Section 1: Information

1.1    Parties

1.2    Application

1.3    Coverage

1.4    New Employees

1.5    Definitions

1.6    Variations
 

Section 2: Terms of Employment

2.1    Categories of Employment

2.2    Re-entry After Absence Due to Childcare

Section 3: Hours of Work and Related Provisions

3.1    Hours of Work

3.2    Meal and Rest Breaks

3.3    Overtime

3.4    Penal Rates

3.5    Call Backs

3.6    Transitional Arrangements

Section 4: Renumeration

4.1    Specialist and Executive/Management Group

4.2    Pay rates for grade A, grade B, grade C and grade D from 8 October 2025

4.3    Position Elements table

4.4    Job Descriptions

4.5    Grading

4.6    Placement within a grade

4.7    Progression within grades

4.8    Movement between grades

4.9    Salary progression for employees on range of rates in Specialist and Executive/Management Group

4.10    Part-Time Salaried Employees

4.11    Payment of Salaries

4.12    Deductions from Salary

4.13    Extra Payment Based On Average Weekly Earnings (Holiday Pay)

4.14    Savings

Section 4A: Administration support staff renumeration

4A.1    Application

4A.2    Work Matrix Table

4A.3    Administration Support Staff rates

4A.4    Placement on appointment

4A.5    Progression within the work matrix grades

Section 4B: Library and library assistant renumeration

4B.1    Application

4B.3    Librarian and Library Assistant pay rates

4B.4    Placement on appointment

4B.5    Progression within the work matrix grades

Section 5: Holiday and Leave Provisions

5.1    Public and Designated Holidays
5.2    Entitlement when required to work on a Public or Designated Holiday
5.3    Holidays Falling During Leave or Time Off
5.4    Recreation Leave for Standard Employees
5.5    Annual Leave for Standard Employees
5.6    Annual Leave for Rostered Employees
5.7    Parental Leave
5.8    Special Leave With or Without Pay
5.9    Sick Leave
5.10    Sickness at Home
5.11    Retirement
5.12    Bereavement/Tangihanga Leave
5.13    Accident Leave
5.14    Jury Service and Witness Leave
5.15    Family Violence Leave
5.16    First Aid Training
5.17    Disregarded sick leave

Section 6: Allowances and Reimbursement of Expenses

6.1    Higher Duties and Special Duties Allowance

6.2    Meal Allowance

6.3    Travelling Allowance

6.4    Motor Vehicle Allowance

6.5    Reimbursement of Expenses Incurred in Caring for Dependents

6.6    Service Allowance

6.7    Work during school trips and school camps

6.8    Residential Personal Care Allowance

Section 7: Employment Relationship Problem Resolution Process

7.1    Statement of the Parties
7.2    Definitions
7.3    Resolving Employment Relationship Problems
7.4    Personal Grievances
7.5    Other Services Available For Resolving Employment Relationship Problems

Section 8: General Provisions

8.1    Conduct

8.2    Discussions in a Māori context

8.4    Notice of Termination

8.5    Abandonment of Employment

8.6    Restructuring and Surplus Staffing Provisions

8.7    Severance Compensation

8.8    Technical Redundancy

8.9    Employment Protection Provision

8.10    Sexual Harassment

8.11    Eye Conservation

8.12    Computer-related health provisions

8.13    Protective Clothing

8.14    Hearing Conservation

8.15    Access to Personal Files

8.16    Certificate of Service

8.17    Annual Practising Fees

8.18    Refund of Driving Licence Fee

8.19    Employee Assistance

8.20    Health and Safety

8.21    Site and Use of

Section 9: Consultation

Section 10: General information

10.1    Access to Agreement

10.2    Equal Employment Opportunities

10.3    Union Membership

10.4    Term of Agreement

Terms of settlement