Farringtons School staff, a private school in Bromley, had six days of strike action before this period, after the school decision to review their pension agreements as a result of the increase in costs.
Conversations and negotiations during Easter holidays have resolved the dispute, with a successful result for staff.
The school confirmed that teachers could remain in the cuts of the current pension program to their salary, together with the largest increased salary scale.
The school also agreed to voluntarily recognize the teacher’s unions to negotiate on the payment, terms and conditions in the future, subject to a vote of Acas of all teachers and new Aca conversations.
Previously, the school had declared that it could no longer afford to remain in the teacher’s pension plan (TPS), and the employer’s contributions were doubled since 2015.
He had planned to transfer the teachers to a different scheme or sacrifice the option to remain in the TPS, but with a salary cut to compensate for the highest costs.
There were also groups about low wages and lack of formal trade union recognition.
Farrington charges up to £ 50,000 per year in rates and currently pays the newly qualified teachers £ 33,757, almost 3,000 less than a state -owned teacher in the same area, according to the NEU.
The best paid teachers at school receive £ 50,534, compared to £ 53,994 for their counterparts in the state sector.
However, the National Education Union (NEU) confirmed that the strike had been canceled after the conversations on Monday, after the governors agreed to enter formal negotiations with the teachers for payment, pensions and union recognition.
The negotiations took place through ACAS, the government’s independent conciliation service.
In a joint statement, Farringtons School, National Education Union (NEU) and Nasuwt confirmed that negotiations during Easter holidays had led to an agreement, teachers who can remain in the TPS without their payment being reduced, Matale’s payment scale.
The full statement says: “Farringtons School, National Education Union (NEU) and is: pleased to announce that the industrial dispute at the Farringtons school has been resolved.
“The parties entered the Aca conversations before the Easter holidays. These led to a negotiated agreement that includes the option for teachers to remain in TPS without their payment being reduced, as well as the main salary scale that is collected to coincide with the current state salary.
“As of September, teachers can choose to maintain the same payment agreements and pensions or choose not to participate in TPS and a defined alternative contribution pension plan and receive an additional salary increase of 3.5 percent.
“The school also agreed to voluntarily recognize the teacher’s unions to negotiate on the payment, terms and conditions in the future, subject to a vote of Acas of all teachers and more conversations of ACAs to finish the arrangements.
“The members of the Union have now voted to accept the improved sacrifice and an additional action has canceled Bone.”
