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Reply to: Freedom of Information request anyone?
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostLots of sickies in PS. Lots of leave and flexi too. Client I'm at let them carry leave over and have 2.4 flexi days a month. Old guy in the team has got 60+ days off saved up.
They need a contractor to cover the permies sick/leave days..... Im the only one whos there on a regular basis...
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Lots of sickies in PS. Lots of leave and flexi too. Client I'm at let them carry leave over and have 2.4 flexi days a month. Old guy in the team has got 60+ days off saved up.
They need a contractor to cover the permies sick/leave days..... Im the only one whos there on a regular basis.
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Originally posted by filthy1980 View Postbut the benefits apply across the board, I don't know the ratios but the "admin" staff in a public sector organisation generally outweigh the front line staff by a significant margin
I doubt that non-frontline staff outwiegh frontline staff in the NHS, but I don't have any figures on that, so prepared to be corrected. Not sure what it's like for other public sector organisations.
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostThe public sector includes anyone from fire fighters, nurses, doctors to admin workers at your local council.
Clearly those who deal face to face with the public who can get violent or actually have to physically help them are going to end up with more injuries that keep the off work.
In regards to children and bad colds - teachers get sick enough as it is. They would rather very sickly children aren't in school as they end up having to send them home.
A job of a union is to get the best for its workers. Of course they aren't going to talk about cuts in "benefits packages". The only time a union would agree to such cuts in benefit packages or even redundancies is if can keep the vast majority of workers at a single firms employed.
but the benefits apply across the board, I don't know the ratios but the "admin" staff in a public sector organisation generally outweigh the front line staff by a significant margin
of course a union will do the best for it's members, even if means reforming services and increasing efficiency
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Originally posted by filthy1980 View PostI seem to recall that on any given day 20% of the workforce in a public sector organisation is off work on one form of leave or another
that means for every 5 people you have to employ a 5th
Unions will always talk about funding cuts and austerity, but don't think I've heard any of them say, "do you know what maybe we could cut the benefits packages too"
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Originally posted by CoolCat View PostPrimary decision making should be with the parents not the state.
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Well the fee paying schools are quite happy to let children have a few weeks off with their parents in term time, why is this so bad for the plebs in state schools?
And if you move house the state are quite happy to mess around for months before a new school is allocated for children. Far bigger damage to childrens education happens here.
When I was young my dad took me out of school for holiday, with the headmasters full endorsement, in those days state heads had the power to say yes. Dont see the problem myself.
Primary decision making should be with the parents not the state.
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Originally posted by filthy1980 View PostI seem to recall that on any given day 20% of the workforce in a public sector organisation is off work on one form of leave or another
that means for every 5 people you have to employ a 5th
Clearly those who deal face to face with the public who can get violent or actually have to physically help them are going to end up with more injuries that keep the off work.
In regards to children and bad colds - teachers get sick enough as it is. They would rather very sickly children aren't in school as they end up having to send them home.
Originally posted by filthy1980 View PostUnions will always talk about funding cuts and austerity, but don't think I've heard any of them say, "do you know what maybe we could cut the benefits packages too"
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I seem to recall that on any given day 20% of the workforce in a public sector organisation is off work on one form of leave or another
that means for every 5 people you have to employ a 5th
Unions will always talk about funding cuts and austerity, but don't think I've heard any of them say, "do you know what maybe we could cut the benefits packages too"
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Freedom of Information request anyone?
Backlash over council's 'Get a Grip' attendance campaign - BBC News
Yeah, Ok. I wonder how many Council staff have sick days. Or how many teachers for that matter.
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