Sefton Borough Staff undertaking additional paid employment

James Martin made this Freedom of Information request to Sefton Borough Council

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From: James Martin

8 April 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Could you please provide me with your policy on school staff who
undertake or wish to undertake additional paid employment outside
of their normal employment.

This 'paid employment' would include self employment that generates
additional income for that person over and above their Sefton
Borough Council salary.

For purposes of clarity I am concerned to know what process is
required in order to identify and regulate staff who wish to take
'2nd jobs' in addition to their 'normal' day-to-day employment
working within Sefton Borough Council schools.

Yours faithfully,

James Martin

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From: Richard Roscoe

8 April 2009

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From: Bernadette Jones

16 April 2009

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From: Catherine Larkin

8 May 2009

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Dear Mr Martin

Please find attached, a response to your recent Freedom of Information
request.

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James Martin left an annotation ( 8 May 2009)

Here is the reply from Sefton Borough:

Dear Mr Martin

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

I write with reference to your request for information received 16th April 2009. You asked for the following information:-

Could you please provide me with your policy on school staff who undertake or wish to undertake additional paid employment outside of their normal employment.

This 'paid employment' would include self employment that generates additional income for that person over and above their Sefton Borough Council salary.

For purposes of clarity I am concerned to know what process is required in order to identify and regulate staff who wish to take '2nd jobs' in addition to their 'normal' day-to-day employment
working within Sefton Borough Council schools.

Each individual governing body of a school is responsible for the monitoring of activities of staff within their school. There is nothing in the terms and conditions of teacher’s jobs that stipulates that secondary employment must be declared. Governing Bodies have to make an individual assessment as to whether there is a conflict of interest or if the school is being brought into disrepute.

In terms of the working time directive it is for the school to monitor and ensure that employees are not working over 48 hours without signing the disclaimer form.

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From: James Martin

8 May 2009

Dear Ms Larkin,

Thank you for your response to my enquiry.

As your reply contains specific references to the responsibility of
Governing Bodies to monitor the activities of their staff and
issues surrounding the Working Time Directive could you provide the
following information:

i)The official documents or guidance given by Sefton Council to
Sefton Council Community School Governing Bodies informing them of
their responsibilities to monitor their staff as stated in your
letter of 8th May 2009.

ii) Details of how a school monitors staff working hours to ensure
that they do not work more than 48 hours so as to comply with the
working time directive.

iii) Provide a copy of the 'disclaimer form' referred to in your
letter.

Yours sincerely,

James Martin

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From: Catherine Larkin

3 June 2009

Attachment Working Time Directive Opt Out form.doc
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Attachment Response to FOI 00737.doc
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Attachment Whole School Pay Policy July 07.doc
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Dear Mr Martin

Please find attached, a response to your recent Freedom of Information
request.

Regards
Catherine Larkin

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legislation.

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Sefton

Metropolitan Borough Council and you.

Internet e-mail is not a 100% secure communication medium and Sefton
Metropolitan

Borough Council does not accept responsibility for changes made to this
message

after it was sent.

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attachments will not

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Council does not

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