Teachers underpaid by up to 20% over payroll glitch

Hundreds of new teachers have been underpaid by up to 20% for the past six months due to delays in updating the Department of Education’s payroll system.

Last year, reductions were made to the daily rate paid to newly qualified teachers for substitution work at primary and secondary schools.

However, the estimated 800 newly qualified teachers who have been working at primary and secondary schools since then have not been paid this reduced rate — and are instead receiving the rate set for unqualified teachers.