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This newsletter provides a round-up of all the relevant news that Employer Link has gathered over the last month.
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Consultation: keeping children safe in education
The Department for Education (DfE) launched a consultation on 25 February, seeking views on proposed changes to the statutory guidance ‘Keeping children safe in education’, with a view to making changes for September 2020. The closing date is 21 April.
If you are considering putting in a response, we would welcome it being shared with Employer Link so we can see if there are any common employer views that we can highlight to DfE. Please send your response to info@employerlink.co.uk.
Term time only guidance
The NJC for Local Government Services issued a circular on 25 February to update on progress on work linked to term time only working.
The NJC issued the first tranche of guidance in February 2019 which has since been incorporated into the ‘Green Book’ as Part 4.12. The final set of guidance will concentrate on ‘maternity support, adoption, parental and shared parental leave and pay’ for TTOs.
Novel Coronavirus: COVID-19
The National Employers have issued circulars to issue guidance about how Coronovirus should be managed from a terms and conditions point of view.
The main NJC for Local Government Services (Green Book) issued Coronovirus guidance on 12 February.
The secretariat to National Employers’ Organisation for School Teachers issued Coronovirus guidance in relation to teachers covered by the Burgundy Book.
The Fire Service have issued a joint circular which can be found on the full list of joint circulars.
There is also DfE guidance for educational settings.
Recruitment programmes
Randstad have been working in collaboration with the DfE to look at the following recruitment programmes:
- Spain’s visting teacher programme
- the Stem Programme.
Further details and register your interest.
Pensions – Local Government Pension Scheme
The February edition of the bulletin can be found on the LGPS website and the Scottish LGPS website.
It contains details about employee contribution bands, ill health retirement and the teachers’ pensions grant.
In addition The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2020 will come into force on 20 March 2020, but have effect from 14 May 2018.
Event: Schools policy and employment law
Save the dates
The annual schools policy and employment law events are scheduled to take place on 3 June in York and 23 June in London.
Event: Annual Teachers’ Pensions Conference
London – 6 October
York –13 October
The Annual Teachers’ Pensions conference is a key event for employers to understand their responsibilities. There is a lot to talk about this year, including how the McCloud age discrimination case will impact on the TPS and Monthly Contributions Reconciliation that is starting to be piloted in the spring.
Speakers include the Department for Education, Teachers’ Pensions and the Pensions Regulator. We will have a popular legal update again this year from Evershed Sutherlands.
You can see all events and complete your booking on the Employer link events page.
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Discount for London: ATP2020LON
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When asked if you are an LGA Member, choose “no”, complete the registration form and include the discount code at the check-out.
Event: The essentials of teachers’ pay and conditions
London – 6 May
West Midlands – 23 September
This has proved a popular training event across the country over the last 12 months. It is aimed at people who are relatively new to teachers pay and conditions but it's also useful for people wanting a refresher.
If you are interested in attending one of these sessions or others as they are arranged around the country please contact us: info@employerlink.co.uk.
Employer Link renewals
The current subscription year finishes on 31 March 2020. You should receive an invoice for the upcoming year (April 2020 – March 2021). If you have any questions about the process, including needing to forward a purchase order number before an invoice is raised please contact us: info@employerlink.co.uk.
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