Pay offer for tutors will be made ‘at earliest opportunity’, says Tánaiste

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Independent TD Marian Harkin says adult education tutors have to sign up for social welfare payments during holiday periods

Ms Harkin told the Dáil that adult education tutors employed by education and training boards were paid at different rates in different parts of the country.

Independent TD Marian Harkin said adult education tutors 'deserve a proper contract of employment'. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins“They are not paid for any preparation, any research, any work they do in preparing lesson planning.She added: “Adult education tutors do not get paid for the summer months, at Christmas and the Easter breaks.

Mr Martin said: “In 2020, the Labour Court recommended that the official side make an offer and a joint proposal has been prepared by the Department of Further and Higher Education and the Department of Education, which retains regulatory responsibility.

 

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