School kitchen staff pay unacceptable – Lisburn headteacher

One unit supervisor told BBC News NI the new pay review made her feel “very much underappreciated”.

She said while she did not want to diminish the work of cooks, unit supervisors have more responsibilities in the kitchen.

“We feel there was no consultation with us regarding the changes,” she said.

“We got to vote but there was no response from unions on our feelings.”

Another unit supervisor said she had seen “many changes” in her job over the years.

“Added paper work, a lot of it with very little clear training, staff shortages, not being able to depend on orders arriving, maintenance not being carried out, the list goes on,” she explained.

“We put our all into the job and continue to feed the children.

“We’re not asking for a lot, only that we are fairly paid and recognised for what we do.”