Retired subs ‘costing state thousands’ [IrishExaminer]
- Published: 29 April 2011
EVERY retired teacher who works as a substitute in schools is costing taxpayers €1,000 a week more than a younger non-permanent colleague
The final day of the Association for Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) has heard that different pay scales and the lost opportunity to help people out of the social welfare system means the Exchequer is being forced to take the financial hit.
It emerged on Monday that more than 1,000 retired teachers filled short-term vacancies in primary and secondary schools between last September and the end of February, despite the fact more than 3,000 young ASTI members are available for non-permanent work.
This includes 306 pensioners given substitute work at second level, more than 160 of them employed for at least 40 days or the equivalent of eight school weeks.
Speaking at the conference yesterday, ASTI industrial relations officer, Bernard Moynihan, confirmed the figures.
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