Circular Letter No: 0074/2006

Circular Letter No: 0074/2006.

Chief Executive Officerof the Vocational Education Committee.

named in the address

8th June, 2006

Revised Pay for Administrative and Clerical Officer grades employed in

Vocational Education Committees.

Dear Chief Executive Officer,

I am directed by the Minister for Education and Science to refer to the application in the Education sector of the terms of Sustaining Progress and the associated Pay Agreement and to convey the approval of the Minister for the implementation of the following revised pay rates contained in the schedule to this Circular Letter for Administrative and Clerical Officer grades in your scheme with effect from 1 June 2006. This Circular Letter has been published on this Department’s website at under Post Primary Division.

The revised pay rates have been introduced as a result of the implementation of Section 14.2 of the Mid-Term Review of Part Two of Sustaining Progress that provides for an increase of 2.5% with effect from 1 June 2006.

The payment of the increase is dependent on verification of co-operation with flexibility and ongoing change, satisfactory implementation of the agenda for modernisation, maintenance of stable industrial relations and absence of industrial action in respect of any matters covered by the Sustaining Progress agreement. The Secretary General, in consultation with the Education Sector Performance Verification Group (ESPVG), which carried out an assessment of the extent of progress and co-operation reported by the VEC Partnership Forum, has decided that the level of progress achieved during the period warrants the payment of the relevant pay increase.

Allowances

Allowances in the nature of pay for staff, to whom this letter applies, may be increased by 2.5% with effect from 1 June 2006.

Part-Time Staff

The pay of part-time staff may be revised, in accordance with normal arrangements, by reference to the pay of whole time staff to which they are related for pay purposes.

Remuneration of Substitutes

In accordance with Agreed Report 4/80 of the Conciliation Council for Clerical and Administrative staff, revised rates of substitution allowances are approved, as follows:

Grades whose maximum salary exceeds the maximum salary of Assistant Principal: / Grades whose maximum salary does not exceed the maximum salary of Assistant Principal:

Acting Up

Dual Duties

Acting Up

Dual Duties

01/12/05 /

€1,191

€3,702

€1,289

€3,836

01/06/06 /

€1,221

€3,795

€1,321

€3,932

Pensions

Pensions in the course of payment on 31st May 2006 in respect of former Administrative and Clerical Officer grades in your scheme may be adjusted, as appropriate, in the normal way by reference to the revised pay scales as set out in the schedule to this Circular Letter.

General

Please provide a copy of this Circular Letter to staff members, as appropriate, in the normal way. Any queries, at VEC level, regarding the implementation of this Circular Letter should be addressed to Post Primary Administration section in Tullamore. (Tel: 057-9325406, Fax: 057-9325347).

J. Kelly

Post Primary.

e-mail:

Salary Scale details of Clerical & Administrative staff employed by the VEC - Grade III

