Specialist Residential Schools' Collective Agreement

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Section 1: Information | Ngā Mōhiohio

Specialist Residential Schools' Collective Agreement
Effective 10 August 2021 to 10 December 2022

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A New Zealand Sign Language translation for Section 1 is available below:

  • 1.2 Application | Te Tono
    • 1.2.1 The Agreement shall be binding on:

        1. Each employee who comes within the coverage clause and who is or becomes a member of the PSA.
        2. Each employer, as defined in 1.5 below.
  • 1.3 Coverage | Te Hōrapatanga
    • 1.3.1 Except as provided under 1.3.2 below this agreement shall apply to residential, professional and administrative non-teaching employees of the employer.

      1.3.2 The employer shall not be required to offer this Agreement to a casual day to day reliever employed for no more than two weeks in any one engagement.  This will apply to a short term casual employee relieving for a staff member absent due to sickness, bereavement or staff training; or in emergency situations.

      1.3.3 The employer agrees that any casual employees will be paid no less than the minimum salary rate they would receive if appointed under this Agreement.

  • 1.4 New Employees | Ngā Kaimahi Hou
    • 1.4.1 The parties agree that all new employees who are employed to perform work falling within the coverage clause shall be advised of this collective agreement, be given a copy of it and be offered the opportunity to be covered by this collective agreement by joining the PSA.

  • 1.5 Definitions | Ngā Whakamārama
    • "Day" - means the period from midnight to the next succeeding midnight, as prescribed in Standard or Rostered scales hours (see 3.1).

      "Employee" - means a person employed on a full-time or part-time basis whether salaried or temporary/fixed-term.

      "Employer" - means the Board of Trustees or Commissioner of Halswell Residential College/Westbridge Residential School, Ko Taku Reo, and Salisbury School.

      "PSA" - New Zealand Public Service Association Inc.

      "School" - means van Asch Deaf Education Centre, Kelston Deaf Education Centre, Halswell Residential College, Salisbury School, and from 28 January 2016, Westbridge Residential School.

      "Service" - Except where the employer is Westbridge Residential School, “Service” is service with the Employer, together with any other service which has been recognised as at 30 September 2015.  Where the employer is Westbridge Residential School only service from 28 January 2016 will be recognised for the purposes of this clause.  Service relates to annual, cessation and retiring leave.

      "Continuous service" - Except where the employer is Westbridge Residential School, “continuous service” is unbroken service with a particular School, together with any other service which had been recognised effective 30 September 2015.  Where the employer is Westbridge Residential School only service from 28 January 2016 will be recognised for the purposes of this clause.  Continuous service relates to redundancy severance compensation (but not cessation leave).

      "Shift" - means a single period of continuous duty with or without a meal break rostered within the ordinary working week.

      "Shift work" - means work performed to a weekly pattern of shifts rostered according to work requirements with commencing and finishing times as decided by the employer.

      "Week" - means the seven days commencing midnight Sunday/Monday.