An agreement has been made over pay for teachers who have been hired since February 2012.
The INTO, TUI and the government have agreed to revise pay scales and restore qualification allowance payments to teachers who had been affected by cuts.
Both parties have decided to revise pay scales and restore qualification allowance payments to teachers who had been affected by cuts. The deal is said to be contingent on the introduction of reform measures.
The agreement restores these allowances with the introduction of a new pay scale, which will equalise pay between teachers who started from February 2012 and those who started immediately before them in 2011.
Sheila Nunan general secretary of the INTO said this settlement will result in career earnings for a post-February 2012 entrant increasing by over €100,000 compared to at present.
The INTO say the agreement is a significant victory which will benefit approximately 3,500 primary teachers, as well as those to qualify in future.
Rosena Jordan, president of the INTO says “Pay inequality is eroding morale and creating discontent. This is a very significant agreement that settles another aspect of unequal pay scales.”
