SSTA News
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Day of Action 30th November
Given the expected size of the Marches in Edinburgh and Glasgow it is suggested that members assemble as a group rather than attempt to meet under the SSTA banner at the official assembly areas.
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Members who are about to embark on maternity leave
Dear Colleagues In view of the fact that a very small number of our members who are about to embark on maternity leave may be in danger of compromising their Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP). It has been decided that all members about to go on maternity leave are exempted from the obligation to go on…
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Explanation of the effect of one strike day on pensions
One day strike will reduce your pension* by only £2.19 a year *For a teacher at the top of the maingrade scale A further £6.57 will be lost from any lump sum. Effect on pensionable salary for those who are within ten years of retirement = nil
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Questions about Strike Action
The Association will inform your employer of the result of the ballot and the number of members in each establishment likely to take strike action on 30 November. Your employer will inform the Head Teacher of the number of employees taking action on that day. There is no need for members to inform their line…
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Results of Ballot on Industrial Action – State Sector
The ballot on industrial action closed today, Monday 21 November 2011, at 12 noon. I am delighted to report that we achieved a response of 66.3% with 79.19% in favour of action and 20.81% against.
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Bulletin No 423/11 – October 2011
The post-October Council edition of the SSTA Bulletin can be downloaded from here. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to open the Bulletin. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader it can be downloaded from http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/.
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Ballot on Industrial Action
Ballot Papers for the ballot on Industrial Action resulting from changes to Pension Provision are being sent out by the Independent Scrutineer to member’s home addresses from Tuesday 8 November. The Ballot closes at 12 noon on Monday 21 November. Results will be published as soon as possible after the close of the ballot.
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New Q&A on CfE implementation now published online
New Q&A on CfE implementation now published online / Print friendly versions of all CfE factfiles now available.
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Government’s Offer on Public Sector Pensions
You will have seen the announcement from the UK Government today and their claim that this ‘new proposal’ answers all of our concerns. They even claim this new proposal is a good deal for teachers. To assist your deliberations the proposals are explained below:
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SSTA to Ballot on Strike Action on Pensions
The SSTA today decided to ballot its members on strike action in defence of members’ pensions. The decision was taken unanimously by the union’s Executive at a meeting in Edinburgh today.