Primary Principals' (PPCBU) Collective Agreement
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Appendix 8: Terms of Settlement - 21 November 2023
Primary Principals' (PPCBU) Collective Agreement
Effective: 1 December 2022 to 1 May 2025
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Appendix 8 - Terms of Settlement 22 November 2023
Terms of the variation to the Primary Principals’ (PPCBU) Collective Agreement 2022-2025.
This section sets out the components of the variation for the Primary Principals’ (PPCBU) Collective Agreement 2022 – 2025. This agreement has been settled between the Secretary for Education and the Primary Principals’ Collective Bargaining Union (PPCBU).
It shall be subject to ratification by PPCBU pursuant to section 51 of the Employment Relations Act 2000. The terms outlined in this document are valid for ratification by PPCBU provided ratification is confirmed and the new collective agreement is signed no later than 5pm on 29 November 2023.
1. Term of agreement
The Primary Principal’s (PPCBU) Collective Agreement (PPCA-PPCBU) 2022 – 2025 shall be effective from 1 December 2022 to 1 May 2025.
2. Increase to 1 December 2023 lump sum payment
$1,500 lump sum for principals employed as at 1 December 2023.
The parties agree to increase the 1 December 2023 lump sum from $500 to $1,500 to be paid to all full-time primary principals employed as at 1 December 2023. This payment will be pro-rated for part-time principals based on their FTTE on 1 December 2023. No eligible principal will receive a total gross payment that is less than $150 or more than $1,500 in total.If ratification of the variation is achieved by 29 November 2023, the increased lump sum value will be paid on 12 December 2023.
3. Remuneration for principals
The parties agree that the school roll-based salary (U-Grade) component of principals’ remuneration shall be as follows:
Rates
effective
20 Aug 2021Rates
effective
1 Dec 2022Rates
effective
16 Nov 2023Rates
effective
1 Dec 2023Rates
effective
3 July 2024Rates
effective
2 Dec 2024U1 $98,031 $102,031 $103,913 $105,092 $107,030 $118,003 U2 $98,031 $102,031 $103,913 $105,092 $107,030 $118,003 U3 $106,170 $110,170 $112,540 $113,475 $115,916 $118,003 U4 $114,489 $118,489 $121,358 $122,044 $124,999 $127,249 U5 $122,808 $126,808 $130,176 $130,612 $134,082 $136,495 U6 $127,564 $131,564 $135,218 $135,511 $139,274 $141,781 U7 $132,515 $136,515 $140,466 $140,610 $144,680 $147,284 U8 $137,468 $141,468 $145,716 $145,716 $150,088 $152,789 U9 $140,835 $144,835 $149,285 $149,285 $153,764 $156,531 U10 $144,201 $148,201 $152,853 $152,853 $157,439 $160,273 U11 $149,114 $153,114 $158,061 $158,061 $162,803 $165,733 U12 $154,028 $158,028 $163,270 $163,270 $168,168 $171,195 U13 $158,621 $162,621 $168,138 $168,138 $173,182 $176,300 U14 $163,216 $167,216 $173,009 $173,009 $178,199 $181,407 U15 $167,237 $171,237 $177,271 $177,271 $182,589 $185,876 U16 $171,260 $175,260 $181,536 $181,536 $186,982 $190,347 Shown in green are the pay rates that will be varied to match the rates in the SPCA, and the rates in red are those in the current PPCA-PPBCU settlement.
4. Related Matters
The new pay rates will be implemented by Education Payroll in PP22 on 23 January 2024, providing this variation is ratified by 29 November 2023.
The parties agree that the terms and conditions in the collective agreement resulting from this variation can be passed on to non-union staff.
Signed on ___ ______________ 2023 by:
Mark Ellis
Advocate for the PPCBUIsabella Sutherland
Advocate for the Secretary for Education