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Teacher pay increase

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Rose13579 · 15/10/2022 08:55

Hi
Does anyone know what will happen regarding the 5% pay increase for teachers if the unions arrange a strike? Will it be on hold until an agreement is reached? I read the strikes will be after Xmas and normally we would get any pay increases in December thanks

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Roxydogs · 15/10/2022 11:59

Just seen this on the NEU page

Teacher pay increase
Postapocalypticcowgirl · 15/10/2022 12:08

The union dispute won't have any impact on pay rises being approved, but the NEU guidance above only applies to maintained (LA) schools.

If you work for an academy, any pay rise has to be ratified by the trustees, as well as pay progression. If there's no money in the budget, the trustees may choose not to post a deficit budget, and will therefore not ratify the pay rises. This is rare- in the county I work in, all academy trusts stick to government published pay rises. But equally, schools are on the edge and if the money isn't there, it is a difficult decision for academies to make.

It's possible some academies will use impeding strike action as an excuse to delay pay rises, but this is disingenuous, to say the least.

The union campaign for fully funded pay rises succeeds, it actually makes it easier for academies to approve the pay rises, because my understanding is that academies and free schools aren't allowed to post repeated deficit budgets.

The NEU timescale looks like balloting after half term, which would realistically lead to a strike in January, due to the "cooling off" period mandated by legislation. I assume NASUWT are working to a similar time scale as co-ordinated strikes will be most effective.

Cakeybake · 22/10/2022 11:56

My school is intending to give the 5% pay rise, backdated to September in the coming months and then if the offer is increased then the additional will also be paid once agreed. The support staff pay offer has not been agreed yet, so still waiting on this one.

ExhaustedPigeon · 04/11/2022 09:35

We have heard from our school today that as unions are in dispute they are not paying us the rise agreed or backpay until it is resolved. LEA school. Has anyone else had this? Is it legal?

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