The National Education Union (NEU) have issued notice of strike on Wednesday 1 February and, in our region, a further three days on 2 March and 15-16 March.
Update 21 April 2023: The NEU have announced further strike action on Thursday 27 April and Tuesday 2 May.
Update 27 June 2023: The NEU have announced further strike action on Wednesday 5 and Friday 7 July.
We know many colleagues may be concerned around the impact this will have on balancing their workload with caring and parenting responsibilities, especially if schools are closed unexpectedly on the day.
Please reach out to your line manager to discuss options in advance. These may include:
- Adjusting the working pattern on the affected days.
- Domestic leave could be used, as could other forms of leave. All categories of leave are bookable in hours on MyHR to aid flexibility. The Domestic Leave allowance is four days per leave year for full time staff. This is pro-rated for part time staff.
- As the teacher strikes can be considered as exceptional circumstances, for some colleagues it may be an option to combine work and childcare responsibilities for part or all of a working day.
- A combination of these options could be used on a given day to enable a balance of work, caring and consideration for wellbeing.
- Colleagues who deliver teaching may wish to consider advance planning for online teaching for these dates, if this would be a workable option in terms of both educational delivery and caring responsibilities.
Resources
- MyHR
- Time and absence management information
- Domestic Leave
- Guidance on submitting Other Absence request on MyHR
