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872 - TEACHER SALARY CUTS

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Education

Now that teachers wages have been capped at 2.5% when the inflation rate is 3.6%, what incentives is the Government providing to attract and retain quality persons to the teaching profession?

Answer -

The  Government's 2.5% public sector wages policy is not a cap, but a minimum. A 2.5% increase in wages is not a reduction.

The  Government's 2.5% public sector wages policy is the same as the 2.5% public sector wages policy of the former Government.


Question asked on 8 September 2011 (session 55-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 40
Answer received on 13 October 2011 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 49