Technical Notes 2023, Issue 36 - SNCT Pay Offer

1. Further to my earlier email, we have detailed below some additional information.
    
2. Following a COSLA Leaders meeting today (Friday 3 March), a revised, best and final pay offer was presented to Teaching Unions.
    
3. The offer is for 28 months, is in three parts, and covers the period 1 April 2022 to 31 July 2024. It is as follows:

• A 7% increase at all SNCT pay points with effect from 1/4/22, with a cap at a starting salary of £80,000 or over, where a £5,600 flat rate uplift to salary will apply.
• A further increase of 5% at all SNCT pay points with effect from 1/4/23, with a cap at a starting salary of £80,000 or over where a £4,000 flat rate uplift to salary will apply.
• A further increase of 2% at all SNCT pay points with effect from 1/1/24, with a cap at a starting salary of £80,000 or over where a £1,600 flat rate uplift to salary will apply.

4. It is also proposed that, thereafter, the pay year for teachers will be aligned with the school year starting from August 2024. The offer letter is attached to this Technical Note for your information.

5. The EIS Salaries Committee and Executive Committee have met and agreed to ballot their members with a recommendation to accept the offer.
    
6. As previously advised, the EIS have agreed to stand down their targeted industrial action in Milngavie and Bearsden 7-9 March next week.
    
7. SSTA have confirmed that they will stand down any planned action and that they will also ballot their members.  They will not give a recommendation either way, but the most recent offer was accepted.
    
8. AHDS have confirmed that they accept the offer as per previously advised.
    
9. The results of the ballots will be communicated as they become available.

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