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Dept of Trade and Industry

Answer

John Cryer: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how the hourly rate for full-time, term- time workers is calculated; and whether it is based on a full year's employment; [116692] (2) whether a full-time, term-time worker is entitled to the same amount of annual leave and Bank holidays as colleagues who are paid for the full year; [116690] (3) whether a full-time, term-time worker in education is classified as a part-time worker, as defined in the part-time Workers' (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000. [116691] Alan Johnson: Subject to the National Minimum Wage provisions, hourly rates of pay are a matter for negotiation and agreement. This Government believes that employers can gain significant business advantages by introducing a range of flexible working opportunities in the workplace for employees. These options might include term-time working--whether this is a suitable option will depend on the needs of individuals, work teams and above all, the needs of the business. All workers have an entitlement to four weeks paid holiday a year. The entitlement of workers who work less than a full year will depend on their employment contract. Time off on bank holidays has never been a statutory entitlement, any right is either determined by the employees' contract or at the discretion of the employer. For the purposes of the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000, a full-time worker is a worker who works the normal full-time hours for the business and a part-time worker is a worker who works less than the normal full- time hours for the business. Subject to this employers are free to decide for their own purposes what constitutes a part-time or a full-time post and this applies to workers in education.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

406 c631W; 116692;116690;116691

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Conditions of employment Education Leave Holiday leave Flexible working Pay Public holidays Part-time employment Working hours

Link

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