Following the recent introduction of measures to resolve outstanding issues with new entrants pay, some 5,000 SNAs, hired since September 2011 on lower rates of pay, are set to benefit.

Fórsa was at the forefront of the negotiations with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. 

The increases will be effected by removing points 4 and 8 from the pay scale, meaning that those on the post-September 2011 pay scale will ‘jump’ a point when they reach both the fourth and eighth points of the scale.

The measures will apply on the next increment date falling on or after 1st March 2019.

Speaking in the Oíreachtas, Minister for Education Richard Bruton said:

“On Monday 24th September, I welcomed, together with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, the outcome of discussions between public service employers and the public services committee of ICTU in respect of new entrant pay.
This agreement will benefit 16,000 teachers and nearly 5,000 SNAs within the education sector. The deal provides for a series of incremental jumps for new entrants at points 4 and 8 of their scale.”

See also: New SNA posts: fragmentation must be kept to a minimum – Fórsa (response to Budget 2019 announcement of up to 950 new SNA posts)