Circular 0153/2006
Chief Executive Officer
of the Vocational Education Committeenamed in address.
Revised Pay for Principal Officer and Assistant Principal Officer grades employed in Vocational Education Committees with effect from 1 December 2006.
Dear Chief Executive Officer,
I am directed by the Minister for Education and Science to refer to the application in the Education sector of the terms of Towards 2016 and the associated Pay Agreement, and to convey the approval of the Minister for the implementation of the following revised pay rates, contained in the schedule to this Circular Letter, for Principal Officer and Assistant Principal Officer grades in your scheme with effect from 1 December 2006. This Circular Letter has been published on this Department’s website at under Post Primary Division.
The revised pay rates have been introduced as a result of the implementation of Section 27.17 of Towards 2016 that provides for an increase of 3% with effect from 1 December 2006.
The payment of the 3% increase as provided for by the Towards 2016 Agreement is dependent, in the case of each organisation and grade, on verification of co-operation with flexibility and ongoing change, satisfactory implementation of the agenda for modernisation, maintenance of stable industrial relations and absence of industrial action in respect of any matters covered by the Towards 2016 agreement. The Secretary General, in consultation with the Education Sector Performance Verification Group (ESPVG), which carried out an assessment of the extent of progress and co-operation reported by the VEC Partnership Forum, has decided that the level of progress achieved during the period warrants the payment of the relevant pay increase.
Allowances
Allowances in the nature of pay for staff, to whom this letter applies, may be increased by 3% with effect from 1 December 2006.
Part-Time Staff
The pay of part-time staff may be revised, in accordance with normal arrangements, by reference to the pay of whole time staff to which they are related for pay purposes.
Remuneration of Substitutes
In accordance with Agreed Report 4/80 of the Conciliation Council for Clerical and Administrative staff, revised rates of substitution allowances are approved, as follows:
Grades whose maximum salary exceeds the maximum salary of Assistant Principal: / Grades whose maximum salary does not exceed the maximum salary of Assistant Principal:Acting Up / Dual Duties / Acting Up / Dual Duties
01/06/06 / €1,221 / €3,795 / €1,321 / €3,932
01/12/06 / €1,258 / €3,909 / €1,361 / €4,050
Pensions
Pensions in the course of payment on 30th November 2006 in respect of former Principal Officers and Assistant Principal Officers may be adjusted, as appropriate, in the normal way by reference to the revised pay scales as set out in the schedule to this Circular Letter.
General
Please provide a copy of this Circular Letter to staff members, as appropriate, in the normal way. Any queries, at VEC level, regarding the implementation of this Circular Letter should be addressed to Post Primary Administration section in Tullamore. (Tel: 05793-25406, Fax: 05793-25347).
Enda Molloy
Post Primary.
e-mail:
11th January, 2007.
Salary Scale details payable to Assistant Principal Officers employed by the VEC
SCALE POINTS / 1.5% Sustaining Progress / 2.5% Sustaining Progress / 3% Towards 2016 / 2% Towards 2016 / 2.5% Towards 2016. / 01 December 2005 / 01 June 2006 / 01 December 2006 / 01 June 2007 / 01 March 2008
