The government never compensated for removing allowances. This is completely incorrect. Teachers had previously started the scale at point three and then were put onto starting at point one. On top of new entrants starting at point one, a ten percent cut was imposed and the removal of allowances. The slight improvement in the salary scale helped alleviate some of the problem of starting at point one and not three. However, it is still approximately ten percent lower and without allowances. So please actually do some maths.
R Tracey
Posted on 4 Nov 2015 10:20 pm
The government never compensated for removing allowances. This is completely incorrect. Teachers had previously started the scale at point three and then were put onto starting at point one. On top of new entrants starting at point one, a ten percent cut was imposed and the removal of allowances. The slight improvement in the salary scale helped alleviate some of the problem of starting at point one and not three. However, it is still approximately ten percent lower and without allowances. So please actually do some maths.