Common use of School Weeks Clause in Contracts

School Weeks. The teacher will continue to be employed at their existing salary for a maximum period of forty (40) school weeks from the effective date of the disestablishment of the position (normally at the beginning of term one of the following year). The teacher is employed as a supernumerary teacher during this period and has the rights and obligations of a supernumerary teacher except as specifically provided in this clause. No Employer Contribution to Costs There is no requirement on the employer to meet any costs and expenses of training, including course fees. Provision of Evidence That Retraining Undertaken The teacher will provide evidence of attendance at the approved course of study where requested by the employer. The employer may make enquiries during the retraining period to establish that the teacher is undertaking the approved course of study. Supernumerary Status Affected by Duration of Course of Study Where the approved course of study is for a shorter period than forty (40) school weeks the teacher is required to attend the school as a supernumerary teacher in periods when the school is open for instruction provided that where the approved course of study is less than the applicable period under 3.9.7(1)(a) supernumerary status from the effective date of disestablishment of the position shall not extend beyond that period. Where the course of study commences later than the effective date of disestablishment, the teacher is required to attend the school as a supernumerary teacher in periods when the school is open for instruction, except in special circumstances approved by the employer. Where the teacher chooses to withdraw from the course before its completion, further employment shall cease, except where the employer and the Secretary for Education agree that there was just cause for the withdrawal, the teacher shall return to the school as a supernumerary for the remainder of the retraining period.

School Weeks. The teacher will continue to be employed at their existing salary for a maximum period of forty (40) school weeks from the effective date of the disestablishment of the position (normally at the beginning of term one of the following year). The teacher is employed as a supernumerary teacher during this period and has the rights and obligations of a supernumerary teacher except as specifically provided in this clause. No Employer Contribution to Costs There is no requirement on the employer to meet any costs and expenses of training, including course fees. Provision of Evidence That Retraining Undertaken The teacher will provide evidence of attendance at the approved course of study where requested by the employer. The employer may make enquiries during the retraining period to establish that the teacher is undertaking the approved course of study. Supernumerary Status Affected by Duration of Course of Study Where the approved course of study is for a shorter period than forty (40) school weeks the teacher is required to attend the school as a supernumerary teacher in periods when the school is open for instruction provided that where the approved course of study is less than the applicable period under 3.9.7(1)(a) supernumerary status from the effective date of disestablishment of the position shall not extend beyond that period. Where the course of study commences later than the effective date of disestablishment, the teacher is required to attend the school as a supernumerary teacher in periods when the school is open for instruction, except in special circumstances approved by the employer. Where the teacher chooses to withdraw from the course before its completion, further employment shall cease, except where the employer and the Secretary for Education agree that there was just cause for the withdrawal, the teacher shall return to the school as a supernumerary for the remainder of the retraining period. Severance Payment Except where otherwise provided in clause 3.9, where a teacher’s position is disestablished as a result of the application of the provisions in clause 3.9, the teacher may elect to be paid a severance payment provided that: Deemed Supernumerary Status until Severance Payment Made The teacher will be deemed to have supernumerary status for the period after disestablishment until severance payment is paid. This period will usually be that between the beginning of the next school year and the first (1st) of March census of the school roll. During this period, the rights and obligations of a supernumerary teacher will apply.