Resignation - 4 weeks notice
Discussion
Looking for thoughts here guys...wife is a HT of a local authority primary school with a pi** taking junior teacher.
This teacher has been on long term "illness" with a difficult to diagnose complaint(she has apparently googled this illness, given the GP the symptoms and suggested to him she might have this complaint - that info' provided by one this teachers colleagues)
During this absence she has applied for and been interviewed for a job in a local university. She has continued to say she is not fit to return to work and provided the required doctor sick notes. The stage has now been reached where she has been offered the position and the uni' needs her to start as soon as possible.
This teacher has now intimated that she will tender her resignation next week, she is required to give 4 weeks notice, which conveniently for her takes her through the end of the current school session and holidays on full pay.
Hiring and firing is the remit of the LA's HR dept. While I can see the need for an employee to normally give 4 weeks notice, but with the uni' wanting her to start soonest and being confident the teacher will not return to work at school, perhaps the council could do her a favour and terminate her contract now?
This teacher has cost a significant sum in salary and just about sucked dry the schools budget for supply staff while sitting at home job searching with no intention of returning to work. Obviously a proposition that needs to be addressed by the HR people, does anyone with knowledge of employment law know if this is a realistic/possible direction to take this...it's in Scotland if that makes a difference.
This teacher has been on long term "illness" with a difficult to diagnose complaint(she has apparently googled this illness, given the GP the symptoms and suggested to him she might have this complaint - that info' provided by one this teachers colleagues)
During this absence she has applied for and been interviewed for a job in a local university. She has continued to say she is not fit to return to work and provided the required doctor sick notes. The stage has now been reached where she has been offered the position and the uni' needs her to start as soon as possible.
This teacher has now intimated that she will tender her resignation next week, she is required to give 4 weeks notice, which conveniently for her takes her through the end of the current school session and holidays on full pay.
Hiring and firing is the remit of the LA's HR dept. While I can see the need for an employee to normally give 4 weeks notice, but with the uni' wanting her to start soonest and being confident the teacher will not return to work at school, perhaps the council could do her a favour and terminate her contract now?
This teacher has cost a significant sum in salary and just about sucked dry the schools budget for supply staff while sitting at home job searching with no intention of returning to work. Obviously a proposition that needs to be addressed by the HR people, does anyone with knowledge of employment law know if this is a realistic/possible direction to take this...it's in Scotland if that makes a difference.
Thanks for replies fellows...much of what Countdown has said reflects the reality of the situation, a doctors note is key to everything for the sly and devious.
Teacher in question is the schools union rep and appears to be more versed in her rights than in what she's paid to do, the trigger for this long lasting illness was probably due to her being advised that was a hairs breadth away from being placed on performance monitoring.
Is only 4 weeks notice up here in Scotland to resign (more in England?)and she's timeing in perfectly to maximise financial advantage to her while continuing to drain the schools supply cover budget.
The latest pee boiler is the text recieved last night asking that a place be reserved for her to attend the the Xmas bash and the money would be deliverd shortly (no doubt attendance will be put down as part of her recuperation process and therefore a legitimate activity in the unions eyes)
Anyway, down to HR to pick the bones out of this, be interesting to see what happens.
Teacher in question is the schools union rep and appears to be more versed in her rights than in what she's paid to do, the trigger for this long lasting illness was probably due to her being advised that was a hairs breadth away from being placed on performance monitoring.
Is only 4 weeks notice up here in Scotland to resign (more in England?)and she's timeing in perfectly to maximise financial advantage to her while continuing to drain the schools supply cover budget.
The latest pee boiler is the text recieved last night asking that a place be reserved for her to attend the the Xmas bash and the money would be deliverd shortly (no doubt attendance will be put down as part of her recuperation process and therefore a legitimate activity in the unions eyes)
Anyway, down to HR to pick the bones out of this, be interesting to see what happens.
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