Sick pay, and supply

[enchantedfairytale]

If someone is working on supply, am I correct in assuming they are entitled to no sick pay, if they are too ill to work?

Thank you in advance :)

Following as I am also agency supply but pregnant with SPD so may have to take days off sick and for physio...

You don't get paid for sick days at all (or I haven't been) but I wondered if the agency had any sort of scheme where employees got sick or holiday pay.

Gosh, I am miserable today

£100 per day is low for a long term. I'm getting £135 and I thought that was low as I'm newish to supply (although I'm UPS2).
Can you negotiate on that?

I doubt it, it seems a set rate from the agency. But I definitely can't do much negotiating when I am as unreliable as I have been of late.

The upside of supply as others have said is that you work the days you want an have no obligations to do anything beyond your 5 hours teaching.
The downside is that you get paid for the hours you work.
You cannot claim JSA in the holidays because you are no seeking work (unless you are, or are willing to try to convince them that you are)
You do get 'holiday pay' - it is your legal entitlement, but it forms a part of your daily rate.
If the job is physically impossible to do - like any job could be, then you need to look for another.

What I'm concerned about is that most jobs are a bit impossible just now.

This morning, I have had x2 Tramadol, 1 Naproxen and 1 Methocarbamol.

I'm still in a lot of pain. But I guess I'll have to get through it.

So no SSP unless you are in the same school for 12 weeks continuously? Or with the same agency for 12 weeks?

I don't know Susan, I'm afraid.

Enchanted - that rate is roughly familiar to me . I was also UPS prior to supply

If you can't manage supply would it be possible for you to do some exam marking this summer for some extra cash? You can work from home and I know several exam boards were still looking for staff a few weeks ago.

I can but am I right in thinking that that's money for sort of July / August time?

Probably, although I've found payments are quicker now that most exams are marked on-line so if you happened to mark an earlier paper I guess you might get some money in June. Sorry you're having a difficult time at the moment.

You need to have worked continuously in the same post for 12 weeks to get sick pay.