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vikuk · Joined: 23 May 2007 Posts: 1842

Yes by jove - lesser or greater - lets stamp out that outrageous practice of giving teachers a holiday!!!!!

lostinasia · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 466

Let's stamp out statements, that as far as I know, are incorrect. The point being, that only Lesser Bairam is an actual SAFEA "legal holiday."

vikuk · Joined: 23 May 2007 Posts: 1842

Yes indeed - being persuaded to hold a holiday - during the wrong religous festival - may make you a criminal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

malu · Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 1344 Location: Sunny Java

The Muslim festival was Id ul Adha (best I can do in roman alphabet!) which is the last day of the pilgrimage (Hajj) to Makkah.

lostinasia · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 466

Yes... That is Greater Bairam (Eid Al-Adh'ha) which is not a legal SAFEA provided holiday as you stated. It is only Lesser Bairam which is a "guaranteed" SEFEA contractual holiday.

Of course, schools can provide any other days that they wish as days off.

7969 · Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 5782 Location: Coastal Guangdong

lesser, greater or medium bairam in inconsequential. if anyone has bairam in their contract as a holiday, no chinese FAO is going to have a clue which one you're taking.

lostinasia · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 466

Oh my god - the whole point is that the claim of something being a legally contractually provided holiday was factually incorrect. Dave's has seemingly become the wikipedia of ESL.

PattyFlipper · Joined: 14 Nov 2007 Posts: 572

tw · Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Posts: 3898

Every contract I've signed contains a clause that says the FT would get Christmas off.

The good thing about teaching in colleges and universities is that my exams are usually finished before Christmas, so there is no need to make up those lessons after Christmas.

lostinasia · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 466

To be in-line with the law the contract should be clear that you get 2 days off for Christmas ... otherwise you're only losing out.