Calling Glasgow!



I have just sent this email to all elected councillors in Glasgow given the comments I've read on Facebook and Twitter.

If readers have examples of non-teaching staff being told to turn up for work to empty schools and nurseries when all Glasgow's schools and nurseries have been closed, let me have the details - in confidence, of course.

Likewise if staff have been told to take annual leave or unpaid leave - which amounts to a ridiculous and completely unreasonable punishment, if you ask me.

Dear Councillor

Glasgow's Schools

I thought you would be interested in the following post from my blog site regarding the very different ways in which teaching and other support staff are being treated in Glasgow's school during the terrible weather conditions of the past few days.

I will be posting again on my blog later today in response to comments from readers via the blog site, email, Facebook and Twitter: www.action4equalityscotland.blogspot.com

Kind regards



Mark Irvine 


 


What Are You Thinking, Cordia?



I've heard several reports from Cordia staff employed in Glasgow's schools that during the terrible weather of the last couple of days they have still been instructed to turn up for work.

Now I can't really believe this because Glasgow City Council announced very early on Wednesday morning that all schools and nurseries would be closed out of concern for the safety of students, parents and staff.

So if all the schools and nurseries are closed, why in the name of God were school cleaners and so on not being advised to stay at home?

Even worse are stories of staff being instructed to either take annual leave or a day's unpaid leave if they are not prepared to turn up to work at an empty school - how foolish does that make Cordia look?

If anyone is penalised financially for not turning up at work when their school is closed, please let me know - in confidence, of course.

Can anyone imagine a school teacher being treated in this way?

Of course not, so why should other staff put up with such nonsense.

 

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