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The EIS wishes our members and colleagues the very best for the Festive Season and a very Happy New Year.
Whether you celebrate Christmas and New Year or not, we hope that you take time over the break to relax, recharge and spend quality time with family and friends and/or doing what you like to do when you have the time.
See you in 2024!
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Teachers' Pay Claim 2024/25
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January will see EIS members receive the final 2% uplift as part of the pay agreement secured by the Pay Attention campaign. However, even with this significant victory accounted for, there remains a wide gap to overcome to see full restoration of the real terms value of teacher pay held in 2008.
Once this increment reaches pay packets, the top of the main grade salary scale for teachers will stand at £48,516. However, this represents a 26.21% gap from the figure of £61,234 that would have been in place, at this salary point, had teacher pay increased in line with inflation (RPI).
The EIS remains committed to campaigning for the full restoration of teacher pay to the value that it held in 2008. The Salaries Committee will meet in January to set the 2024/25 EIS pay claim and begin the work to take another step forward towards this goal.
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EIS FELA - National Ballot for Industrial Action
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EIS-FELA members are currently being re-balloted, for Action Short of Strike and Strike Action, in a long running pay dispute that has been further clouded by threats to job security.
College lecturers should have received a pay uplift in September 2022 and will have been in formal dispute with College Employers Scotland (CES) for a whole year come January 2024.
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Despite repeated meetings of the NJNC to try and resolve the dispute, the ‘full and final’ pay offer over a 3 year period, tabled by CES in late November, falls below the minimum set by public sector pay policy in both years two and three.
Addressing the crisis in Further Education must be prioritised by the Scottish Government in its upcoming budget. With CES apparently intent on digging in, it is clear that EIS-FELA members must send the strongest possible message to their employers: that the time to facilitate an acceptable pay settlement is now.
All EIS-FELA members are strongly advised to vote YES, to ASOS and Strike Action, in this important re-ballot. As in years past, we will win an acceptable settlement by showing the strength of our collective resolve- smashing the anti-trade union ballot thresholds is an important first step!
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Stephen Stewart, EIS Pensions and Payroll Specialist, will be holding meetings via Microsoft Teams at 4pm on Tuesday 16th January 2024, 4pm Thursday 1st February 2024, 4pm Tuesday 20th February 2024 and 4pm Thursday 29th February 2024.
This is an opportunity for EIS members to raise general queries around pensions and around the McCloud Remedy.
Please email gsutton@eis.org.uk if you would like to attend. We are limiting numbers to enable time for questions to be answered and will hold more meetings if required.
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Council Elections 2024/2025
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The EIS Council is the principal executive committee of the EIS.
It meets around five times a year, usually in Edinburgh, and also at the AGM.
Nomination forms for all members interested in standing for election to Council for 2024/25 will be available from the MyEIS section of the EIS website.
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Our Wellbeing, It Matters! – Saturday 13th January 2024
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We warmly invite you to come along on Saturday 13th January, 10am-2.30pm, to the Radisson Blu, Glasgow, for a day focused on collaboratively building our workplace wellbeing, while strengthening our own.
Members from across Scotland are invited to participate in a variety of workshops that will consider wellbeing through an equalities lens, building a collective wellbeing voice, and practical tools for enhancing workplace wellbeing.
The day will include music, wellbeing activities, information stalls, and opportunities to share your thoughts on the topic.
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Anti-racism Creative Showcase
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The EIS is the sole funder of this year’s Show Racism the Red Card Creative Showcase. Taking part in this showcase is a great way to engage learners in an anti-racist curriculum.
The showcase is open to all in Education, from EY to S6 and all entries will feature in our online gallery, with some invited to an in-person event in Glasgow.
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Enjoy savings on all your festive essentials and more
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However you plan to enjoy the festive season, EIS Extra is available to help you make meaningful savings, from money off your supermarket shops to discounts on treats and gifts for yourself and your loved ones.
So, whether you’re doing your Christmas shopping, planning catch-ups with family and friends, or taking part in activities and events, remember to log in and snap up the fantastic range of offers available.
Start exploring savings at hundreds of retailers and brands, including supermarkets, restaurants, high street shops and more!
Log in today to explore all the great discounts and offers that you have access to.
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