Teachers 'will challenge' pay rules for new entrants [schooldays.ie]
- Published: 25 October 2011
Teachers in Ireland are set to challenge new pay levels that will see people entering the profession receive lower wages than in the past.
According to the Irish Independent, unions have claimed these rules are discriminatory against younger individuals, with three of the country's major organisations stating they will consider legal action.
A spokesperson for the Teachers Union of Ireland told the publication is it "gravely concerned by a situation that allows two teachers or lecturers doing the same work to be paid from different pay scales".
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