The Orchid School, Pune

Interested candidates can walk in with their updated resume at TOS office at following timings:

Monday to Friday:	9:00 am to 4 pm
Saturday:	9:00 am to 1 pm

Special Privileges For TOS Staff

Annual increment for staff getting confirmed:

• The annual increment cycle for confirmed employees being July will be applicable to the staff that have got confirmed six months before. If not they will get in this cycle of annual increment from the next academic year

Fee consideration / waiver for their children:

• If the staff/ teachers join school and then take admission for their child / children, they will pay the Education fees as applicable out of which 50% only if completed one year (min 10 months) of service will be refunded back with their 1st increment. The above privilege is meant for up to two children only.

• If already paid for their child and then candidate joins the school as teacher /staff , it is refunded only when the child leaves school.

• If fees paid and admission withdrawn and the staff continue to work at TOS, refunded rules are applicable as per prevailing norms.

• All Non confirmed / New employees' children get 50% subsidy in the annual fees and confirmed employees' children get 100% fee waiver in the annual fees only on tuition fee + Program. This privilege is for up to two children only. Staff getting confirmed before the last date of the fee (as per fee challan) will get the benefit of the full fee waiver. If not the staff has to pay that terms fee even if falling short of 1 day for confirmation.

• TLM + Material + Camp + Xseed + Asset etc will be charged as per actual cost per child to the staff.

• From year 2009, fee waiver for staff children will be given only if they are part time/ full time as per level definition. If due to personal choice any staff takes a part time assignment, fee waiver will not be given.

• Visiting faculty and consultants are not eligible for this privilege.

Subsidized child care:

• Available for staff children if the children are attending TOS. If they are in some other school, teachers may use this facility on special occasions with prior permission.

• The charges will be 50 % of the actual expenditure for the child care facility. (The charges decided will be proportionate of number of adult supervision to the number of children).

• The amount charged will be irrespective of the numbers of working days in the month in advance.

• The amount will be charged quarterly.

Free Transport:

• Staff given free transport if using the school transport to work. This privilege is for the stops and not to door step. Staff’s children will, however pay for the transport.

• School transport if possible may be provided for staff for official work, field trip etc. Transport requisition to be given to Admin Head in advance to book the school van. If the van not available or booked for some other purpose or economically not viable for just one person going then a proportionate transport allowance will be granted by the appropriate authority as per travel policy.

Medical check up and Mediclaim Insurance:

• Medical Checkup for TOS staff for those who have completed 1 year compulsory. Staff who have completed 1 year will pay certain amount of the total bill. It depends on the total bill amount, age of the employee etc. This amount will be decided by the core committee on yearly basis. Other TOS staff too can avail of this facility and TOS will coordinate with hospital for the check up. The amount will be deducted from salary. A consent letter to this effect should be signed.

• Medical insurance and mediclaim policy for hospitalization for confirmed employees introduced. TOS will contribute Rs. 500 per year for each confirmed employee towards the premium. The staff needs to pay the balance premium as per plan in equal monthly installments (12 months). Other staff members can avail the facility by paying the full premium.

Contributory Provident Fund Pension Scheme :

• All employees including except those on visiting faculty / contractual /consultancy services will be required to become members of the Contributory Provident Fund Scheme as required under the employees' Provident fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952 or shall be eligible for pension and gratuity if adopted by the school.

• 12% of the Basic +D.A will be deducted for employee's contribution.

• 13.61% of your Basic + D.A will be added to your P.F. account from the Employer, maximum up to Rs. 780 per month.

• Employees will be given a P.F. Account number so you can monitor your savings.

Provisional and Temporary appointment / substitutes No P.F.

Other privileges:

• Bank letters related to loan application etc. given to employees only after confirmation. (without any liabilities)

• Uniforms for Service staff except Saturday are compulsory. 2 sets of the uniforms will be provided to them every year.

• Peons and Maushis are eligible for salary advance (up to 1 month salary) after completing 1 year of continuous service. They are given the advance once in two years. The advance should be recovered within one year.

• Work experience letter given to employees only if worked for a minimum period of one academic year.

• Reference letter from Unit Heads, Coordinators given only if employees honour separation norms and complete all required formalities.