Written answers

Tuesday, 15 November 2016

Department of Education and Skills

Teachers' Remuneration

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that some ASTI members that opted out of supervision and substitution duties before the Haddington Road agreement are facing having their salary deducted despite the fact that they are no longer contracted to carry out those duties and cannot withdraw from them (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34659/16]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Supervision and substitution duties are compulsory for all teachers since the Haddington Road Agreement. As part of the S&S scheme finalised at this time a limited group of teachers were allowed to opt-out of the duties in return for a pay reduction. Department Circular 0006/2014 states that with effect from the beginning of the 2013/14 school year, participation in the Supervision and Substitution scheme will be compulsory for all teachers, save for those who avail of the opt-out arrangement.

The ASTI directive instructed its members to withdraw from the Supervision and Substitution Scheme. The opt-out is an element of the S&S scheme and ASTI have directed all members to withdraw from that scheme in its entirety. Therefore, the ‘opt-out’ provided for under the scheme will not apply to ASTI members who are subject to the directive. 

Where schools have been forced to close to students as a result of ASTI’s withdrawal from supervision and substitution duties, ASTI members who have not made themselves available for S&S will not be paid for those days.

It is normal industrial relations practice that, where workers in industrial action withdraw from core elements of their work, resulting in the closure of the workplace, those workers would not be paid for those days.

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