WORKING AS A SUBSTITUTE WHILE RECEIVING A TEACHER'S PENSION

The Department of Education has issued a circular and has sent notices to retired teachers regarding changes in the arrangements for employment as a substitute while receiving a teacher's pension:

Circular 24 2022 Guidance on the application of Abatement of Public Service Occupational Pensions

Read, download and/or print the information on working as a substitute at the link below.

Working_as_a_substitute_while_receiving_a_teacher.pdf

UPDATE ON PAY AND PENSIONS, EXTENSION OF BUILDING MOMENTUM AGREEMENT

Report by Ger O'Donoghue and Denis O'Boyle, RSTA members and  ASTI Representatives on the ICTU Retired Workers Committee.  February 2023.

Once the Trade Unions had formally ratified acceptance of the new publc sector pay deal known as Building Momentum, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), Public Service Committee met and formally notified the Government and the Workplace Relations Commission that the deal had been accepted.  All of the affiliated unions had voted in favour of the proposals to extend the current Building Momentum public service pay agreement to the end of 2023.

On 7th October 2022 the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform press release included the following:

• Over 370,000 fulltime equivalent public servants to benefit from pay increases including back dating of 3% award to   February 2022
• Pay parity for the majority of retired public servants retained for the duration of the Agreement

Read the full report here: Building_Momentum_Article_for_RSTA_2023.pdf

September 22 Newsletter

September_22_Newsletter.pdf

The RSTA 60th Anniversary Newsletter is available to read/download at the link below:

60th Anniversary Newsletter

The February 2022 issue of the RSTA Newsletter is available at the link below.

February_22_Newsletter.pdf