Scottish teachers accept improved pay offer from councils after union vote
dailyrecord.co.ukTeachers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of accepting a 4.27 per cent pay offer from councils. The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) union had recommended members approve the offer ahead of a consultative ballot.
The results show 95 per cent of members voted in favour of accepting the offer, with 5 per cent voting against. Leaders described the offer as a “first step in the restoration of teachers’ pay to the equivalent of pre-austerity levels”.
Earlier this year teachers rejected an initial offer from councils which would have seen a 2 per cent uplift from August and a further increase of 1 per cent from May next year.
The latest offer from Cosla is for a 4.27 per cent increase across all grades effective from August, and covering the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) pay year from August 2024 to July 2025.Des Morris, convener of the EIS salaries committee, said: “Following months of negotiations, employers tabled an improved 4.27 per cent pay offer to all teachers last week.“The EIS salaries committee met to discuss the offer, and agreed that it was the best offer that could currently be achieved through negotiation.
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