Teachers demand a national commission on pay

NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union has called for the creation of a new National Commission on Teachers’ Pay to raise the status of the teaching profession, restore competitiveness, and halt the real terms decline in teachers’ pay.

The NASUWT believes that the National Commission should be responsible for working with the profession, employers and the Government to restore the independence of the pay review body process, ending pay stagnation and jumpstarting the long term recovery of teachers’ pay.

A National Commission on Teachers’ Pay should be established by Government with the agreement of unions and employers. The next Government should be obliged to act on the Commission’s decisions and recommendations.

In a recent Pay Survey, 88% of NASUWT members described themselves as “somewhat or very worried” about their current financial situation, and in the past twelve months, 63% say that financial worries have impacted their working life. 11% have taken a second job.