I think Batt O' Keefe tried to put a spin on this , then had to admit the average teacher took one sick day per year.
That seems incredible. Can anyone post a link? Teachers have such a very short working year (36.5 weeks in primary, 33.5 weeks in secondary) it can't be the case that they can take 10% off without a cert.Bet you are all jealous of teachers who are allowed 31 days of uncertified sick leave a year. A cert is only needed is the sick leave extends past 4working days so Thur/Friday and Monday/Tuesday does not require a sick cert whie Tuesdday to Friday does!
That seems incredible. Can anyone post a link? Teachers have such a very short working year (36.5 weeks in primary, 33.5 weeks in secondary) it can't be the case that they can take 10% off without a cert.
Seems like the Press - and Michael O'Leary - are in good company. Why let the truth get in the way of a good bit of Civil Service bashing.
A spokesman for Mr O’Keeffe denied that the Minister was claiming widespread abuse by teachers. The Minister was putting the figures out there, he said.
MarionINTO general secretary John Carr said there was clearly not a problem in relation to teachers’ sick leave. “According to the Minister’s figures, there was a total of 59,992 uncertified sick days. This works out at about one per teacher per year. “A total of 12,734 uncertified substitute days in the whole school year were used on Mondays. This works out at an average of 340 on any given Monday. It is just over 0.5 per cent of the teaching population.”
I am very surprised that this is not in the left wing media (RTE, Irish Times etc)I'm a public servant and took up with my union the recent public sector bashing and what were my union doing to counteract this. The response was that journalists in the Sunday Independent had told them that pro public sector stories would not be published. The Indo has a anti public sector policy...
I'm a public servant and took up with my union the recent public sector bashing and what were my union doing to counteract this. The response was that journalists in the Sunday Independent had told them that pro public sector stories would not be published. The Indo has a anti public sector policy...
so if they worked a full year they would be more than 10% sick? very dangerous profession there.That seems incredible. Can anyone post a link? Teachers have such a very short working year (36.5 weeks in primary, 33.5 weeks in secondary) it can't be the case that they can take 10% off without a cert.
I'm a public servant and took up with my union the recent public sector bashing and what were my union doing to counteract this. The response was that journalists in the Sunday Independent had told them that pro public sector stories would not be published. The Indo has a anti public sector policy...
Says it all really. What a professional attitude to take to news and current affairs reporting. The only decent journalist they have is Gene Kerrigan and I can't understand why he wants to be associated with such a shallow rag. I'm sure other papers would snap him up.
Hearsay from one union rep - hardly to be taken as gospel.
Hearsay from one union rep - hardly to be taken as gospel.
No, but as a Civil Servant I am well aware of the lies, half truths and distortions that are constantly being printed in this paper which back up this statement.
Also, our union has had huge problems getting the media to give them newspaper space or air time.
No, but as a Civil Servant I am well aware of the lies, half truths and distortions that are constantly being printed in this paper which back up this statement. Also, our union has had huge problems getting the media to give them newspaper space or air time.
So in your view are there any publications that treat civil servants fairly?
The media generally? Do you really think there is a blanket media conspiracy against the civil serice/public sector just because unions don't get free PR?
You wanted to be able to look yourself in the eye?When I worked for the public sector, I got almost 50 days off per year : 30 days holidays, 12 days flexi days and 6 uncertified sick days.
To get a flexi day you had to work up a full day per month over and above the 6hr36 working day. This was very easy to do.
Sick days were definitely not mandatory but were 'encouraged'.
Can someone please tell me - why did I leave?!?
When I worked for the public sector, I got almost 50 days off per year : 30 days holidays, 12 days flexi days and 6 uncertified sick days.
To get a flexi day you had to work up a full day per month over and above the 6hr36 working day. This was very easy to do.
Sick days were definitely not mandatory but were 'encouraged'.
Can someone please tell me - why did I leave?!?
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