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How much holidays do lecturers get each year?

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  • 01-08-2014 10:27am
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    smallfort
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭


    It seems a closely guarded secret or do all universities in Ireland have different holidays; I ask because I have received many answers does anyone know?


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    Tree
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 4,683 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tree


    Holidays would be according to their contract. They would be entitled to the legal minimum of four weeks per year at least.


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    smallfort
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭smallfort


    Tree wrote: »
    Holidays would be according to their contract. They would be entitled to the legal minimum of four weeks per year at least.

    Ok do it's not an even platform like secondary school teachers? So is it incorrect to assume they get the same holidays as third level students?


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    innad
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    They do not get the same holidays as third level students.


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    smallfort
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭smallfort


    innad wrote: »
    They do not get the same holidays as third level students.

    So lecturers who are permanent do they get the same holidays as each other?

    Is there a difference between institutions?


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    smallfort
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭smallfort


    innad wrote: »
    They do not get the same holidays as third level students.

    So lecturers who are permanent do they get the same holidays as each other?

    Is there a difference between institutions?


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    Ostrom
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    Curse of my life answering this question....
    We get the statutory minimum (20 days), and five closure days at christmas. Term time is teaching, supervision, class prep and various admin - department committees, grading, etc. Most research gets done in the summer, as does writing and conferencing.


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    Annasopra
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    smallfort wrote: »
    Ok do it's not an even platform like secondary school teachers? So is it incorrect to assume they get the same holidays as third level students?

    Yes

    Lecturers do lots and lots of other work than lecturing including admin, research, academic planning

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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