Salaries & Conditions of Service Motions

Created on: 26 May 2022 | Last modified: 10 Jun 2022


Motions

Resolutions

16. Council and Renfrewshire Local Association

"That this AGM, in light of the ongoing 'cost of living' crisis and the decision of Salaries Committee to submit a 10% pay claim for 2022/23, instruct Council to build a member led and member engaged campaign around said claim, utilising all our organising strategies and ensuring that the Institute is "ballot" ready, with the aim of:

  1. Maintaining the integrity of SNCT collective bargaining in the face of COSLA's "one workforce" approach;

  2. Ensuring future timeous negotiations to avoid delayed agreements arising from electoral cycles and the impact of "purdah", including a review of the settlement date;

  3. Achieving a satisfactory pay outcome for members."

Carried

17. Council

"That this AGM reaffirm its opposition to the conscription of members from NPA 60 to NPA 67/68 and instruct Council to campaign for a return to NPA 60 for members so conscripted, allowing them to retire, without financial detriment, earlier than the provisions of the Scottish Teachers' Pension Scheme currently provide."

Carried

18. Edinburgh Local Association

"That this AGM instruct Council to:

  1. investigate and report on the extent to which supply teachers and teachers on fixed term contracts are able to access Occupational Maternity Pay and other maternity rights

  2. use findings from that report to campaign for improvements in maternity provision at SNCT."

Carried

19. Inverclyde Local Association

"That this AGM call on Council to investigate and report on local authority policy on reproductive health issues.

The investigation should determine:

  1. the provision of paid leave for full and part-time staff experiencing reproductive health issues, and

  2. if this aligns with absence management policies and trigger points.

The investigation may include, but is not limited to, absence as a result of:

  • fertility treatments,

  • loss through miscarriage or neo-natal death earlier than the 24th week,

  • endometriosis,

  • menstrual problems,

  • symptoms of menopause,

  • penile or testicular disorders."

Carried

20. Midlothian Local Association

"That this AGM instruct Council to campaign for improved Paternity Leave conditions. This to include, but not be limited to;

  1. Full pay for two weeks

  2. Flexibility in timing of days/weeks taken as leave."

Carried

21. Renfrewshire Local Association

"That this AGM instructs Council to investigate and report on ways that would allow Local Authorities to allow more family friendly, flexible working opportunities for teaching staff with regular childcare and/or caring responsibilities."

Carried

22. Glasgow Local Association and East Dunbartonshire Local Association

"That this AGM call on the EIS, in conjunction with other education trade unions, the STUC and TUC where possible, to campaign for improvements in maternity leave and pay arrangements across all public sector schemes."

Carried

23. South Lanarkshire Local Association and Glasgow Local Association

"That this AGM calls on Council to investigate and report on the difference in Maternity Pay entitlements for teachers under the SNCT and other Local Authority schemes and if it is shown that local authority schemes are more favourable than SNCT to negotiate improvements at SNCT in light of this." 

Carried

24. Glasgow Local Association

"That this AGM call on Council to campaign for both drama and music to be included in those subjects identified as practical subjects as part of the discussions at SNCT."

Carried