A second teachers' trade union has questioned assurances given by the Minister for Education on Wednesday that any teacher in the early stages of pregnancy who takes pregnancy-related sick leave will suffer no adverse consequences in terms of overall sick leave entitlement as a result.
Second-level teachers' union the ASTI said the advice is not in accordance with its understanding of how sick leave provisions operate.
The union has asked the Department for worked examples to illustrate what the minister has stated. Yesterday, primary teachers' union the INTO said that it did not concur with the minister's interpretation of the provisions.