Teachers agree on meetings but school year row stalls payout

TEACHERS have agreed times for meetings with parents but must wait until a row on the standardised school year is resolved before receiving their benchmarking pay increases.

Education Minister Noel Dempsey was expected to sanction pay rises for almost 50,000 teachers after the dispute over meetings ended last night. But a spokesperson for the minister said no payments will be made until compliance with the standardised school year is established.

The Teachers Conciliation Council meets next Tuesday to consider results of a Department of Education survey asking schools if they were open on December 22 and 23.