UNISON has slammed the Government for breaking its promise on the £250
pay increase for all school support staff.
The Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, has recommended today
that only unqualified teachers who earn £21,000 or less, receive a £250 pay
increase.
Jon Richards, UNISONs Senior National Officer for Education, said:
“The Government is piling misery onto thousands of low-paid workers and
their families by snubbing their promised pay increase. While unqualified
teachers earning £21,000 per year, or less, will get a small pay increase,
school support staff are hit with a pay freeze.
“At a time of rising inflation, the Chancellor has gone back on his promise
that those most in need in the public sector would get the £250. The
Government must think again, as teaching assistants, school secretaries,
school meals staff, cleaners and caretakers are the lowest paid school staff
and deserve to be treated better.”