They also receive "above and beyond" pensions to go along with it..

But that is beside the point i was making

A lot of workers in the private sector in various industries with no access to work remotely are likely to be layed off/ short time working, even if temporarily, which means reduced pay or even redundancy.

Just wondered what the comparison was between public sector jobs (non-emergency) and private sector.

Remote teaching is great but as we are already starting to see, especially within our company, networks are starting to slow. Assuming parents will be working from home, is this country's infrastructure really capable of handling remote teaching?

To finish up back to the original question. Not trying to hate on the public sector here but if public funded services are closed down without suitable temporary measures (non-emergency) then i'd rather my have my taxes go towards more essential services (emergency).

Posted By: KetteringRyu on March 18th 2020 at 15:12:15

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Just out of intrest... (Coronavirus) - KetteringRyu, Mar 18, 14:24:14
- They need to move to online teaching (Coronavirus) - Timmy_Goat, Mar 18, 15:26:02
- I'm confined to barracks, not working and still getting my full pay (n/m) (Coronavirus) - CB41, Mar 18, 14:51:59
- They should have paid your teachers more... (Coronavirus) - marsupialman, Mar 18, 14:48:32
  - They also receive "above and beyond" pensions to go along with it.. (Coronavirus) - KetteringRyu, Mar 18, 15:12:15
    - private sector employers can pay similar pension benefits if they chose to (Coronavirus) - CWC, Mar 18, 15:34:10
      - Again, original question was more about whether public sector workers will recieve (Coronavirus) - KetteringRyu, Mar 18, 15:40:45
        
        I'm a public sector manager (Coronavirus) - Cardiff Canary, Mar 18, 16:18:45
        
        It wasn't a pot shot. But it is clear to me now that public sector work is far more secure (Coronavirus) - KetteringRyu, Mar 18, 16:25:41
        
        That's the choice you make though.. (Coronavirus) - marsupialman, Mar 18, 18:16:20
        
        It's a dumb question (Coronavirus) - CWC, Mar 18, 15:57:38
        
        Ok then, well i can only assume that teaching is a job for life (Coronavirus) - KetteringRyu, Mar 18, 16:00:57
        
        It's an extremely demanding job, with a high level of churn. (Coronavirus) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 18, 16:07:09
        
        *are (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 18, 16:07:23
        
        Which is why i posed the question, what the differences are. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - KetteringRyu, Mar 18, 16:01:14
    - Of all the things to be concerned about at the moment, you're calling for teacher paycuts (Coronavirus) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 18, 15:32:09
      - No, I am asking whether teacher's will be joining in the "were all in this together" vibe (n/m) (Coronavirus) - KetteringRyu, Mar 18, 15:36:20
        
        Good grief. Give your head a wobble son. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 18, 15:46:11
        
        Thanks for your constructive comment. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - KetteringRyu, Mar 18, 15:53:09
        
        Wasn't really intending it to be constructive, was just an expression of my astonishment. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 18, 15:57:41
        
        No idea who you are so forgive me if your feelings don't bother me in the slightest (n/m) (Coronavirus) - KetteringRyu, Mar 18, 15:58:12
        
        Ok mate. Stay safe and be kind. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 18, 16:01:19
        
        👍 (n/m) (Coronavirus) - KetteringRyu, Mar 18, 16:03:15
        
        they already are. They're working in germ incubators to look after our kids (Coronavirus) - CWC, Mar 18, 15:39:45
    - if we can all get to pick and choose where our taxes go (Coronavirus) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 18, 15:23:27
      - That would be lovely of you. Thanks (n/m) (Coronavirus) - KetteringRyu, Mar 18, 15:38:21
- Any employer shutting down needs to pay its staff. (Coronavirus) - CWC, Mar 18, 14:30:52
  - Yes but what will they pay them, full salary or sick pay? (Coronavirus) - KetteringRyu, Mar 18, 14:41:19
    - Why would they pay them sick pay? (Coronavirus) - jampersands, Mar 18, 14:52:09
      - Seems like half the teachers are self isolating at the moment anyway (Coronavirus) - KetteringRyu, Mar 18, 15:19:35
        
        Whatever is in their contract (n/m) (Coronavirus) - duke of york, Mar 18, 15:26:13
    - what they are contracted to be paid (n/m) (Coronavirus) - CWC, Mar 18, 14:43:25
      - So they don't have any clauses related to short time working/lay-offs? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - KetteringRyu, Mar 18, 15:16:02
        
        I haven't read every single teacher's employment contract. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - CWC, Mar 18, 15:25:53
      - Also they will be doing a lot of remote teaching no doubt. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - DrDublin, Mar 18, 14:46:52
        
        I doubt it would be facetime teaching. (Coronavirus) - KetteringRyu, Mar 18, 15:17:19
        
        ours kids' school will be using Microsoft Teams, so some are (n/m) (Coronavirus) - CWC, Mar 18, 15:27:23

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