- Conference
- 2007 National Women's Conference
- Date
- 16 October 2006
- Decision
- Carried
Conference believes that term time working is an issue that affects predominantly women, as many women choose jobs in educational establishments to fit in with their child care commitments. Due to social security legislation they are excluded from claiming benefits in the holiday periods, which means that they have either no income or are forced to take temporary work until the start of the next term, effectively keeping women in low paid work with few opportunities.
Term time workers have to take their holidays at a given time and do not enjoy the flexible working patterns which are open to some other colleagues in the public sector.
This means that the women who provide the bulk of supporting roles in the public services used by our children are disadvantaged.
Conference asks the National Women’s Committee to work with the National Executive Council and the wider union to keep pressure on the government to end the discrimination faced by term time workers.