SCALE POINTS / 1.5% Sustaining Progress / 2.5% Sustaining Progress / 3% Towards 2016 / 2% Towards 2016 / 2.5% Towards 2016
. / 01 December 2005 / 01 June 2006 / 01 December 2006 / 01 June 2007 / 01 March 2008
1 / € 21,574 / € 22,113 / € 22,776 / € 23,232 / € 23,813
2 / € 22,587 / € 23,152 / € 23,847 / € 24,324 / € 24,932
3 / € 23,597 / € 24,187 / € 24,913 / € 25,411 / € 26,046
4 / € 24,610 / € 25,225 / € 25,982 / € 26,502 / € 27,165
5 / € 25,625 / € 26,266 / € 27,054 / € 27,595 / € 28,285
6 / € 26,637 / € 27,303 / € 28,122 / € 28,684 / € 29,401
7 / € 27,647 / € 28,338 / € 29,188 / € 29,772 / € 30,516
8 / € 28,655 / € 29,371 / € 30,252 / € 30,857 / € 31,628
9 / € 29,670 / € 30,412 / € 31,324 / € 31,950 / € 32,749
10 / € 30,679 / € 31,446 / € 32,389 / € 33,037 / € 33,863
11 / € 31,694 / € 32,486 / € 33,461 / € 34,130 / € 34,983
12 / € 33,606 / € 34,446 / € 35,479 / € 36,189 / € 37,094
13 / € 33,606 / € 34,446 / € 35,479 / € 36,189 / € 37,094
14 / € 33,606 / € 34,446 / € 35,479 / € 36,189 / € 37,094
Long Service Increment / € 34,963 / € 35,837 / € 36,912 / € 37,650 / € 38,591
SCALE POINTS / 5.5% Programme for Prosperity & Fairness / Application of ¼ of Benchmarking / 4% Sustaining Progress / Application of ½ Benchmarking and 3% Sustaining Progress / 2% Sustaining Progress / 2% Sustaining Progress / Application of ¼ Benchmarking and 1.5% Sustaining Progress
. / 01 October 2001 / 01 December 2001 / 01 October 2002 / 01 January 2004 / 01 July 2004 / 01 December 2004 / 01 June 2005
1 / € 17,319 / € 17,687 / € 18,394 / € 19,733 / € 20,128 / € 20,531 / € 21,255
2 / € 18,131 / € 18,516 / € 19,257 / € 20,660 / € 21,073 / € 21,494 / € 22,253
3 / € 18,941 / € 19,344 / € 20,117 / € 21,584 / € 22,016 / € 22,456 / € 23,248
4 / € 19,756 / € 20,176 / € 20,983 / € 22,511 / € 22,961 / € 23,420 / € 24,246
5 / € 20,567 / € 21,005 / € 21,845 / € 23,438 / € 23,907 / € 24,385 / € 25,246
6 / € 21,380 / € 21,835 / € 22,708 / € 24,364 / € 24,851 / € 25,348 / € 26,243
7 / € 22,194 / € 22,665 / € 23,572 / € 25,289 / € 25,795 / € 26,311 / € 27,238
8 / € 23,001 / € 23,490 / € 24,430 / € 26,211 / € 26,735 / € 27,270 / € 28,232
9 / € 23,818 / € 24,324 / € 25,297 / € 27,139 / € 27,682 / € 28,236 / € 29,232
10 / € 24,625 / € 25,149 / € 26,155 / € 28,062 / € 28,623 / € 29,195 / € 30,226
11 / € 25,442 / € 25,983 / € 27,022 / € 28,992 / € 29,572 / € 30,163 / € 31,226
12 / € 26,973 / € 27,547 / € 28,649 / € 30,738 / € 31,353 / € 31,980 / € 33,109
13 / € 26,973 / € 27,547 / € 28,649 / € 30,738 / € 31,353 / € 31,980 / € 33,109
14 / € 26,973 / € 27,547 / € 28,649 / € 30,738 / € 31,353 / € 31,980 / € 33,109
Long Service Increment / € 28,066 / € 28,663 / € 29,809 / € 31,981 / € 32,621 / € 33,273 / € 34,446

Salary Scale details of Clerical & Administrative staff employed by the VEC - Grade IV

