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Retired Teachers/Working as Substitute - Update (April 2024)

Information and worked examples of how working as a substitute interacts  with your pension have been provided by the Department of Education.

For  further information see the Department website at:     www.gov.ie/retiredteachers

 

or click this link: working-as-a-substitute-while-receiving-a-teacher-s-pension.pdf

 

 

 

 

Monday, 25 March 2024 10:33

SLIGO RETIRED TEACHERS EVENT MARCH 2024

Three Retired Teacher Organisations combine in Sligo to host  event.

The Sligo RSTA has sent us a report of a recent event which was organised through the co-operative efforts of the retired members of the three teacher unions RSTA, RTAI and TUIRMA.

A lecture entitled The Wisdom of Our Ages by Gerry Farrell was presented in the Black Box of the Model and Niland Centre Sligo on 12th March 2024.

This is the second successful event the RTS (Retired Teacher Sligp) has hosted.

 

Read a full report and view photos of the event here: Sligo_report.pdf

Sunday, 11 February 2024 16:26

January '24 Newsletter

Click to view/read January 2024  RSTA Newsletter:      January_24_Newsletter.pdf

Tuesday, 19 September 2023 11:55

September '23 Newsletter

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

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:

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

 

Relevant Department Circular: 

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

 

Friday, 10 March 2023 11:50

RSTA is now on Twitter and Facebook

RSTA IS NOW ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK

Keep up to date on all the latest RSTA news and events in our branches around the country.

To access our Facebook page log in to Facebook and search for "RSTA Teachers".

To access our Twitter page at:  @RSTA Ireland

 

 

 

BUILDING MOMENTUM UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 2022

The September 22 eBulletin has been circulated to all members on the RSTA email contact  list.  It contains information on the latest update of the Building Moment Agreement.  The Bulletin can be read/downloaded at the link below:

Bulletin_September_22.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

 

 

Thursday, 26 January 2023 18:23

January '23 Newsletter

January 2023 Newsletter

January_2023_Newsletter.pdf

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