Haddington Road Info (post October 2013 )

evolving_doors · 31-12-2013 2:33pm #1

Here is the latest info from the ASTI website on Haddington Road implications.
(Feel free to PM me if there are any omissions/suggestions)

Click HERE for links to download the full agreement and revised salary scales for new teachers.

The TUI have an extensive FAQ on their website HERE

Higher pay cut:
5.5% cut if earning above €65k from July 1, 2013
8% cut on earnings above €80k from July 1, 2013

Cut reduction:
Cut amount reduced by up to €1,769 per annum

Restoration:
April 2017: commitment to restore half of cut amount to annual salary
January 2018: commitment to restore remaining half of cut amount to annual salary

Increments:
Next increment due after July 1, 2013 paid to all earning below €100k.
(Increments will be unfrozen with effect from 1st July, 2013; any loss of pay due to the late implementation of the Haddington Road Agreement will be restored)

Salary less than €35k: one three-month delay in payment of following increment, meaning a permanent three-month delay in increments

Salary €35k – 65k: Three-month delay in payment of following two increments, meaning a permanent six-month delay in increments

Salary €65k – €100k: Six-month delay in payment of following two increments, meaning a permanent 12-month delay in increments

Salary above €100k: three year freeze in increments

New teachers’ pay: (Full salary scales can be found at www.asti.ie )

Revised pay scale for new teachers backdated to July 1st 2013.
(The loss of pay since July 1, 2013 due to the late implementation of the Haddington Road Agreement will be restored)

2011 entrants: Average increase of €1,000 per year; top of scale increase of €2,000 per year

2012 entrants (and after): Average increase of €2,000 per year, top of scale increase of €6,500 per year.

Fixed-term / part-time teachers:
CID eligibility after three years with effect from September 2013.
ASTI members who are eligible for CIDs from September 2013 under the Haddington Road Agreement will be awarded CIDs backdated to September 2013
Permanency panel with effect from September 2014
Expert group to examine casualisation. Expert group in place January 2014.
Department has stated that levels of part-time / temporary employment represent “a real issue for the profession and the education system”
Department commitment is that expert group will address issues in the short-term, as well as in the medium-term and long-term.

Substitution & Supervision (S&S):
Compulsory S&S for all except:
Those who were not in the S&S scheme on a pensionable basis in 2012/2013 may opt out but will be subject to an annual pay deduction of €1,769/€1,592 from January 2014 (no deduction back to July 1, 2013). Those who opt out will remain eligible for pay restoration and pay cut alleviation.
No payment for S&S
Max weekly S&S: three hours
Max annual S&S: 43 hours (increase)
New entrants’ S&S: 43 hours (decrease)
Five periods on rota per week
Union / management discussions on a fairer roster system to take place in January 2014

Payment for S&S:
No allowance payable for S&S
Commitment to include additional pensionable payment of €796 in the incremental scale in lieu of S&S payment from April 2017 (including for teachers who opt-out of S&S)
Commitment to include additional pensionable payment of a further €796 in the incremental scale in lieu of S&S payment from April 2018 (including for teachers who opt-out of S&S). i.e. a total increase of €1,592
Those who opt out of S&S will be subject to a pay deduction of €1,769/€1,592 from January 2014 (no deduction back to July 1, 2013).

Posts of responsibility:
Alleviation of moratorium guaranteed for lifetime of agreement
Circular 53/2011 will now be implemented.
300 new AP posts this school year and more in September 2014

Redundancy/redeployment:
No redundancies and redeployment scheme continues to operate

Hours:
33 Croke Park Hours required
ASTI to participate in review panel (to be established in January 2014) to make recommendations on best use of the 33 hours for teachers.
Changes to use of 33 hours to be introduced in September 2014.
Department commitment that apart from S&S and 33 ‘Croke Park’ hours, no other additional hours will be required of teachers arising from the Haddington Road Agreement.