Teachers resumed their normal duties after their pay dispute was referred to a labour dispute tribunal.

The Acting Minister of Labour, Wayne Perinchief, referred the matter to a tribunal for arbitration, which meant it is unlawful for teachers to continue their industrial action.

On Tuesday teachers decided to "work to rule" because the Ministry of Education offered them a four percent increase in salary this year, when they believed they deserved and had been promised a 4.5 percent increase.

On Wednesday many teachers also decided to call in sick forcing two schools, Clearwater Middle School and Whitney Institute, to close and exams at Berkeley Institute to be cancelled.

The dispute was sent to a tribunal late Wednesday afternoon.

Yesterday, Minister of Education, Randy Horton, said: "I would like to thank all those involved in trying to bring a resolution to this dispute and those who have made every effort to ensure that many public schools continued to operate as normal during the past few days.

"Across the island, principals, officers, support staff, parents and the students have shown their dedication to education in Bermuda. I thank everyone for their commitment and professionalism."