Hi all,

Just wondering how everyone is dealing with the additional bank holiday? We are all off, and staff working all year round and term time only (or term time plus) are paid for it.

We have had a query from a couple of staff members who work part time term time only and not on Mondays. They have asked if they will be entitled to an alternative day off as their colleagues who work on Mondays will get the day off.

I have said that the school are paying them for it, although they don't work that day but their query is around the actual day off, rather than the pay. Apparently they are concerned about it now as in May we will have three bank holidays rather than the usual two (although the late one falls in our half term) and therefore, they will work proportionately more in May than other colleagues who work on Mondays.

Anyone any thoughts? I wondered about suggesting a local agreement in their department, but this means that we will be short staffed on the days when they would ordinarily be there (although admittedly it will only be a couple of days).

Thanks in advance.

Matilda