Circular Letter No: 0079/2006.
Chief Executive Officer of Vocational Education Committee.
named in the address.
8th June, 2006.
Revised pay for Senior Instructors/Assistant Managers and Instructors in VEC Outdoor Education Centres
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 Senior Instructors/Assistant Managers and Instructors in VEC Outdoor Education Centres. The revised rates of pay are set out in the schedule to this Circular Letter and are available on the Department’s website at www.education.ie under Post Primary Division.
These revised 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 increases recommended by the Sustaining Progress Agreement are dependent, in the case of each organisation and grade, 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), has considered progress achieved and decided that the level of progress achieved during the period warrants the payment of the relevant pay increases.
Future payments under Sustaining Progress are dependent, in the case of each organisation and grade, on verification of continued co-operation with flexibility and ongoing change, maintenance of stable industrial relations and absence of industrial action in respect of any matters covered by Sustaining Progress. Payment is dependent on verification of satisfactory achievement of targets to be achieved in relation to ongoing change and flexibility. To this end, targets must continue to be put in place to monitor achievements on this issue between the present time and the expiry of the terms of Sustaining Progress and the associated pay agreements to ensure that future increases can be paid.
Allowances
Allowances in the nature of pay for staff, to whom this letter applied, may be increased by 2.5% with effect from 1 June 2006.
Pensions
Pensions in the course of payment on 31st May 2006 in respect of former Outdoor Education staff 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.
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Salary Scale details payable to Senior Instructors/Assistant Managers in VEC Outdoor Education Centres
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 / € 26,025 / € 26,676 / € 27,476 / € 28,026 / €28,727
2 / € 29,414 / € 30,149 / € 31,053 / € 31,674 / €32,466
3 / € 32,818 / € 33,638 / € 34,647 / € 35,340 / €36,224
4 / € 36,240 / € 37,146 / € 38,260 / € 39,025 / €40,001
5 / € 39,675 / € 40,667 / € 41,887 / € 42,725 / €43,793
6 / € 43,125 / € 44,203 / € 45,529 / € 46,440 / €47,601
7 / € 46,594 / € 47,759 / € 49,192 / € 50,176 / €51,430
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 / € 20,891 / € 21,335 / € 22,188 / € 23,805 / € 24,281 / € 24,767 / € 25,640
2 / € 23,557 / € 24,073 / € 25,036 / € 26,891 / € 27,429 / € 27,978 / € 28,979
3 / € 26,223 / € 26,813 / € 27,885 / € 29,986 / € 30,585 / € 31,197 / € 32,333
4 / € 28,890 / € 29,558 / € 30,741 / € 33,094 / € 33,756 / € 34,431 / € 35,704
5 / € 31,558 / € 32,308 / € 33,600 / € 36,214 / € 36,938 / € 37,677 / € 39,089
6 / € 34,223 / € 35,057 / € 36,460 / € 39,341 / € 40,128 / € 40,931 / € 42,488
7 / € 36,892 / € 37,815 / € 39,327 / € 42,483 / € 43,333 / € 44,200 / € 45,905
Salary Scale details payable to Instructors in VEC Outdoor Education Centres
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 / € 19,821 / € 20,317 / € 20,927 / € 21,346 / €21,880
2 / € 23,507 / € 24,095 / € 24,818 / € 25,314 / €25,947
3 / € 27,204 / € 27,884 / € 28,721 / € 29,295 / €30,027
4 / € 30,924 / € 31,697 / € 32,648 / € 33,301 / €34,134
5 / € 34,660 / € 35,527 / € 36,593 / € 37,325 / €38,258
6 / € 38,406 / € 39,366 / € 40,547 / € 41,358 / €42,392
7 / € 42,176 / € 43,230 / € 44,527 / € 45,418 / €46,553
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 / € 15,910 / € 16,248 / € 16,898 / € 18,129 / € 18,492 / € 18,862 / € 19,528
2 / € 18,826 / € 19,238 / € 20,008 / € 21,490 / € 21,920 / € 22,358 / € 23,160
3 / € 21,737 / € 22,226 / € 23,115 / € 24,856 / € 25,353 / € 25,860 / € 26,802
4 / € 24,653 / € 25,223 / € 26,232 / € 28,241 / € 28,805 / € 29,381 / € 30,467
5 / € 27,567 / € 28,222 / € 29,351 / € 31,634 / € 32,267 / € 32,912 / € 34,148
6 / € 30,478 / € 31,220 / € 32,469 / € 35,035 / € 35,736 / € 36,451 / € 37,838
7 / € 33,394 / € 34,229 / € 35,598 / € 38,455 / € 39,224 / € 40,008 / € 41,553
Allowances payable to Senior Instructors/Assistant Managers and Instructors employed in VEC Outdoor Education Centres
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
Level 1 / € 933 / € 956 / € 985 / €1,005 / €1,030
Level 2 / € 1,870 / € 1,917 / € 1,975 / €2,015 / €2,065
Level 3 / € 2,801 / € 2,871 / € 2,957 / €3,016 / €3,091
Saturday Premium / € 15.02 / €15.32
Sleepover Allowance / € 43.68 / € 44.55 / €45.66
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
Level 1 / € 813 / - / € 845 / € 870 / € 887 / € 905 / € 919
Level 2 / € 1,628 / - / € 1,693 / € 1,744 / € 1,779 / € 1,815 / € 1,842
Level 3 / € 2,440 / - / € 2,538 / € 2,614 / € 2,666 / € 2,719 / € 2,760