THE decision to end the practice of posting out physical pay slips to each public sector teacher on pay day has been welcomed by a Killarney teacher and councillor who had proposed the cessation.
Cllr John O’Donoghue had urged Kerry County Council to make written representations calling on Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath, to end the posting tradition when it could easily be done electronically via email.
“The current practice is a colossal waste of money, not to mention the environmental impact of posting out such huge swathes of paper each week,” Cllr O’Donoghue had said.
“Physical posting of such items should be done on an opt-in basis where receiving a payslip through electronic means is the norm and people have to specifically request their payslip to be posted out to them,” he suggested.
Cllr O’Donoghue said he was delighted to welcome the news that this practice is to cease as it cost in the region of €1.7 million each year to send out a physical payslip.
“This is before one even gets into the environmental cost of such a needless waste of paper. Most other public sector employees receive an electronic pay slip and it was high time the Department of Education followed suit,” he said.
Cllr O’Donoghue I welcomed the Minister for Public Expenditure’s decision to take his notice of motion on board and he thanked his fellow councillors on Kerry County Council for supporting the call to action.
