Sister-in-law's wedding. Would you expect time off work to be paid or unpaid?

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I've got a friend who works as a TA. She's asked for leave from work for a day, so she can go to her husband's sister's wedding.

She's fuming, because work has said she can take the day, but it will be unpaid.

Personally, I think that's fair. The policy says it's at the discretion of the headteacher.

Anyone else who works in schools or in jobs where you can't just book annual leave, what would you expect in this circumstance?

The only answer is 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

She's lucky she got the day tbh

I’d expect unpaid and to feel very lucky to be granted it.

I’m a teacher and would expect it to be unpaid.

Definitely unpaid.

I'd consider myself lucky that I'd even been allowed to have the time off.

Unpaid without a doubt. Our school has really clamped down on this kind of thing

Why would she expect it to be paid?

I can see in some workplaces you might be able to make the time up and so therefore it might be paid - but that is hard to do as a TA given it can only be when kids are in school

She's lucky she got the time off!

I don’t get why she would expect it to be paid?

I'm surprised a school TA would get this authorised in term time, it definitely shouldn't be paid!

That’s really lucky to even get the leave tbh she should be grateful

Unpaid or annual leave.

No such thing as paid leave for a wedding.

What reason can she give for time off? It doesn’t come under dependents leave or compassionate leave and can’t see how it’s extenuating circumstances. She gets 13 weeks off a year (admittedly not all paid).

It’s fantastic that she can take the day to go to the wedding. Fab headteacher! It definitely would be unpaid.

Unpaid. She's lucky to be granted the time.

Unpaid for a TA taking a day off in term time.

Unpaid! And be grateful it's been granted.

Definitely unpaid and she is lucky she was given the day off

Definitely unpaid, her contract is term time therefore she doesn’t get to pick and choose her days off.

😂 bless her.

No such thing as annual leave! The majority of TAs get paid for 39 working weeks and 4 weeks of holiday pay. No term time leave and I believe teachers are the same

I wouldn't have been granted this at my school. Even unpaid would be a flat no.

the cheek 😂

Why is she fuming? Does she think everyone else can just get extra paid leave when they have a wedding?

TA’s get such rubbish pay compared with teachers, some don’t get paid over summer. If they let her have a day off as leave then they should not be so stingy.

If she works in a school and it's during term time, I'm surprised it's been granted however as a TA rather than a class teacher they've obviously compromised and allowed her this day.
I'm astounded she even considered it might be paid. That would not have entered my head. I'd have just been crossing my fingers that the day off was granted.
She's an entitled CF