The Education Minister says he can’t commit to a timeline to end pay inequality for teachers.
It comes as a pay review process for those who entered the profession between 2011 and 2014 and are on lower wages than their colleagues has been confirmed.
But the Clare-based President of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation says the lack of guarantees has caused some disquiet among their members.
Around 1,000 teachers are attending Day 2 of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation conference in Galway today.
Amid the ongoing controversy about pay equality for those newer to the profession, Education Minister Joe McHugh has told those gathered there that the issue is “unfinished business”.
But despite confirming a pay review process for those who started teaching between 2011 and 2014, Minister McHugh has been unable to commit to a timeline.
And he has made no promises that pay equality will be achieved once this process concludes.
The Minister’s comments have been given a lukewarm welcome by the INTO.
The union is demanding what it’s calling a “clear pathway” to pay equality, and have also highlighted how – they say – teachers have not received a pay increase in 14 years.
Corofin’s Joe Killeen, President of the INTO, says the review is a welcome development but they now want to see firm commitments.
