Circular letter F23/03
Chief Executive Officer
of the Vocational Education Committee
named in the address.
28th May, 2003.
Re: Restructured Pay for Administrative and Clerical Officer grades 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 for Clerical and Administrative staff in your scheme. This Circular Letter has been published on the Web and may be accessed at www.education.ie.
Revision of Pay
1. The adjustment to the terms of the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness (PPF) provided that one-quarter of the increases recommended by the Public Service Benchmarking Body would be paid with effect from 1 December 2001.
In accordance with the agreed adjustment to the terms of the PPF and with the ratification of the Programme for Sustaining Progress, basic rates of pay may be increased, with effect from 1st December 2001, by payment of one-quarter of the increases recommended by the Public Service Benchmarking Body (PSBB). Note that varying increases have been applied to VEC sector grades, in accordance with the recommendations of the PSBB.
2. The basic pay rates resulting from the application of the increase of 4% due under the PPF, with effect from 1 October 2002, are also adjusted to take account of the increase provided for in paragraph 1.
3. The 1% lump sum, paid in April 2002, which was part of the adjustment to the PPF in December 2000, should not be adjusted on foot of the benchmarking increase.
4. The revised salary scales, as appropriate, are set out in the schedule attached to this Circular Letter.
Grade IV pay scales: The Grade IV pay scales for 1 October 2001, as set out in the schedule, are the same pay scales as the scales that were set out on an age related basis for 1 October 2001 previously. Application of increases from 1 December 2001 and 1 October 2002 can therefore be made by reference to corresponding points on scale.
Rounding has been applied to the nearest euro on annual scales.
Future benchmarking increases
5. Future payments of Benchmarking increases are dependent, in the case of each grade, on verification of 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.
Remuneration of Substitutes
6. 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
01/12/01 /€1,058
/€3,177
/€1,144
/€3,406
01/10/02 /€1,100
/€3,304
/€1,190
/€3,542
Other Allowances
7. Benchmarking increases should not be applied to allowances, other than those set out in Paragraph 6 above. Where it is considered that a particular allowance should be adjusted, a case setting out the reasons why the adjustment is warranted should be furnished to the Department.
Part time staff
8. The pay of part-time staff may be revised, in accordance with the normal arrangements, by reference to the pay of wholetime staff to which they are related for pay purposes.
Pensions
9. Pensions in the course of payment on 30th November, 2001 in respect of former Clerical and Administrative staff, who served in grades to which this letter applies, may be adjusted as appropriate, in the normal way, by reference to the revised salary scales, as appropriate, set out in the schedule.
Cost of Increase
10. In accordance with your VEC’s budget letter, adjustments will be made to your schemes pay allocation under the following pay headings on receipt of the following pay cost information.
Pay Headings / Arrears1/12/01 – 31/12/02 / Current Year
1/1/03 – 31/12/03 / Total
Administration
Instruction
Total
11. Please provide a copy of this Circular Letter to staff members, as appropriate, in the normal way.
12. Any queries regarding the implementation of this Circular Letter, at VEC level, should be addressed to the Post Primary Administration office in Tullamore. (Tel: 0506-24336/8,
Fax: 0506-25347).
J. Kelly
Post Primary.
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