Mamma Kerr » travel chaos http://www.mammakerr.com Mummy-blogging Mum of Twins Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:09:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Teachers and Pupils Unable to Return to Class Today Due to Ash Cloud http://www.mammakerr.com/2010/04/teachers-and-pupils-unable-to-return-to-class-today-due-to-ash-cloud/ http://www.mammakerr.com/2010/04/teachers-and-pupils-unable-to-return-to-class-today-due-to-ash-cloud/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:06:09 +0000 Mamma Kerr http://www.mammakerr.com/?p=3020 Today pupils and teachers are due to return to school  after the two-week Easter break.  However, there will be empty seats and a shortage of teachers, due to people being stranded abroad because of the volanic ash cloud.

An extended Easter break may be appealing to many, but what happens when your employer seeks to dock your wages for failing to return to work?  It hardly seems fair to be penalised for something which is outwith your control.  Nevertheless, a local authority in the West Midlands has stated that it will dock pay from teachers who fail to return to work today.  It advises teachers to claim their travel insurance for lost earnings.

You can read more on this story at the BBC News website here.

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