The labour court arbitrator in a long running conflict between the ministry of Education and trade unions has proposed a pay deal for non-teaching school staff that is likely to be accepted. In the proposal, secretaries and caretakers’ minimum hourly wages would rise from €10.25 to €13 between 2016 and 2019 in four separate hikes. The proposal furthermore includes a clause guaranteeing that the higher wages will not lead to staff being allotted fewer hours. Between 7,500 and 8,000 non-teaching staff, who predominantly work part-time, are expected to be affected by the pay deal.
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