Secondary Teachers' Collective Agreement

… Council of Aotearoa New Zealand as they are considered, for the purposes of this clause, to be trained and qualified as teachers to teach in NZ.

Unified Base Salary Scale for Trained Teachers:

Step
Qualification
Group
Notations
Rates prior to
3 July 2023
Step
Qualification
Group
Notations
Rates effective
from
3 July 2023
Rates effective
from
3 April 2024
Rates effective
from
2 December 2024

1
G3E
$51,358
1
G3E
$56,757
$59,027
$61,329

2
-
$53,544

3
G3+E
$55,948
2
G3+E
$59,305
$61,678
$64,08…

… pursuant to section 51 of the Employment Relations Act 2000.

The terms outlined in this document are valid for ratification by PPTA members provided ratification is confirmed and the new collective agreement is signed no later than 5pm on 11 August 2023

1. Term of agreement

The parties agree that the term of this agreement is three years from 3 July 2022 to 2 July 2025, provided this agreement is signed by 5pm on 11 August 2023.

2. Remuneration

The parties agree that the Unified Base Sala…

… Basic daily rate $25

1.5 Use of Private Vehicle on Official Business shall be as follows:

Rate: cents/km

Motor car - up to settlement 62c / from settlement 83c
Motor cycle (small)
Annual kms run on official business
0 to 6400 kms - up to 8 August 2023 20c / from 9 August 2023 31c
Over 6400 kms - up to 8 August 2023 17c / from 9 August 2023 31c

Note: In some circumstances, due to IRD requirements, payment of reimbursements above certain levels may be subject to PAYE.

1.6 Transport Allowance…

This collective agreement was signed by the parties on 10 August 2023.

 

 

Jo Brunskill
Advisory Officer - Industrial
NZ Post Primary Teachers’ Association

 

 

Tim Tucker
Manager Employment Relations
on behalf of the Secretary for Education

 

 

Witnessed by:

 

 

Kate Lethbridge
NZ School Trustees Association

 

 

… during that teacher’s absence (e.g. while on leave, or attending in-service courses or outdoor education). Relievers are defined as follows:

A short-term reliever is a teacher employed on a casual basis for a period not exceeding six weeks up to 8 August 2023 and three weeks from (and including) 9 August 2023;
A long-term reliever is a teacher employed for a continuous period beyond six weeks up to 8 August 2023 and three weeks from (and including) 9 August 2023.

Translation  

The parties have agreed on the following automatic translation arrangements for the new scale.  

Examples:  

An employee who is on Step 1 ($51,358) of the old scale on 2 July 2023 will on 3 July 2023 automatically translate to Step 1 ($56,757) of the new scale - an increase in salary of $5,399.  
An employee who is on Step 2 ($53,544) of the old scale on 2 July 2023 will on 3 July 2023 move to Step 1 ($56,757) of the new scale, with a salary increase of $3,213.   
An employee wh…

… allowances referred to in 11.5.2 then the employer may allocate up to three (3) Management Allowances to any unit holder who meets the criteria in 11.5.3.

11.5.6 Up to 30% of the allowances may be allocated on a fixed term basis.

11.5.7 From 3 July 2023, each Management Allowance shall generate an additional salary payment of $2,000 per annum.

11.5.8 Management Allowances are not divisible and the attached salary shall be paid at the substantive rate to both full-time and part-time teachers.…

… in clause 4.8, teachers (other than short-term relievers) will be paid during term breaks that occur during the period of their employment, except where they fall in a continuous period of leave without pay.
4.4.4 Short-Term Relievers

From 9 August 2023, short-term relievers employed on a daily basis for a continuous period of no more than three weeks, will be paid at the rate of 1/190th of the annual salary specified in clause 4.1.1 or clause 4.1.3 of this Agreement (this is inclusive of annu…

… secondary teaching qualification recognised by the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand.

"Reliever" means a fixed-term teacher who is temporarily employed in a teaching position during a teacher's absence either as a:

up to 8 August 2023 a short-term reliever, who is a teacher employed on a casual basis for a period not exceeding six weeks, from 9 August 2022, a short-term reliever, who is a teacher employed on a casual basis for a period not exceeding three weeks; or
up to…

… part of those joint efforts. In recognition of the benefits arising out of the parties’ relationship, including PPTA Te Wehengarua’s role in negotiating terms and conditions for secondary teachers, each teacher who is a member of the PPTA on 31 July 2023 and is bound by this Agreement as at 9 August 2023 will be paid:

a one-off gross payment as follows:

Full time teachers: $1,500
Part time teachers: A pro-rated payment based on their full-time teacher equivalent (FTTE) as at 9 August 2023
Sho…

… that level as provided for in the table below.

 
                                                       Teaching time curriculum taught in Te Reo Maori

 
Level 1
(81% to 100%)
Level 2
(51% to 80%)
Level 3
(31% to 50%)

Years of Service
To
16 July 2023
From
17 July 2023
To
16 July 2023
From
17 July 2023
To
16 July 2023
From
17 July 2023

Up to 3 years' service
$4,000
$6,000
$4,000
$5,000
$4,000
$4,000

After 3 years' service
$6,000
$10,000
$4,000
$7,000
$4,000
$4,000

After 6 y…