Around 1,000 school secretaries and caretakers on low pay with no job security are to have their conditions of employment "regularised" under a preliminary agreement reached at the Workplace Relations Commission this evening.
However, those employed directly by boards of management in schools can earn as little as €12,500 per year, with no sick pay, holiday pay or increments - and many are forced to sign on for social welfare during school breaks. — andy pike October 27, 2020 He said final costings had not yet been completed, and there was a lot of work to be done on the details.
He hoped staff could be balloted on the outcome before the summer break next year, and that the implementation date would be the start of the 2021 school year.
About time
SeanCroweTD was one of the few voices of support over the last few years, but then, what other TD's actually take the time to visit the lesser financially supported areas?
School secretaries&caretakers are the inheritors of real effort and endeavour by their sisters and brothers who fought for a better life. Let’s honour their memory and the work of modern women and men by assuring them of a decent income.Respect is via deeds, not just words!
Not a moment too soon. The absolute fabric of our schools....no one knows more than the school secretary!!!
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