Yusuf Screeching Summerhouse wrote: » Also they might just ring you, or not contact you at all, so nothing to worry about.
chatjunkie wrote: » To be fair, I think your principal merely worded it badly, probably one of 1001 things that needed doing before the holidays. When anyone reaches the threshold of days absent on the OLCS, a message automatically comes up that the teacher is being referred to medmark and the principal must tick the box that he/she has communicated the message to the teacher concerned. Hence the quick text. The principal does not choose to 'report' someone. For what it's worth I was previously referred to Medmark through being absent as a result of spinal surgery. One quick phone call and they wished me well with my recovery and I only heard from them again when I needed a second surgery! No bother the second time round either! Rest up and don't worry at all about it!
km79 wrote: » Probably should have called you rather than text as well. Not very professional imo to be relaying information of that nature via text.
pandoraj09 wrote: » Question to Rainbow Trout: If you were absent right up until the holidays and will be absent immediately after too, does that not mean the holidays are counted as sick leave as well???
judeboy101 wrote: » Hmmmm, OP did you have 28 days of continuous or cumulative absence in the previous 12 months due to sickness before being reported?
Carrie6OD wrote: » judeboy101 wrote: » Hmmmm, OP did you have 28 days of continuous or cumulative absence in the previous 12 months due to sickness before being reported? Not continuous but cumulative... that’s if weekends are included.
judeboy101 wrote: » Find out by getting print out. If you are under 29 the principal had a choice over 28 no choice. Happened in my school, girl in question had 27 days principal said he had no choice, turns out he did so she took it personal and reported him to HSA for failing to prepare a specific h&s audit of her working conditions (she taught in lab once a week).
killbillvol2 wrote: » judeboy101 wrote: » Find out by getting print out. If you are under 29 the principal had a choice over 28 no choice. Happened in my school, girl in question had 27 days principal said he had no choice, turns out he did so she took it personal and reported him to HSA for failing to prepare a specific h&s audit of her working conditions (she taught in lab once a week). I'm sure the OP has better things to be doing at the moment than getting involved in conspiracy theories. OP, don't worry about it - it's routine box ticking.
judeboy101 wrote: » You'd be amazed what management will do if they sniff a chance to pull one over on a teacher. OP has nothing to lose by requesting her statement of days from system.
killbillvol2 wrote: » judeboy101 wrote: » You'd be amazed what management will do if they sniff a chance to pull one over on a teacher. OP has nothing to lose by requesting her statement of days from system. What advantage to management would it be to report a heavily pregnant teacher to Medmark a day early? (which I think is what you're suggesting?). Seriously, get a grip.
judeboy101 wrote: » By making things uncomfortable for a female with newbie, management can engineer environment that means teacher will take half hrs or career break, then management might force her when she returns to teach something she is qualified to teach but has never taught, all to get her to quit or request transfer etc. I've seen it twice in last 2 yrs in my school where new Mother's have returned after maternity/unpaid only to find themselves teaching their minor subjects which they never taught before. One went on career, other took half but got the worst timetable (principal claims it was her "subjects", but i do timetables and its complete bull). Managements care very little for teachers nowadays, remember they are the ones who literally locked us out 2 yr ago.
rainbowtrout wrote: » judeboy101 wrote: » By making things uncomfortable for a female with newbie, management can engineer environment that means teacher will take half hrs or career break, then management might force her when she returns to teach something she is qualified to teach but has never taught, all to get her to quit or request transfer etc. I've seen it twice in last 2 yrs in my school where new Mother's have returned after maternity/unpaid only to find themselves teaching their minor subjects which they never taught before. One went on career, other took half but got the worst timetable (principal claims it was her "subjects", but i do timetables and its complete bull). Managements care very little for teachers nowadays, remember they are the ones who literally locked us out 2 yr ago. Given that the vast majority of teachers in this country are women (87% at primary level, 71% at secondary) , I'd find it hard to believe that management would try and get rid of lots of female teachers. It wouldn't work in the long term. Maybe it's just the management in your school. If you do the timetable, why did she get the worst timetable? Why didn't the teachers in question take this up with their union that they were being discriminated against by management based on their gender/family status? Why do you describe women as females?
judeboy101 wrote: » Managements care very little for teachers nowadays, remember they are the ones who literally locked us out 2 yr ago.
TheDriver wrote: » judeboy101 wrote: » Managements care very little for teachers nowadays, remember they are the ones who literally locked us out 2 yr ago. Please don't generalise based on your own experience, it's no better than the general public making sweeping statements about our profession.
