Pay increases and arrears – payment dates
Building Momentum - A New Public Service Agreement 2021-2022
The Agreement provides for
- 3% pay adjustment with effect from 2 February 2022, and
- an increase of 1% or €500, whichever is greater, has been applied with effect from 1 October 2022.
Pay increases have now been applied and will be applied as follows below. The increases include retrospective payments.
Staff Paid By Department of Education Payroll
Pay increases have now been applied for teaching and non-teaching staff, including retired staff, who are paid via the Department of Education payroll. This includes payment to current and former school staff who work in primary, voluntary secondary, community and comprehensive schools.
The payment dates are as follows:
| Payroll | Arrears Payment Date |
| Post Primary Payroll | 17th November, 2022 |
| Primary Payroll | 24th November, 2022 |
| Non-Teaching Staff Payroll | 24th November, 2022 |
| Retired Persons Payroll | 24th November, 2022 |
Where payment increases are also due to be paid, for additional or supplementary programmes, such as the Summer Education Programme and Post Primary Temporary Covid Scheme which took place during the relevant period, such payment of arrears will be provided for at the earliest possible opportunity in the New Year.
Education and Training Board (ETB) Staff
For staff who are paid by Education Shared Business Service (ESBS) Payroll, such ETB staff will receive the new pay increases, and the retrospective payments on the following dates:
| Payment Frequency | Arrears Payment Date |
| Fortnightly Paid Staff | 25th November 2022 |
| Salaried Monthly Staff | 30th November 2022 |
| Part Time Monthly | 19th December 2022 |
Teaching and non-teaching staff, including retired staff, who are employed by Education and Training Board (ETB) schools which are not paid via the ESBS payroll service, will are paid by their relevant ETB sector. Such staff should contact their local ETB, who will advise of payment dates for staff within their relevant ETB area.
For further information see Circular 0064/2022 Revision of Teacher Salaries under Building Momentum - A New Public Service Agreement 2021-2022 (“The Agreement”)
