Teachers seek 10% wage increase to bridge gap to private sector salaries

THE country’s teachers have sought a 10% salary increase in their claim to the Public Services Benchmarking Body (PSBB).

The 70-page claim submitted by the three main teacher unions will be considered by the group recently appointed to examine the pay of all public servants.

The first PSBB report in 2002 gave teachers a 13% increase, slightly higher than the average award, which was phased in until June 2005.