Members should be aware of the last increase in employee contribution to pensions. Details are in the table below. This will apply on April salaries onwards.
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Pay and Conditions of Service Agreement 2013-15
The SNCT has agreed a number of proposals in relation to pay and conditions of service.
Agreement has been reached on:
- A two year pay deal for 2013-14 and for 2014-15.
- Short term supply to be defined as 2 days (from 1 April 2014).
- No cap on the maximum class contact time for short term supply teachers.
- An automatic 10% pay uplift for preparation and correction time for all short term supply teachers.
- The revised SNCT package arising from the McCormac recommendations to be implemented from 1 August 2014.
- SNCT issuing a statement on teacher professionalism.
- Working Group: a tri-partite working group chaired by COSLA to be established and tasked with identifying practical answers to common issues with availability of supply teachers.
The pay agreement for teachers and associated professionals covers the period from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2015.
The terms of the agreement are:
Effective Date % Increase
1.4.2013 1%
1.4.2014 1%
Full details are set out in the revised Appendix 2.1 of the SNCT Handbook -Handbook Part 2 Appendix 2.1 Revised 03/14.
Local Authorities will be seeking to implement the backdated increase as soon as possible, likely in salaries to be paid over the April or May paydates. There may be some delay in the backdated increase being paid to supply teachers and those whose employment circumstances have changed during the year due to the additional complication
Arising from the agreement further changes to the Handbook and guidance will be issued by the SNCT in due course.
Yours sincerely
Alan McKenzie
Acting General Secretary
SSTA Relieved at Pay Settlement
The SSTA today expressed relief at the news that the way is now open for the settlement of this year’s and next year’s salary deal.
Alan McKenzie, Acting General Secretary, said “This is welcome news that should allow the salary increase that was inevitable ending up in the pay packets of our members. We have always been of the view that the changes to the work practices proposed were minor and that view remains unaltered to this moment. It is commendable that the small wording changes have been enough to satisfy others involved in negotiations.”
Further information from
Alan McKenzie
Acting General Secretary
0131 131 7300
4 March 2014
Survey on Pensions
The Association is inviting members who will be directly affected by the proposed pension changes to take part in a survey to establish what their views are. Teachers born on or after 1 April 1962 will be affected by the proposed changes.
Email invitations have been sent out to members. If are affected by the proposed pension changes and have not received an invitation to the survey please email info@ssta.org.uk with your name, school, date of birth and email address to receive an invitation.
Background information on the changes is available from here.
The Survey has now closed.
Curriculum for Excellence Working Group on Tackling Bureaucracy
Following concerns among teachers that the level of bureaucracy is threatening to divert teachers from what they should be doing (i.e. teaching), the Cabinet Secretary has set up a short-life working group to look at ways of addressing these concerns.
The SSTA are represented on the Group by Richard Goring (Professional Officer) and, following the first meeting, it is hoped to offer advice and reassurance to all teachers in August.
Increase in Employee Pension Contributions
As from April 1st 2013 the following increases to employee pension contributions will apply.
| Full Time Equivalentpensionable pay |
Contribution rate 2012/13 |
Contribution rate 2013/14 |
Contribution rateincrease against 2012/13 |
| Up to £14,999 |
6.4%
|
6.4%
|
0%
|
| £15,000 to £25,999 |
7.0%
|
7.0%
|
0%
|
| £26,000 to £31,999 |
7.3%
|
7.9%
|
0.6%
|
| £32,000 to £39,999 |
7.6%
|
8.8%
|
1.2%
|
| £40,000 to £44,999 |
8.0%
|
9.2%
|
1.2%
|
| £45,000 to £74,999 |
8.0%
|
10.1%
|
2.1%
|
| £75,000 to £99,999 |
8.4%
|
10.6%
|
2.2%
|
| £100,000 and above |
8.4-8.8%
|
11.2%
|
2.4-2.8%
|
Annual Pay Negotiations
There is still no agreement on annual pay increases for teachers. Negotiations continue.
SSTA Expresses Disgust
The Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association today expressed disgust at in the middle of continuing attempts to produce a Scottish solution to the Public Sector Pension fiasco the Scottish Parliament's Education and Culture Committee has failed to protect Scottish teachers by not opposing further increases in pension contributions.
Scotland's Teaching Unions United in Condemnation of Pensions Hike
Scotland's two largest teaching unions, the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) and the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association (SSTA) have today been united in their condemnation of an increase in the pensions contributions paid by Scotland's teachers. The Scottish Government has announced, today, an increase to the contribution rate for the Scottish teachers' pension scheme. The increase, which follows on from a similar increase in 2011, will impose a further 1.2% in pension deductions from teachers' pay, taking the contribution rate to 8.96%, on average.
STSS Consultation
The Scottish Public Pension Agency has put out a Consultation on draft regulations for proposed employee contribution increases from April 2013 for the Scottish Teachers' Superannuation Scheme.
Members can access the Consultation and information on how to respond to it via the SPPA website.
The Consultation period is 20th December 2012 to 1st February 2013
Council - 1 December 2012
1. Council approved the nominations of James Forbes (Midlothian) for President and Robert Macmillan (Fife) for Vice President. There being no other nominations both are duly elected for 2013-2015. Congratulations to both.
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