loss of earnings

[Lauracherrytree]

I have just been informed by my University that I must take part in two full (fri-mon) weekend courses for my degree. 100% attendence is compulsory on these courses and if I fail to do this I will fail the course modules, and therefore will have to arrange to resit them in my own time and at my own expense- They would cost over £350 each. Being a student I can not afford to do this. By taking part in these courses though i will loose two weeks wages, as I work at weekends. As these full weekends are a compulsory requirement of the course is it possible to claim the university for loss of earning as by loosing 2 weeks wages within a month will leave me in a state of financial hardship and may prevent me from further attendence on the course.

[dzug2]

Well you have no right to 'claim' but it is possible that the university may have some form of hardship fund which could help you.

and please learn to spell 'losing' - you are at university for heavens sake. 'Loosing' means 'setting free'.

[Prudie]

And it's 'attendance' but anyway (don't mean to berate you about your spelling, maybe you're a scientist) during term-time the Uni surely thinks of you as a full-time student and has no expectation to allow you free weekends?

[factor-fiction]

You could ask about a hardship fund but I doubt you'd be successful- the student loan means you receive the income that is considered adequate for a student. I applaud you for getting a job rather than running up excesive debts but your course needs to come first I feel. The university considers you to be a full time student.

[bednobs]

You must surely be joking? You want your uni to re-imburse you for being able to attend a madatory part of a course you have willingly enrolled on?
don't you get holiday pay at all?

[bushbaby_de]

Somewhere in the course literature it would have told you about this. You would also have signed up to a student charter or handbook or similar that would have told you the university's stance on working during term time, which usually sets out the number of hours they consider reasonable and that you must ensure it doesn't interfere with your ability to fulfil the obligations of your course. Your job, even though part time, is obliged by law to offer you pro-rata holiday pay, so you may get some money from them depending on how long you have worked there and how they allow employees to accrue leave. It is also possible, but unlikely, that you may qualify for the hardship fund.