In the current credit crunch everyone is watching the pennies, and that is what makes Leicestershire County Councils recent letter to teachers even more infuriating. With the weather causing schools to close - often because teachers cannot physically get to the school from their homes - the county council has seen it justifiable to send out a letter stating that "failure to attend work without making reasonable efforts should result in employees being expected to take unpaid leave or make the time up".
So now staff are forced into the situation of putting their own health and safety second, because they are concerned about having a paycut.
What happens then when the teacher crashes their car on the way to work? Will the County Council pay the cost of repair? I bet not. And what if a teacher ends up with a broken limb and off work for weeks because of a fall trying to get to work. The County Council would then be paying for supply cover whilst the teacher recovers.
Just why do us teachers get treated like this?
BBC report here
