The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has welcomed Minister Mitchell O’ Connor’s comments on pay equality.
‘We welcome the Minister’s comments on pay equality,’ said TUI President Joanne Irwin.
‘It remains completely unacceptable to us that two colleagues, recruited within days of one another, are paid significantly different rates for carrying out the same work.’
‘TUI is strongly recommending that members reject the proposed Public Service Stability Agreement in a national ballot from next week as it fails to properly address this discriminatory, inequitable two-tier pay system.’
‘With many schools struggling to attract teachers for an increasing number of subjects due to more lucrative options in other employments, the process of full pay equalisation requires urgent acceleration.’