ASTI accepts 21% pay increase

SECONDARY school teachers have ended a four-year dispute by voting to accept a 21% salary increase under the national pay deal.

The ASTI vote follows last month’s decision, after a second ballot, to take up the Government offer of a paid supervision and substitution package.

Under the Sustaining Progress deal, teachers will receive a 7% pay increase over 18 months and a 13% rise as recommended by the public service benchmarking report. Over two years, their salaries will rise by 21%.