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How to tackle workload in the independent sector
Guide on directed time for NEU workplace representatives and members in independent schools.
Guide on directed time for NEU workplace representatives and members in independent schools.
Flexible working is not only beneficial for workers and employers, but also for pupils, quality of care and education.
A contract of employment sets out your terms and conditions of employment including sick leave and termination of employment.
The legal definitions of fixed-term or temporary contracts and what steps members should take if they believe that they have been treated less favourably or denied a permanent contract in breach of the fixed-term contract regulations.
No teacher in Northern Ireland should be directed to work more than 32.4 hours in a single week.
Answers to the most frequently asked questions on directed time.
Directed time is when teachers are directed by their head teacher to be at work and available for work.