Teachers Agree Two-Year Pay Deal On Pay And Conditions
A two-year deal on pay and conditions for Scotland's teachers has been formally agreed.
A two-year deal on pay and conditions for Scotland's teachers has been formally agreed.
The settlement will see teachers receive a 1.5% backdated increase for the financial year 2015/16 and a further 1% in 2016/17.
The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), the largest teaching union in Scotland, balloted its members on the proposals after recommending that members accept them.
The deal has now been agreed by the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT), which includes representatives of teaching organisations, councils and the Scottish Government.
It includes an agreed statement on managing teacher workload and measures to address supply teaching issues.
EIS salaries convener Tom Tracey said: In a difficult financial context this deal was the best that could be achieved through negotiation.
We are aware that teachers in England have no right to salary progression and have pay linked to performance.
This offer exceeds the pay policy that is applied by the Westminster Government and while teachers in Scotland continue to pay the price of austerity, a modest pay uplift is welcome at this time.''
Education Secretary Angela Constance said: Reaching this agreement on a pay increase demonstrates the benefit of Government, employers and unions working together positively, particularly in the current challenging financial climate.''