School support staff lost £2.2bn in wages due to term-time only contracts, GMB says
School support staff lost £2.2bn in wages due to term-time only contracts, GMB says
School support staff lost £2.2bn in wages due to term-time only contracts, GMB says
SCHOOL support staff lost more than £2.2 billion in wages last year thanks to “cruel” term-time-only contracts, according to GMB research.While teachers are paid a salary for the entire year, teaching...
SCHOOL support staff lost more than £2.2 billion in wages last year thanks to “cruel” term-time-only contracts, according to GMB research.
While teachers are paid a salary for the entire year, teaching assistants, catering staff, caretakers and administration staff are only paid for 44 weeks and can’t claim benefits during the school holidays.
GMB national officer Stacey Booth said: “Hard-up school support staff are being discriminated against by these term-time-only contracts.
“They miss out on more than £4,000 each — every single year.
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