r/IrishTeachers 7d ago

Question No Pay for 6-8 Weeks?!?!

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u/kazzah31 7d ago

Ask them for a detailed list of the documents they need to get you set up, and get all the documents in asap. Check in with them regularly. There were so many delays with mine over them somehow losing documents that I'd email them and they would forget also to ask for certain documents.

I didn't get paid until November!

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u/Straight_Tone2087 7d ago

Oh god, that's terrible! I filled out all their forms and sent in everything the school asked of me two weeks ago during induction... You'd think they would say everything they need 😮‍💨

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u/aaron_5555 Post Primary 7d ago

I’m having that trouble as well right now. My ETB aren’t paying me until the 28th or something, it’s shocking. When I rang payroll the guy I was speaking to used to work in social welfare. He said there’s a payment you can get from the government that’s meant to tide you over until you get paid in situations like this. I rang the social welfare and the woman is sending me out the form. Could work for you too

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u/Straight_Tone2087 7d ago

Aye its shocking how new teachers are treated... That's fantastic thank you very much! Do you remember what the payment is called by any chance?

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u/aaron_5555 Post Primary 7d ago

I don’t, he told me the wrong name than what it actually was. I just explained my situation saying I don’t get paid until the end of the month and needed a few bob until then, she knew straight away then what I was on about

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u/chanelvomit 6d ago

Supplementary welfare allowance, I think!

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u/Availe Post Primary 7d ago

This was my experience years ago with the MSLETB. Bit with them now. Sorry youre dealing with this

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u/INFJBrain 7d ago

It was also my same experience in the LCETB. I think it may have been 3 to 4 months for me though, they had an issue with wanting to pay me the fully qualified rate. I ended up having to get the union involved before they decided to pay me. It was a tough time financially

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u/Ok_Chocolate7069 Student Teacher 7d ago

Yes this is true, was in an ETB school from January to May of last year and wasnt paid until the end of March.

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u/Straight_Tone2087 6d ago

That sucks, how are people fresh off the pme supposed to get by like

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u/Ok_Chocolate7069 Student Teacher 6d ago

Yeah it’s not my favourite system. It does mean you have a big payout at the end of month 2 but means nothing really if you don’t have the funds to get by.

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u/kih4563 Post Primary 6d ago

Joke it seems a lot of etbs are the same. I don’t understand how the dept is so much more efficient that the etbs are. I know people give out about the dept but they do get you pay fairly quick in comparison

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u/Cultural-Lab4119 5d ago

It’s one of the many reasons I dislike ETB schools.