1 / € 63,159 / € 64,738 / € 66,680 / € 68,014 / € 69,714
2 / € 64,656 / € 66,272 / € 68,260 / € 69,625 / € 71,366
3 / € 66,155 / € 67,809 / € 69,843 / € 71,240 / € 73,021
4 / € 67,652 / € 69,343 / € 71,423 / € 72,851 / € 74,672
5 / € 69,151 / € 70,880 / € 73,006 / € 74,466 / € 76,328
6 / € 70,650 / € 72,416 / € 74,588 / € 76,080 / € 77,982
7 / € 72,499 / € 74,311 / € 76,540 / € 78,071 / € 80,023
LSI 1 / € 74,710 / € 76,578 / € 78,875 / € 80,453 / € 82,464
LSI 2 / € 76,925 / € 78,848 / € 81,213 / € 82,837 / € 84,908
SCALE POINTS / 5.5% Programme for Prosperity & Fairness / Application of ¼ of Benchmarking / 4% Sustaining Progress / Application of ½ Benchmarking and 3% Sustaining Progress / 2% Sustaining Progress / 2% Sustaining Progress / Application of ¼ Benchmarking and 1.5% Sustaining Progress
. / 01 October 2001 / 01 December 2001 / 01 October 2002 / 01 January 2004 / 01 July 2004 / 01 December 2004 / 01 June 2005
1 / € 48,338 / € 50,006 / € 52,006 / € 57,139 / € 58,282 / € 59,448 / € 62,226
2 / € 49,484 / € 51,191 / € 53,239 / € 58,494 / € 59,664 / € 60,857 / € 63,700
3 / € 50,631 / € 52,378 / € 54,473 / € 59,849 / € 61,046 / € 62,267 / € 65,177
4 / € 51,777 / € 53,563 / € 55,706 / € 61,204 / € 62,428 / € 63,677 / € 66,652
5 / € 52,924 / € 54,750 / € 56,940 / € 62,560 / € 63,811 / € 65,087 / € 68,129
6 / € 54,071 / € 55,936 / € 58,174 / € 63,916 / € 65,194 / € 66,498 / € 69,606
7 / € 55,486 / € 57,400 / € 59,696 / € 65,588 / € 66,900 / € 68,238 / € 71,428
LSI 1 / € 57,179 / € 59,152 / € 61,518 / € 67,590 / € 68,942 / € 70,321 / € 73,606
LSI 2 / € 58,874 / € 60,905 / € 63,341 / € 69,593 / € 70,985 / € 72,405 / € 75,788
Salary Scale details payable to Principal Officers employed by the VEC
SCALE POINTS / 1.5% Sustaining Progress / 2.5% Sustaining Progress / 3% Towards 2016 / 2% Towards 2016 / 2.5% Towards 2016. / 01 December 2005 / 01 June 2006 / 01 December 2006 / 01 June 2007 / 01 March 2008
1 / € 77,810 / € 79,755 / € 82,148 / € 83,791 / € 85,886
2 / € 80,839 / € 82,860 / € 85,346 / € 87,053 / € 89,229
3 / € 83,867 / € 85,964 / € 88,543 / € 90,314 / € 92,572
4 / € 86,896 / € 89,068 / € 91,740 / € 93,575 / € 95,914
5 / € 89,926 / € 92,174 / € 94,939 / € 96,838 / € 99,259
LSI 1 / € 92,749 / € 95,068 / € 97,920 / € 99,878 / € 102,375
LSI 2 / € 95,672 / € 98,064 / € 101,006 / € 103,026 / € 105,602
SCALE POINTS / 5.5% Programme for Prosperity & Fairness / Application of ¼ of Benchmarking / 4% Sustaining Progress / Application of ½ Benchmarking and 3% Sustaining Progress / 2% Sustaining Progress / 2% Sustaining Progress / Application of ¼ Benchmarking and 1.5% Sustaining Progress
. / 01 October 2001 / 01 December 2001 / 01 October 2002 / 01 January 2004 / 01 July 2004 / 01 December 2004 / 01 June 2005
1 / € 60,671 / € 62,446 / € 64,943 / € 70,694 / € 72,108 / € 73,550 / € 76,660
2 / € 63,032 / € 64,876 / € 67,471 / € 73,445 / € 74,914 / € 76,412 / € 79,644
3 / € 65,394 / € 67,307 / € 69,999 / € 76,197 / € 77,721 / € 79,275 / € 82,628
4 / € 67,756 / € 69,738 / € 72,527 / € 78,949 / € 80,528 / € 82,139 / € 85,612
5 / € 70,117 / € 72,168 / € 75,055 / € 81,700 / € 83,334 / € 85,001 / € 88,597
LSI 1 / € 72,319 / € 74,434 / € 77,412 / € 84,266 / € 85,951 / € 87,670 / € 91,378
LSI 2 / € 74,598 / € 76,780 / € 79,851 / € 86,921 / € 88,659 / € 90,432 / € 94,258