Term Time Availability

[islfor]

Teebs: I have merged 4 topics into one as they all have a resource from the same website.

I have a work colleague who has a disabled child under the age of 18, am I right in saying RM has to provide Term Time if the postman wanted it ?
Are there any downloads covering his rights for term time ?

[the one]

has royal mail the obligation to provide employee's with flexible working hours, if they are the parent of a child under 6 years old or a parent of a disabled child under 18 years old, can anyone fill me in, as

[the one]

can royal mail refuse you on taking any of the above if you have a disabled child under the age of 18 or a child of 6 years old, what rights have we disabled parent's have,

[the one]

does royal mail have to help disabled parent's like myself with flexible working hours / term time
As i handed in an application in september, but today while recovering from surgery i was told by one of my work colleague's that our manager had announced in my absent that i was not getting it, had not been handed in earlier enough the reason they were told, i handed in the application in september which i have had numerous meetings with management and union rep, to arrange how i was going to pay my hours back TO ROYAL MAIL,

WHAT'S MY RIGHTS

[baldrick]

You might have to wait a bit for someone who knows the legislation/gudelines/agreement to be
able to quote it.
AFAIK in my MC, parents of young children can ask to be put onto a more suitable attendance
under the Family Friendly Policy arrangements. I don't know how that works though.

[darth]

http://www.worksmart.org.uk/rights/view ... php?sun=56

[stokes11eg]

does royal mail have to help disabled parent's like myself with flexible working hours / term time
As i handed in an application in september, but today while recovering from surgery i was told by one of my work colleague's that our manager had announced in my absent that i was not getting it, had not been handed in earlier enough the reason they were told, i handed in the application in september which i have had numerous meetings with management and union rep, to arrange how i was going to pay my hours back TO ROYAL MAIL,

WHAT'S MY RIGHTS

If your Mamgers have told work collegues anything about you, without your express permission,(Especially anything to do with your health) then they are breaking the law----google up employment legislation.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

What is term-time working?
by Clare Brennan
If you've got children, this could be a good working option for you. Read on...

http://www.ivillage.co.uk/workcareer/wo ... 20,00.html

As the name suggests, term-time working is related to school patterns. Instead of having only four or six weeks of annual holidays, you have an extra seven to nine weeks of unpaid leave. This gives you the chance to work during term-time but to spend the holidays with any school-age children who are too young to be left to their own devices while you are out at work.

New regulations give fathers and mothers the right to up to 13 weeks of unpaid leave for any child born or adopted after 15 December 1999. Leave can be taken up until the child’s fifth birthday. But this new legislation isn’t related to term-time working schemes.

Not all employers are keen to set up term-time working schemes. They might be reluctant to find cover for the extra eight or so weeks of absence. But, in some jobs, with seasonal peaks and troughs, an employer might actually prefer you to take up a term-time working scheme.

Term-time work is not the same as seasonal work, though. Term-time workers have a permanent contract that continues throughout school holidays and during periods of paid and unpaid leave. This means that your employment rights and advantages are the same as for other employees.

There is also a Government web-site (direct gov) which will guide you through Term Time working when you have answered a short list of questions. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Diol1/Emplo ... G_10028030

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Anyone can ask their employer for flexible work arrangements, but the law provides some employees with the statutory right to request a flexible working pattern. Provided you are an employee (but not an agency worker or in the armed forces) and have worked for your employer for 26 weeks continuously before applying, you have the statutory right to ask if you:

* have a child under six or a disabled child under 18
* are responsible for the child as a parent/guardian/special guardian/foster parent/private foster carer or as the holder of a residence order
* are the spouse, partner or civil partner of one of these and are applying to care for the child
* are a carer who cares, or expects to be caring, for an adult who is a spouse, partner, civil partner or relative; or who although not related to you, lives at the same address as you

Under the law your employer must seriously consider any application you make, and only reject it if there are good business reasons for doing so. You have the right to ask for flexible working - not the right to have it.

Employees who do not have the legal right to request flexible working are of course free to ask their employer if they can work flexibly, many employers are willing to consider such requests. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/ ... G_10029491



The directgov website is a good place to find details of what you are and are not entitled to. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Diol1/Emplo ... G_10028030

I think you may be entitled to a total of 13 weeks unpaid leave from the childs birth to age 5 though, again the directgov website will have details.

[the one]

THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO AND ADVICE, I LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WHEN IT'S SORTED, SENT A LETTER ASKING FOR SOME ANSWER'S, WE'LL SEE WHEN I'LL GET IT,