Can part Programmed Activities be included in Job Plans and be paid as part PAs?
A. The contract is not hours based but structured around 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) each with a timetable value of 4 hours. PAs can be divided into half units for example and the number can vary (by agreement) week by week to reflect service needs. This does not mean that each week must necessarily contain the same number of PAs, but the average number of PAs per week over the year should be a whole number. The new job plan should not simply be based on a retrospective exercise to count the hours currently worked, but on a prospective assessment of the duties that it is jointly agreed will be carried out under the new contract.
