More than 30,000 teachers worked overtime to cover teacher shortages
The ministry paid almost €26 million in overtime, which includes retroactive payments back to 2018 after a correction in the calculation. More than 5,700 teachers are receiving travel support.
Ministry wants to validate teachers' pay by requiring completion of class registers. Unions and headteachers demand explanations about "this nonsense"
An official letter dated 7 January — the same day the Government met with unions to discuss the statute governing the teaching career — was sent to schools informing them that recording class registers is compulsory, describing them as indispensable for “validation of the teaching service provided and the corresponding remuneration”.