SCALE POINTS / 1.5% Sustaining Progress / 2.5% Sustaining Progress / 3% Towards 2016 / 2% Towards 2016 / 2.5% Towards 2016
. / 01 December 2005 / 01 June 2006 / 01 December 2006 / 01 June 2007 / 01 March 2008
1 / € 26,361 / € 27,020 / € 27,831 / € 28,388 / € 29,098
2 / € 28,280 / € 28,987 / € 29,857 / € 30,454 / € 31,215
3 / € 30,222 / € 30,978 / € 31,907 / € 32,545 / € 33,359
4 / € 31,669 / € 32,461 / € 33,435 / € 34,104 / € 34,957
5 / € 33,067 / € 33,894 / € 34,911 / € 35,609 / € 36,499
6 / € 34,955 / € 35,829 / € 36,904 / € 37,642 / € 38,583
7 / € 36,321 / € 37,229 / € 38,346 / € 39,113 / € 40,091
8 / € 37,708 / € 38,651 / € 39,811 / € 40,607 / € 41,622
1st Long Service Increment / € 38,983 / € 39,958 / € 41,157 / € 41,980 / € 43,030
2nd Long Service Increment / € 40,266 / € 41,273 / € 42,511 / € 43,361 / € 44,445
SCALE POINTS / 5.5% Programme for Prosperity & Fairness / Application of ¼ of Benchmarking / 4% Sustaining Progress / Application of ½ Benchmarking and 3% Sustaining Progress / 2% Sustaining Progress / 2% Sustaining Progress / Application of ¼ Benchmarking and 1.5% Sustaining Progress
. / 01 October 2001 / 01 December 2001 / 01 October 2002 / 01 January 2004 / 01 July 2004 / 01 December 2004 / 01 June 2005
1 / € 21,160 / € 21,610 / € 22,474 / € 24,112 / € 24,594 / € 25,086 / € 25,971
2 / € 22,702 / € 23,184 / € 24,111 / € 25,868 / € 26,385 / € 26,913 / € 27,862
3 / € 24,261 / € 24,776 / € 25,767 / € 27,644 / € 28,197 / € 28,761 / € 29,775
4 / € 25,421 / € 25,962 / € 27,000 / € 28,967 / € 29,546 / € 30,137 / € 31,201
5 / € 26,545 / € 27,109 / € 28,193 / € 30,247 / € 30,852 / € 31,469 / € 32,578
6 / € 28,057 / € 28,654 / € 29,800 / € 31,972 / € 32,611 / € 33,263 / € 34,438
7 / € 29,157 / € 29,776 / € 30,967 / € 33,223 / € 33,887 / € 34,565 / € 35,784
8 / € 30,267 / € 30,910 / € 32,147 / € 34,490 / € 35,180 / € 35,884 / € 37,151
1st Long Service Increment / € 31,294 / € 31,959 / € 33,237 / € 35,658 / € 36,371 / € 37,098 / € 38,407
2nd Long Service Increment / € 32,324 / € 33,011 / € 34,331 / € 36,832 / € 37,569 / € 38,320 / € 39,671

Salary Scale details of Clerical & Administrative staff employed by the VEC - Grade V

SCALE POINTS / 1.5% Sustaining Progress / 2.5% Sustaining Progress / 3% Towards 2016 / 2% Towards 2016 / 2.5% Towards 2016
. / 01 December 2005 / 01 June 2006 / 01 December 2006 / 01 June 2007 / 01 March 2008
1 / € 37,708 / € 38,651 / € 39,811 / € 40,607 / € 41,622
2 / € 38,961 / € 39,935 / € 41,133 / € 41,956 / € 43,005
3 / € 40,214 / € 41,219 / € 42,456 / € 43,305 / € 44,388
4 / € 41,468 / € 42,505 / € 43,780 / € 44,656 / € 45,772
5 / € 42,720 / € 43,788 / € 45,102 / € 46,004 / € 47,154
1st Long Service Increment / € 44,172 / € 45,276 / € 46,634 / € 47,567 / € 48,756
2nd Long Service Increment / € 45,622 / € 46,763 / € 48,166 / € 49,129 / € 50,357
SCALE POINTS / 5.5% Programme for Prosperity & Fairness / Application of ¼ of Benchmarking / 4% Sustaining Progress / Application of ½ Benchmarking and 3% Sustaining Progress / 2% Sustaining Progress / 2% Sustaining Progress / Application of ¼ Benchmarking and 1.5% Sustaining Progress
. / 01 October 2001 / 01 December 2001 / 01 October 2002 / 01 January 2004 / 01 July 2004 / 01 December 2004 / 01 June 2005
1 / € 30,267 / € 30,910 / € 32,147 / € 34,490 / € 35,180 / € 35,884 / € 37,151
2 / € 31,057 / € 31,776 / € 33,047 / € 35,579 / € 36,291 / € 37,017 / € 38,385
3 / € 31,976 / € 32,738 / € 34,048 / € 36,702 / € 37,436 / € 38,185 / € 39,620
4 / € 33,000 / € 33,779 / € 35,131 / € 37,853 / € 38,610 / € 39,382 / € 40,855
5 / € 33,826 / € 34,671 / € 36,058 / € 38,951 / € 39,730 / € 40,525 / € 42,089
1st Long Service Increment / € 34,975 / € 35,849 / € 37,283 / € 40,275 / € 41,081 / € 41,903 / € 43,519
2nd Long Service Increment / € 36,124 / € 37,027 / € 38,508 / € 41,598 / € 42,430 / € 43,279 / € 44,948

