority employers. Local arrangements njc part 3 provisions bolton council.
County council proposals for the implementation of report. Use this tool to calculate holiday entitlement for. Continuous service support staff annual leave entitlement. The green book has been updated and we have issued a version showing all track. In accordance with this note, at its meeting on 24th january 2018, the njc agreed amendments to the existing naeci 10 to incorporate appropriate reference to euroleave holiday entitlement and calculation of holiday pay.
Managing sickness absence model policy and procedures. To urge all local authorities, recognised unions and employers to apply national agreements. If you work parttime, your holiday entitlement will be prorated. For support staff in the national joint council njc for local government services green book. Individual local authorities may have agreed local variations to the nationally agreed conditions and it is important for users of the following information to note that their local authority may have alternative local. To negotiate collective agreements on pay and conditions and any other related matters that the two sides of the national joint council agree to negotiate on. Continued recognition of the jnc red book agreement and commitments to. We believe local government employees should be paid fairly, which is why we work together to negotiate better pay with employers.
This entitlement is in addition to any bank or public holidays. Any consequential sick leave which is certified by a gp, hospital physician or. The working time amendment regulations 2007 amended the. All pay scales and allowances from 1997 to 2017 inclusive. The existing arrangement is that where an individual is transferred to an organisation that is not covered by the redundancy payments continuity of. Calculating holiday pay for termtime workers stone king llp. Annual leave entitlement west sussex county council. Model pay policy for support staff october 2018 16. Joint negotiating committee agreement for youth and. The pay award was a national agreement which has been approved by trade unions and the national employers organisation and recommended to all local government employers. Leave the annual leave year will normally be the period 1 april to the following 31 march but in some cases will be a. Local government pay the national joint council njc key. Staff benefits barkerend primary leadership academy.
County council proposals for the implementation of report of. Njc and soulbury staff as per the single status agreement and the green book, relief workers cannot build up continuous service due to the ad hoc work they do and therefore cannot build up entitlement to. The amendments reflect the statutory changes introduced under the maternity and. For school support staff there may be specific arrangements and policies in place, please refer to your head teacher should you have any questions regarding the content of the handbook.
Holiday entitlements and holiday pay living in belgium and. The following note preceded section 10 of the naeci 2016 2018 when first published in hard copy and online. This issue has been brought to light by a change to the njc national agreement on pay and conditions of service green book which was. Local government pay the national joint council njc defending and improving members pay is one of unisons main tasks. For workers in local government and schools, pay and other terms and conditions are determined by a negotiating body.
Green book and the njc pay arrangements for all support staff, including post. We recognise the importance of a good worklife balance and provide generous holiday entitlements. Continuous service arrangement for employees transferring. As you will be familiar with from our other njc circulars for green book employees. The rate of pay for term time only employees is enhanced to include the correct prorata holiday entitlement. If so, you pay for a continuous period for that entitlement even if school is closed staff still receive pay when school is closed. There is no automatic entitlement to an additional increment. After 5 years, they receive an additional 4 days annual leave taking the totals to 25 and 35. For employees in parttime posts annual leave and public holiday entitlement is prorata to hoursweeks of work.
Known as the single status agreement, the green book covers the pay and conditions for 1. Flextime and time off in lieu toil are only applicable where your terms and conditions are covered by the green book and this is agreed by your strategic director. Where staff have reached 5 years of service, they will be entitled to a lump sum of 5. Additional leave entitlements for njc staff reflecting previous arrangements. Njc for local government services otherwise known as the green book. Staff benefits thornbury primary leadership academy.
A one day increase to the minimum paid annual leave entitlement set out in the green book. Where a termtime employee leaves during a term rather than at the end of the term, either the employee or the school may request a calculation of time worked and salary paid taking into account start and leave dates where it is thought that there is a. Prior to this, greenwich had calculated tto holiday entitlement thus. Once you become pregnant you are given certain rights and entitlements under uk employment legislation and your contract of employment. Local government pay the national joint council njc.
Njc for local government services green book part 2, 7. For example, in the case of minimum green book leave entitlement the. Local government terms and conditions green book local. The green book, which applies to all support staff working in schools, has been updated to reflect the changes introduced since the existing 2005 version was published. At the end of may, the local government association lga wrote to the leaders of all local authorities in england and wales, announcing that the national employers intend to seek major reform of pay, conditions and the negotiating machinery as part of pay negotiations for the year 2014. Additional information on the law on holiday and holiday pay for local authority employers, including green book provisions and direct effect of the entitlement to four weeks leave. The constitution of the new njc is attached as an appendix to part 1 of the green book. The employers reject this element of the claim in relation to increased holiday entitlement. Joint negotiating committee agreement for youth and community.
Council and amends the green book and local agreements. The updated njc job evaluation scheme guidance, which was introduced in 20. The national negotiators call upon their provincial and local counterparts to follow through the principle of singletable. A two hour reduction in the standard working week as set out in the green book. Updates to the green book conditions of service document school. The working time regulations 1998 introduced a statutory entitlement to paid holiday. This agreement includes the full, current details of the national joint council njc for local government services. Since the staff member may have been in direct contact with the virus, home working arrangements should be. Since that time, subsistence rates have been a subject for local determination. Local government terms and conditions time for a radical.
Sick pay and sick leave regulations for support staff. The njc ceased to produce nationally agreed subsistence rates for local government staff in 1996. Whereas teachers do not receive an annual leave allowance as such, school. For support staff we do include the number of days a member of staff is off sick during the holidays. The increments policy seeks to encourage and reward good. Where staff have a paid holiday entitlement this could be used. Therefore, managers do not need to submit additional hours on timesheets as it is automatically calculated and paid. Many local authorities have superior local provision. Further information is set out in guidance note g22 pay and grading of support staff.