Youngest teachers to lose most in pay vote

Younger teachers will be the biggest losers if their union votes for a second time to reject the Haddington Road Agreement, according to Department of Education figures.

A range of examples of how their salaries would be affected if they either accept or vote against the public service pay deal shows that an Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) member who started working last year would be earning €700 a month less than another teacher if the union turns down the HRA.

Its ballot of 16,000 members continues until Dec 18 but the union executive is recommending a no vote, in what would be a repeat of the result in September when it was rejected by almost two-to-one after a 55% turnout.