INTO general secretary says pay award needed early in 2024 to make up for losses
“It is our contention that when talks begin, and we hopefully close in on a deal, there will have to be a significant uplift in early 2024; we’re catching up for losses,” he said.
“It will be our job to get the best possible agreement for 300,000 public sector workers, but it will be very different to any other pay deal this century,” he said. In the teaching area, he said the INTO will be seeking the restoration of middle management posts to address a “recruitment and retention crisis”, as well as measures to recognise additional qualifications for teachers. These measures will also be needed, he said, to attract teachers abroad back to Ireland.
“Too many of our students are experiencing extremely stressful situations, while our members often commute significant distances to their workplaces because of the same accommodation shortages,” she writes.
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