Schools HR

Workshop13th May 2015

HR Services for Schools

AGENDA Payroll Update

Recent Pressures Issues Update Future Development

HR Update Issues Update Employee Assistance Programme Consulted Policies Industrial Action - NASUWT Legislation and the new Government

Training and Development HR Training Development Team, , Learning and Development Offer

Health & Safety Update Future Workshop dates

Payroll Update

May 2015

HR Services for Schools

Recent Pressures Agresso Milestone 4

– Development work needed to be tested and applied

Unique Tax References– All Community Schools have a different PAYE ref

from April – potential tax issue for multiple employer staff

New Teachers Pension Scheme End of Year

– RTI programme difficulties– Payroll reversal– Late confirmation of an Academy conversion

Issues Update Increments

– Paying in May with back pay– Community schools must apply Single Status– If individuals not to progress can you tell us?

PAYE for multiple employer staff– Advice to schools and individual staff letters from Jim

Gray– Take off staff not paid for last year (interrogate note)

AVCs for some teachers/Employees pension contribution for some staff– Being checked, Pensions corrected in June

Reconciliation– Advice from School Finance

Future Development

Self Service– Initially for additional payments

Greater information

More Reports

Contracts of Employment

HR Update

May 2015

HR Services for Schools

Issues Update Overtime inclusion in Annual Leave Pay – cases

going through tribunals should clarify re regular OT

Pension Auto-enrolment – Council & many schools 3 year anniversary in May 2016 when need to re-enrol many opt outs, more info nearer the time

Employee benefits – new contractor being chosen for child care, cycle2work plus, we hope, Mobile and IT equipment, travel to work, employee discount portal

Paper counterpart to Driving Licence not being issued from June – GOV.UK tells how to check

Employee Assistance Programme HR have tendered for an EAP for the Council

and for any schools who might be interested

We anticipate competitive pricing as it would be part of the bigger purchase for the Borough

The service provided is expected to include:Access 24/7/365 for all staff and their familiesAccess to up to 6 face to face Counselling sessions

of for an employee on a confidential basis without a referral from the school

Online support providing information on a range of issues such as Financial/Debt Counselling Support, Legal Support Services, Dependant Care Advice

Consulted Policies Shared Parental Leave – on SLN

Maternity – updated and going onto SLN

Ordinary Parental Leave – consulting (unpaid, available to child’s 18th birthday)

Paternity & Maternity Support Leave – consulting (amended due to SPL)

Adoption Leave – consulting (leave from start of employment, pay from 26 weeks service)

 

Industrial Action -NASUWT

Local Govt Association has reported that NASUWT has written to a number of Authorities giving notice of the escalation of ‘action short of a strike’

Previous level of action seems not to have affected Southend schools

Schools are asked to contact us if this is raised with them by the union or staff

 

Legislation and the new Government Conservatives pre-election proposals which

would affect schoolsProtect school funding per pupil (not inflation)Create further 500 free schools by 202015m workers (including public sector) entitled to

three extra days paid leave to do voluntary workChanges to Strike rules – minimum threshold of

members voting to strike, three months limit on action after a vote

 

Training and Development

May 2015

HR Services for Schools

HR Training ‘Managing Investigations’ recently run

successfully for Senior Leaders and Governors who may be asked to undertake an investigation.

Course is designed to give the necessary tools and confidence to undertake investigations under the Disciplinary, Grievance and Dignity at Work Policies

Please alert your SLT and relevant Governors (and consider if this would be of benefit to you) and let us know if you want us to re-run

Any other training needs identified?

Development Team, , Learning and Development Offer

A range of Learning and Development courses are available for schools to access

Schools should check and book for forthcoming events on Southend Learning Network

Recent courses include: First Aid at Work Presentation Skills Data protection Excel Introduction Managing Professional Relationships Assertively Time Management

Health and Safety update

May 2015

HR Services for Schools

Plastic Socket Covers

Plastic Socket CoversPlug socket covers/protectors are designs which are not regulated and can in fact undermine the inherent safety features built into all UK socket outlets. There is no specific product safety standards for plug socket covers.

This is due to the fact they bend and can get past the shutters to live contact points. We advise that the socket covers/protectors should not be used because they do not add any further reduction of potential risk than the standard design of the UK socket, and indeed could, in some cases, actually increase the risk and likelihood of harm.

Industrial Draught Excluders

Draught Excluders

•Ensure the PVC is fire protected•If possible install the flaps on a curtain rail or something similar (this allows ease of movement)•Ensure written fire evacuation plans appoint somebody to be responsible for the flaps during an evacuation (they may need to hook them over doors for example)•Only ever use these if absolutely necessary.

Future dates

May 2015

HR Services for Schools

HR Workshops 2015/16

Wednesday 21st October 2015, 1pm to 3.30pm, Tickfield

Wednesday 24th February 2016, 1pm to 3.30pm, Tickfield

Wednesday 25th May 2016, 1pm to 3.30pm, Tickfield