Salary Scale details of Clerical & Administrative staff employed by the VEC - Grade VI

Salary Scale details of Clerical & Administrative staff employed by the VEC - Grade VII

SCALE POINTS / 1.5% Sustaining Progress / 2.5% Sustaining Progress / 3% Towards 2016 / 2% Towards 2016 / 2.5% Towards 2016
. / 01 December 2005 / 01 June 2006 / 01 December 2006 / 01 June 2007 / 01 March 2008
1 / € 44,207 / € 45,312 / € 46,671 / € 47,604 / € 48,794
2 / € 45,328 / € 46,461 / € 47,855 / € 48,812 / € 50,032
3 / € 46,638 / € 47,804 / € 49,238 / € 50,223 / € 51,479
4 / € 47,953 / € 49,152 / € 50,627 / € 51,640 / € 52,931
5 / € 49,271 / € 50,503 / € 52,018 / € 53,058 / € 54,384
6 / € 50,449 / € 51,710 / € 53,261 / € 54,326 / € 55,684
7 / € 51,647 / € 52,938 / € 54,526 / € 55,617 / € 57,007
8 / € 52,813 / € 54,133 / € 55,757 / € 56,872 / € 58,294
9 / € 53,973 / € 55,322 / € 56,982 / € 58,122 / € 59,575
1st Long Service Increment / € 55,968 / € 57,367 / € 59,088 / € 60,270 / € 61,777
2nd Long Service Increment / € 57,970 / € 59,419 / € 61,202 / € 62,426 / € 63,987
SCALE POINTS / 5.5% Programme for Prosperity & Fairness / Application of ¼ of Benchmarking / 4% Sustaining Progress / Application of ½ Benchmarking and 3% Sustaining Progress / 2% Sustaining Progress / 2% Sustaining Progress / Application of ¼ Benchmarking and 1.5% Sustaining Progress
. / 01 October 2001 / 01 December 2001 / 01 October 2002 / 01 January 2004 / 01 July 2004 / 01 December 2004 / 01 June 2005
1 / € 35,003 / € 35,878 / € 37,313 / € 40,307 / € 41,113 / € 41,935 / € 43,554
2 / € 35,879 / € 36,779 / € 38,250 / € 41,325 / € 42,152 / € 42,995 / € 44,658
3 / € 36,906 / € 37,835 / € 39,348 / € 42,518 / € 43,368 / € 44,235 / € 45,949
4 / € 37,939 / € 38,895 / € 40,451 / € 43,713 / € 44,587 / € 45,479 / € 47,244
5 / € 38,972 / € 39,957 / € 41,556 / € 44,913 / € 45,811 / € 46,727 / € 48,543
6 / € 39,900 / € 40,910 / € 42,546 / € 45,985 / € 46,905 / € 47,843 / € 49,703
7 / € 40,841 / € 41,877 / € 43,552 / € 47,077 / € 48,019 / € 48,979 / € 50,884
8 / € 41,752 / € 42,813 / € 44,526 / € 48,137 / € 49,100 / € 50,082 / € 52,033
9 / € 42,656 / € 43,744 / € 45,493 / € 49,189 / € 50,173 / € 51,176 / € 53,175
1st Long Service Increment / € 44,236 / € 45,364 / € 47,178 / € 51,009 / € 52,029 / € 53,070 / € 55,141
2nd Long Service Increment / € 45,816 / € 46,984 / € 48,864 / € 52,832 / € 53,889 / € 54,967 / € 57,113