The Sectoral Bargaining Circular for the Post-Primary sector has been published to the Gov.ie website at ASTI.Ie
It refers to the implementation of Sectoral Bargaining with effect from 1 February 2022 for post primary teachers – Payment of PME/HDip Allowance.
Key aspects:
The change to be implemented, under this circular, is the restoration of the Professional Master of Education (PME)/Higher Diploma in Education Allowance (H. Dip in Ed) with effect from 1st February 2022.
The revised new entrant salary scale will be increased to include the value of the PME/Honours H.Dip in Education Allowance (€1,314) on each point of the scale
The increase will be applied directly by the payroll operators and will not require an application process.
The payroll adjustments necessitated by this Circular will be implemented at the earliest possible date with retrospective effect to 1 February 2022 (or date of appointment, if later).
There are a number of new entrant post primary teachers who entered teaching between 1 January 2011 and 31 January 2012 who are already in receipt of the existing Professional Master of Education (PME)/Higher Diploma in Education Allowance (H. Dip in Ed in addition to salary. As there can be no duplication in the payment of this allowance, and as this allowance is now incorporated into the pay scale with effect from 1 February 2022, the increased pay scale will be applied and the allowance discontinued for these teachers from 1 February 2022.
There are also a small number of teachers who entered employment after the discontinuation of the PME/H.Dip in Ed allowance on 1 February 2012 but who were appointed to the existing pre-2011 pay scale. It is the intention that these teachers will be allowed to apply for the existing allowance and this process will be agreed and finalised with unions as soon as possible. A separate circular will issue in due course.
Please see joint ASTI/TUI statement regarding the reinstatement of the value of Postgraduate Masters in Education (PME) allowance here.
