Looking back over the last twelve months, our subscribers have asked us a lot of questions, many of them in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. The following chart gives you an idea of the type of questions we are asked.
Figure 1.
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A pie chart depicting how subscribers use the service, with the following results:
Pay: 26%
Employment Law: 23%
Terms & Conditions: 19%
Networking: 18%
Other: 12%
Pensions: 2%
- Practical Advice including:
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- Access to all the employment resources you need in one place, including guidance on national agreements like the Green Book and Burgundy Book
- Access to direct advice via telephone and email. We have unrivalled knowledge of the national agreements, and free guidance on changes linked to developments in legislation or industrial relations
- Information on employment issues that we are dealing with at a national level and provision of the necessary guidance, including in relation to changes to the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) and other sector specific guidance
- Shared learning from best practice across the sector and a network of similar organisations facing the same challenges as yours, such as:
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- Gender pay and ethnicity pay gap reporting
- Facility time arrangements Workforce wellbeing
- Being a disability confident employer
- Apprenticeships
- Pay benchmarking
What’s coming up next year?
- 2021 pay settlement for the Green Book
- We will be representing Employer Link subscriber’s views on the new School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) remit (i.e. recommendations for the 2021 pay award)
- Continue to update subscribers on the ongoing Fire Services pay negotiation
- Developing an evidence base on apprenticeships and work life balance