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Contracts for teachers working in ETBs
The contract specifies the nature of the post, salary, duties, notice of termination and must be signed by the teacher and Chief Executive. Only the agreed contract/s derived from Memo V7 (Click here to download Memo V7) should be signed by teachers employed by ETBs. The agreed fixed term contract is appended to Circular Letter 20/03 and the agreed contract of indefinite duration is appended to both Circular Letter 10/06 and Circular Letter 24/15. The employer of teachers in a vocational school or community college is the Education and Training Board.

Contracts for teachers working Community & Comprehensive and Voluntary Secondary Schools
There is no agreed contract for permanent wholetime appointments in the Community & Comprehensive or Voluntary Secondary sectors. The agreed contract of indefinite duration for both sectors is appended to Circular Letter 24/15. The agreed fixed term contract is appended to Circular Letter 19/03. In a Community or Comprehensive school, the Board of Management is the employer

Grievance Procedures

Grievance Procedure for Staff employed by Education and Training Boards (ETBs)
Original Grievance Procedure nationally agreed on 31 March 2010. Amended 1 July 2013 to align with the various provisions of the Education and Training Boards Act 2013. Revised for application on 24th February 2023. Click here

Revised Memorandum of Understanding to support the operation of the nationally agreed grievance procedure for staff employed by Education and Training Boards (ETBs). Application date: 24th February 2023 Click here

Procedure to resolve peer to peer employee relations issues (peer to peer resolution procedure) for staff employed by Education and Training Boards (ETBs). This procedure is for the resolution of peer-to-peer issues between employees in the ETB i.e. issues between colleagues where there is no line management relationship Click here

Revised Grievance Procedure for Community & Comprehensive Schools (2013)

Codes of Practice

ETBs

Bullying Prevention Policy and Harassment/Sexual Harassment Prevention Policies

Policy for the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work (effective from 11/10/24)

Guidance notes to accompany Policy for Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work

Policy for the Prevention and Resolution of Sexual Harassment and Harassment at Work (effective from 1/9/25)

Guidance Notes to accompany the Policy for the Prevention and Resolution of Sexual Harassment and Harassment at Work

Community & Comprehensive schools

Dignity At Work - Policy and Procedures for dealing with complaints of Bullying, Harassment and
Sexual Harassment of employees in Community and Comprehensive Schools (December 2018)

Voluntary Secondary Schools (JMB)

Harassment and Sexual Harassment Policy (June 2025)

Complaints Procedures

ETB Complaints Procedure 2018

Codes of Practice for Dealing with Complaints in Community and Comprehensive Schools
Produced by TUI, ACCS and ASTI

Disciplinary Procedures