promotion

[sunflower68]

I heard on the grapevine one of the teaching assistants at my workplace has been moved up a level. This is due to the fact that the child he works alongside has specific needs and he has worked with her and understands her probably more than any other staff member. Also, due to the nature of the job, the level required was higher than his previous level. I am at the same level he was at before the promotion. I might have liked this job. Is this legally fair? The 'job' has not been adversised anywhere.

[mollykins]

I don't know if this is relevant, but yesterday a teacher was saying how some of the other teachers are only instructors and aren't proper teachers. But if a proper teacher comes along able to do the instructors job, the school is obliged to give them an interview.

[sunflower68]

hmm not sure about that one mollykins...

[Prudie]

I'm not up on employment law but I'm guessing it must be legal. I work in the civil service and I can think of about 20 people at my place that have been promoted without the post being advertised in the last year. They get round it by putting them on 'temporary' promotion which only requires the manager to deem them the most suitable. They never revert to their previous grade though.

[Hawkwalk]

You do not interview for a promotion within a job role. A different job yes but not for a promotion. Moving up a level seems to me to be a promotion within a job and not a completely new job.

[buildersmate]

As above. There is a certain amount of being in the right place at the right time, as well as an ability to brown-nose, to be lucky in these situations.
Better luck next time.

[sunflower68]

thanks all, guess I missed out on that one then. Oh well an extra 20 quid or so a month for the new job, hardly worth the bother really but interesting replies, thanks again.