RTE Interview re Deputy & Assistant secretaries [RTE.ie]
- Published: 04 January 2010
Senior Civil Servants paycut amelioration to 5% in relation to Principals.
cf 5:06 forward
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Teachers' pay cut by up to 19%, says INTO [IrishTimes.com]
- Published: 04 January 2010
TEACHERS’ take-home pay has been cut by up to 19 per cent in the past year, the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) claimed yesterday.
The union, which will soon announce plans to combat the cuts, said the full extent of pay cuts would be felt by more than 50,000 teachers when schools reopen this week. It claimed the cuts in take-home pay ranged from 15.2 per cent for a teacher just out of training to nearly 19 per cent for a principal at the top of the scale.
By comparison, it claimed the salary of a worker in the private sector, which was unaffected by the pension levy and public sector pay cut, will have fallen by 4 per cent.
Full Story: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0104/1224261600748.html
Teacher pay cuts ‘wipe outbenchmarking benefits’ [IrishExaminer.com]
- Published: 04 January 2010
THE latest public service pay cuts taking effect this week will see the benefits of benchmarking for teachers having been wiped out over the past year.
Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) incoming general secretary Sheila Nunan said the 17% drop in average take-home pay for its 35,000 members in the last year was far higher than cuts for private sector workers.
The cuts announced in last month’s budget range from 5% upwards across the public service, bringing the cumulative effect for a principal teacher at the top of the salary scale to a 19% drop.
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com
Pupils face prospect of teacher protests [Independent.ie]
- Published: 04 January 2010
PUPILS are returning to the threat of disruption in schools in coming months as teachers protest over pay and pensions.
There is no immediate risk of school closures due to strike action, but teachers will refuse to cooperate in a number of key areas.
Pupils will suffer in lost tuition time as teachers insist on all meetings with parents and on school planning issues taking place within normal class hours.
As well as rolling back on concessions, such as attending meetings outside school hours, unions will also refuse to cooperate with any new changes designed to improve the quality of education.
Full Story: http://www.independent.ie
Call to delay start of term over road and pupil safety concerns [IrishTimes.com]
- Published: 04 January 2010
COUNCILLORS IN Monaghan and Kerry have called for extra efforts to ensure the safety of school-going children and their parents during the cold spell.
Monaghan Fianna Fáil politician Robbie Gallagher said the Department of Environment and local authorities should initiate a joint plan which will ensure that all roads are made safer in areas close to primary schools.
He said gritting materials are stored close to schools to facilitate this move.
Full Story: http://www.irishtimes.com
