Help with understanding salary, please!

[PoitouSharon]

I am hoping to move into education and have just applied for a job which is advertised as 25 hpw, 40 weeks per year, fixed term 1 year initially at a set salary of say £23k pro rata.

Does that mean that if I was the successful candidate I would only be paid 25/37 of the salary for 40 weeks of the year or would I be paid 25/37 of the salary for the full year with 12 weeks off.

Essentially the position is a part time position and I'm assuming I wouldn't need to be in school much during the school holidays.

Can anyone working in the education system enlighten me please? Thanks.

[PotteringAlong]

You don't get paid for the holidays but your salary is spread over 12 months so you'll get the same every month.

[PoitouSharon]

Thanks Pottering - so what you mean is that had the job been full time, then the salary would have been £23k, regardless of the fact that I would only work 40 weeks of the year.

[OrderofWork]

If it advertised at 40 weeks, that's term time plus 2 weeks. You also get around 6 weeks paid holiday (can't remember exactly and that will be pro-rata too, let's assume you get 5 weeks, will be more or less right)

So you get paid salary x 25/37 x 45/52, which I make £13448pa, which is paid in 12 equal installments

To get the actual ft salary you'd need to work 37 hours pw, 52 weeks pa (with some paid holidays)

[PoitouSharon]

Thank you. That's really helpful. It's helpful to know so I can work out whether taking the job after childcare costs is actually financially viable!

[OrderofWork]

Yes, term time salaries often take people by surprise.

You're effectively taking 2 months unpaid leave every year, but that does save a lot of childcare costs too and gives a lovely work life balance imo.