Survey on Terms and Conditions of Employment of School Caretakers and Secretaries
- Published: 12 May 2009
A forum, jointly chaired by the Department of Education and Science and the Department of Finance and comprising the relevant Management Bodies and the Unions involved, has recently been set up to examine the terms and conditions of employment of school secretaries and caretakers. In order to establish the current position a survey is now being conducted throughout primary and post primary schools.
IPPN has for many years, expressed its concern about the level and quality of secretarial and caretaker support that is currently available to Principals. For this reason, IPPN welcomes the survey and looks forward to the information it will provide. IPPN has carried out some research in this area and will shortly meet with DES officials to share the results of a number of its surveys.
As the Board of Management is the employer of caretakers and secretaries, IPPN recommends that it is appropriate that this survey would be completed by the Chairperson of the Board of Management.
