Deaks Posted September 8, 2008 Author Posted September 8, 2008 No, this is the end of three years worth of meeings, bidding and planning. It's just that up until the end of last year they hadn't actually said what was happening to the techies or talking to us directly. You should be able to see in an earlier post I put a link to the KCC page that lists which schools are in which waves.
linuxgirlie Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Yes, I have tried to find out as much information as possible so I know about the waves etc. At what point in the 3 years did your school start writing the vision statement? Was that quite earlier on?
Deaks Posted September 9, 2008 Author Posted September 9, 2008 Sorry, they didn't allow me to get that close to the process so I don't know.
linuxgirlie Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Oh ok, maybe that's because its my 'other half' aka Head of ICT, writing part of the statement, I get a bit of an insiders view Just assumed everyone was told about it from the beginning.....hmmm. I'm at a lost at the timings now Thanks for the help so far.
Deaks Posted October 20, 2008 Author Posted October 20, 2008 There's a terrible echo in my office here these days.... "The contracts havn't been signed yet, you'll be tupe-ing next month now." It started back in April, and I heard it again in September. Now we're half-way through October and the current TUPE date is November, just don't count on it as..... "The contracts havn't been signed yet......." Deaks.
StuDavies Posted October 26, 2008 Posted October 26, 2008 It started back in April, and I heard it again in September. Now we're half-way through October and the current TUPE date is November, just don't count on it as..... Quite, getting a bit tedious isn't it. But late last week did have to direct a slightly lost looking motorcycle courier with a documents package to the main office though it may have been something completely different. Even it is does get all signed up now will TUPE go ahead in November or will it have to be put back to December. We'll have to see I suppose. Cheers Stu
Deaks Posted October 28, 2008 Author Posted October 28, 2008 Yeah, was told again that signing was supposed to be happeneing Friday morning. That was the last we heard again.
StuDavies Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Hi, It's now all official, see £600m schools building project is signed and sealed Got an e-mail saying we're being TUPE'd Nov 1st. And so it begins..........! Stu
Deaks Posted November 3, 2008 Author Posted November 3, 2008 Well, it's my first day as a Northgate employee. I received a welcome pack and a copy of my contract in the post on Friday, no surprises so far. Someone from the company will be coming in to see us this week, and then there's a couple of induction days later in the month. Not really much else to tell at the moment as they're been very clear that it will be business-as-usual for us for a few months yet. Our Northgate contract manager came in to see us briefly a couple of weeks back. The surprise was that we already knew him as he used to teach here a few years ago. He left to work for RM and is now with Northgate. Outside of the ICT strand building work has now started in ernest. Nothing new to us here as there's been some kind of building works going on almost constantly for ten years now. BSF should prove the most challenging though as just about every department is being moved at some point.
Diello Posted November 3, 2008 Posted November 3, 2008 Thanks for the update Do you still have autonomy to run things at the moment, or do things have to be run through NG?
Deaks Posted November 3, 2008 Author Posted November 3, 2008 Complete autonomy for now. They have stressed very firmly that they do not want to come in and tell us how to do things as we're already running quite smoothly. They will just offer support and suggestions. This may not be the same for all schools though, if they're thought to have weaker departments that need some input.
Rozzer Posted November 3, 2008 Posted November 3, 2008 Complete autonomy for now. They have stressed very firmly that they do not want to come in and tell us how to do things as we're already running quite smoothly. They will just offer support and suggestions. This may not be the same for all schools though, if they're thought to have weaker departments that need some input. I wish and hope northgate are like that when we get our rebuild next year.
Squelch Posted November 26, 2008 Posted November 26, 2008 I've heard that Northgate want 7am-7pm onsite support available for schools and then from 7pm onwards helpdesk only. Can anyone confirm?
Face-Man Posted November 27, 2008 Posted November 27, 2008 The time staff are on site is specified by the client (ie schools and LA) via their tender document. Any employer ie Northgate can't specify a 12 working day and so will need at least 2 members of staff to cover that in a shift pattern and hence when bidding will factor in that cost and should pay staff accordingly.... That assuming they are not just there to get profits for shareholder
Deaks Posted January 15, 2009 Author Posted January 15, 2009 I've heard that Northgate want 7am-7pm onsite support available for schools and then from 7pm onwards helpdesk only. Can anyone confirm? It's a little unclear where this is coming from. I heard it from Alan Day as Kent wanting this as part of the contract. I raised it with Northgate in the pre-tuping meetings and was told that they were not aware of this requirement. It has since been raised by our new line manager(s) and I've pointed this discrepancy out to them, and pointed out that tupe protects our working hours. I'm waiting to hear back. As a general update I'm afraid I'll have to say "no comment". Now that I'm employed by Northgate I don't feel comfortable commenting in an open forum on how things are going either in relation to them as my employer, or as a supplier to the school.
CyberNerd Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 As a general update I'm afraid I'll have to say "no comment". Now that I'm employed by Northgate I don't feel comfortable commenting in an open forum on how things are going either in relation to them as my employer, or as a supplier to the school. Sounds like things have taken a turn for the worse already.
Deaks Posted April 16, 2009 Author Posted April 16, 2009 (edited) Comments removed following an email from Northgate HR. I will no longer comment on this matter. [email protected] Edited April 17, 2009 by Deaks
Squelch Posted April 17, 2009 Posted April 17, 2009 Sorry to hear that Deaks, I have to wonder what excessive really means. Is this the caring side of Northgate?
elsiegee40 Posted April 17, 2009 Posted April 17, 2009 All the best Deaks. I'm sorry this has ended this way for you
Diello Posted April 17, 2009 Posted April 17, 2009 Sorry to hear that Dave All the best for the future.
Diello Posted April 17, 2009 Posted April 17, 2009 Raises a couple of questions: 1) KCN must be complict in providing Northgate with your usage logs. 2) If TUPE moves your conditions of employment over, surely you should be subject to the same disciplinary procedures as KCC employees. Summary dismissal seems a little OTT.
tonyd Posted April 17, 2009 Posted April 17, 2009 Sorry to hear about you being sacked Deaks. All the best for the furture.
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