Teachers plan to challenge lower wage rates for new entrants [Independent.ie]
- Published: 25 October 2011
TEACHERS are planning to challenge cuts to pay levels for new entrants to the profession, claiming that they discriminate against younger teachers.
The pay for teachers getting their first job in 2011 is 14pc lower than for those who started in previous years after salary reductions across the public service.
The new teachers are appointed on a scale of €30,000 to €34,000, which is up to €6,000 below the 2010 figure.
The Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) claims this amounts to discrimination on age grounds.
Although difficult to prove, the union has received legal advice that "there is a reasonable prospect of mounting a successful challenge".
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