Kaiārahi i te Reo and Therapists' Collective Agreement

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Annexe 2: KRCA 2022-24 Grandparented therapists' pay scale

Kaiarahi i te Reo, Therapists', ATSSD, Special Assistants' Collective Agreement
Effective 6 June 2014 to 5 December 2016

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  • Annexe 2

    • Below is the table outlining the minimum annual rates payable for Therapists who are not covered by the remuneration clause 32:

      Step Annual Rates
      effective
      2 June 2022      		 Annual Rates
      effective
      1 December 2022      		 Annual Rates
      effective
      2 June 2023      		 Step Annual Rates
      effective
      1 December 2023
      1 $53,633 $55,633 $57,331 1 $60,484
      2 $56,484 $58,484 $58,484
      3 $59,270 $61,270 $61,270 2 $63,270
      4 $62,085 $64,085 $64,085 3 $66,085
      5 $65,048 $67,048 $67,048 4 $69,059
      6 $67,899 $69,899 $69,899 5 $71,996
      7 $70,724 $72,724 $72,724 6 $74,906
      8 $73,732 $75,732 $75,732 7 $78,004
      9 $76,582 $78,582 $78,582 8 $80,939
      10 $79,452 $81,452 $81,452 9 $83,896
      11 $82,962 $84,962 $84,962 10 $87,511
      12 $86,233 $88,233 $88,233 11 $90,880

      Note: Step 1 increases on 2 June 2023 as agreed in the KRCA settlement, all other rates remain as per 1 December 2022 increase: Steps 1 & 2 are merged effective 1 December 2023.

      1. Incremental progress on the pay scale shall be on an annual basis unless the employer considers that the employee has failed to meet standards of performance as assessed by the employer against the job description or written requirements for the position and has informed the employee of this in writing no later than two months prior to the progression due date.
      2. Any employee paid in excess of a printed rate at the time of settlement shall retain that rate until it is exceeded by progression from which point progression as per clause 3.2.3 will apply. A board may pay a rate above the maximum rate of the therapists pay scale at their discretion from their own funding.
      3. A therapist (either full-time or part-time) who retained their hours of work based on a 30 hour week as per 2.6.2 of this agreement shall retain that salary, until through incremental movement that salary would be less than 0.8 of the new rate on the current scale, before an increase would apply.
      4. Salary on Appointment
        A therapist shall, upon initial appointment, be placed on a step in the salary scale in accordance with their relevant academic or professional qualification(s) and recognised previous relevant service.
      5. As a guide, a therapist who has a relevant academic or professional qualification(s) but who has no recognised previous relevant service should be placed in the salary scale according to the following:

        Relevant Academic or Professional Qualification(s) and entry steps

        - A three year (360 credit) Bachelor Degree - step 1
        - A four year (480 credit) Bachelor Degree - step 1
        - A three-year (360 credit) Bachelor Degree plus a one-year (120 credit) Graduate (level 7) Diploma - step 1
        - A Bachelor Degree plus a one-year (120 credit) Post-Graduate (level 8) Diploma - step 2
        - A Masters Degree - step 3
        - A Masters Degree plus a one – year (120 credit) Post – Graduate (level 8 or higher) Diploma - step 4

      6. A therapist who, in addition to their relevant academic or professional qualification(s), has recognised previous relevant service shall be credited with a further step in the scale for each completed full-time year of recognized previous relevant service up to step 8 (step 7 from 2 June 2023). Recognized previous relevant part-time service shall be credited on a pro-rata basis.
      7. For the purposes of this provision:
        1. Recognized previous relevant service shall include service in New Zealand as an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist.
        2. Recognised previous relevant service may also include other service relevant to the employee’s position.
        3. Less than full credit may be given on appointment for other related, but not directly relevant, experience.