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02/02/2016
NASUWT Rejects Pay Offer
NI's largest teachers' union has rejected a pay offer for teachers and principals.
The offer to the NASUWT was made by the management side of the Teachers Negotiating Committee (TNC).
The offer continues the year-on-year cuts to teachers' pay.
The NASUWT is calling for an across the board above inflation cost of living award.
Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said: "The NASUWT has written to the Minister for Education setting out in detail the reasons for our rejection of the employers' offer.
"The Minister needs to be aware of the detailed evidence the NASUWT has researched which demonstrates the impact of the years of pay caps and pay freezes on teachers' salaries.
"Children and young people are entitled to be taught by those who are recognised and rewarded as highly skilled professionals. Teachers' pay and conditions of service are inextricably linked to high quality education provision.
"Accepting the employers offer would not be in the interests of either the profession or pupils.
"While pay has declined, workload has increased.
"The deterioration in pay and working conditions means that teaching is no longer competitive with other graduate professions and that should be a source of deep concern to ministers and employers alike."
(CD)
The offer to the NASUWT was made by the management side of the Teachers Negotiating Committee (TNC).
The offer continues the year-on-year cuts to teachers' pay.
The NASUWT is calling for an across the board above inflation cost of living award.
Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said: "The NASUWT has written to the Minister for Education setting out in detail the reasons for our rejection of the employers' offer.
"The Minister needs to be aware of the detailed evidence the NASUWT has researched which demonstrates the impact of the years of pay caps and pay freezes on teachers' salaries.
"Children and young people are entitled to be taught by those who are recognised and rewarded as highly skilled professionals. Teachers' pay and conditions of service are inextricably linked to high quality education provision.
"Accepting the employers offer would not be in the interests of either the profession or pupils.
"While pay has declined, workload has increased.
"The deterioration in pay and working conditions means that teaching is no longer competitive with other graduate professions and that should be a source of deep concern to ministers and employers alike."
(CD)
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