Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu Specialist and Support Staff Collective Agreement

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Terms of Settlement

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu Specialist and Support Staff Collective Agreement
Effective from 1 December 2022 to 1 December 2024

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  • Terms of Settlement

    • Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu Specialist and Support Staff Collective Agreement (TKSSSCA) 2022–2024 - Terms of Settlement

      This sets out the components of the settlement of the Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu Specialist and Support Staff Collective Agreement (TKSSSCA) 2022–2024.

      This agreement has been settled between the Secretary for Education and NZEI Te Riu Roa. It shall be subject to ratification by NZEI members pursuant to section 52 of the Employment Relations Act 2000.

      The terms outlined in this document are valid for ratification by NZEI provided ratification is confirmed and the new collective agreement is signed no later than 5pm on Monday 31 July 2023.

      1. Term

      The Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu Specialist and Support Staff Collective Agreement 2022–24 shall be effective for twenty-four months from 1 December 2022, provided the agreement is signed by 5pm on Monday 31 July 2023.

      1. Coverage to Teacher Aides

      The parties agree that the collective agreement will include coverage of external teacher aides, which are those occupying positions created by discretionary allocation, as outlined in the tracked changed collective agreement.

      1. Remuneration

      The existing rates are replaced by the rates detailed at Annexe 1, which will come into effect on the dates indicated in each pay scale, following signing of the collective agreement.

      1. Overtime

      The parties have agreed to make changes to the overtime clause to ensure entitlement to time off in lieu is clarified. These changes are included at Annexe 2.

      1. Disregarded Sick Leave

      The parties have agreed to include a new clause providing for disregarded sick leave where an employee contracts a notifiable infectious disease listed in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Health Act 1956 and is requested or directed to be excluded from school for a period determined by a Medical Officer of Health or is otherwise prevented from attending work by a relevant Public Health Order, as outlined in Annexe 3.

      1. Tiaki Allowance

      The parties agree to include a Tiaki Allowance in Part 6 where an employee who routinely undertakes work set out in the Teacher Aide Work Matrix Table, whether designated as a Teacher Aide or not, is required to provide personal care by cleaning up a student soiled with vomit, excreta, urine or blood (other than blood associated with minor cuts and abrasions and minor nose bleeds). The clause is outlined in Annexe 4.

      1. First Aid Reimbursement

      The parties agree to amend clause 7.2.4 to state that the employer will meet the actual and reasonable cost of obtaining and renewing a first aid certificate from a recognised provider for a designated first aider. Additionally, the parties agree to remove “first aid training” from the Other Leave (5.9) clause example to avoid confusion. These changes are outlined in Annexe 5.

      1. Eye-wear Reimbursement

      The parties agree to amend clause 7.2.6(a) to increase the maximum biennial reimbursement for spectacle frames to $400.

      1. Coverage exclusions

      The parties agree to amend the definition of employee in clause 2.2 to extend exclusions to certain roles reporting to Manager, Human Resources as detailed in Annexe 6.

      1. Salary on Appointment

      The parties agree to amend clause 4.3 to reflect ability to pay above Grade D. This change is outlined in Annexe 7.

      1. Redundancy Payment

      The parties agree to amend clause 8.4 to define continuous service as service within Te Kura, as detailed in Annexe 8.

      1. Related matters

      An Individual Employment Agreement (IEA) will be promulgated by the Secretary for Education on the date the collective agreement is signed.

      1. Technical amendments

      The parties agree on technical amendments to amend the collective agreement to conform with relevant legislation and language terms. These are detailed in the attached Annexe.

      The parties agree to such other technical amendments to the text of the collective agreement as may be mutually agreed by the parties.

       

      Signed on 31 July 2023:

       

       

       

      Joschka Hoffmann                                                                     Tim Day
      Advocate                                                                                    Advocate
      for NZEI te Riu Roa                                                                   for the Secretary for Education

       

       

       

      Witnessed by:
      Courtenay Parkes

      HR Manager
      Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu

  • Annexe 1 - Terms of Settlement

    • Annexe 1 - Remuneration 

       

      Part 4 – NON-ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT STAFF REMUNERATION

      Step

      Rates prior to 1 December 2022

      Rates from 1 December 2022

      Rates from 1 December 2023

      TKSS-A

      1

      $45,421

      $49,421

      $51,421

      TKSS-B

      1

      $45,421

      $49,421

      $51,421

      2

      $46,072

      $50,072

      $52,072

      3

      $47,251

      $51,251

      $53,251

      4

      $48,432

      $52,432

      $54,432

      5

      $49,615

      $53,615

      $55,615

      6

      $50,795

      $54,795

      $56,795

      7

      $51,978

      $55,978

      $57,978

      8

      $53,023

      $57,023

      $59,023

      9

      $54,381

      $58,381

      $60,381

      RR

       

       

       

      Max

      $59,819

      $63,819

      $65,819

      TKSS-C

      1

      $55,359

      $59,359

      $61,359

      2

      $56,898

      $60,898

      $62,898

      3

      $58,436

      $62,436

      $64,436

      4

      $59,975

      $63,975

      $65,975

      5

      $61,509

      $65,509

      $67,509

      6

      $63,493

      $67,493

      $69,518

      7

      $65,207

      $69,207

      $71,283

      RR

       

       

       

      Max

      $75,504

      $79,504

      $81,889

      TKSS-D

      1

      $68,193

      $72,193

      $74,359

      2

      $70,088

      $74,088

      $76,310

      3

      $71,982

      $75,982

      $78,261

      4

      $73,875

      $77,875

      $80,211

      5

      $75,771

      $79,771

      $82,164

      6

      $77,308

      $81,308

      $83,747

      7

      $78,757

      $82,757

      $85,240

      RR

       

       

       

      Max

      $103,030

      $107,030

      $110,241

      Part 4A - ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT STAFF REMUNERATION

      Grade

      Step

      Rates prior to 1 December 2022

      Rates from 1 December 2022

      Rates from 1 December 2023

      1

      1

      $47,320

      $51,320

      $53,320

       

      2

      1

      $49,026

      $53,026

      $55,026

      2

      $50,710

      $54,710

      $56,710

      3

      $52,416

      $56,416

      $58,416

      4

      $54,104

      $58,104

      $60,104

       

      3

      5

      $55,412

      $59,412

      $61,412

      6

      $56,720

      $60,720

      $62,720

      7

      $58,029

      $62,029

      $64,029

      8

      $59,337

      $63,337

      $65,337

       

       

      4

      9

      $61,136

      $65,136

      $67,136

      10

      $62,936

      $66,936

      $68,944

      11

      $64,735

      $68,735

      $70,797

      12

      $66,535

      $70,535

      $72,651

      13

      $68,397

      $72,397

      $74,569

       

       

       

      5

      1

      $70,990

      $74,990

      $77,240

      2

      $73,611

      $77,611

      $79,939

      3

      $76,211

      $80,211

      $82,617

      4

      $78,811

      $82,811

      $85,295

      5

      $81,411

      $85,411

      $87,973

      6

      $84,011

      $88,011

      $90,651

      7

      $86,616

      $90,616

      $93,334

       

      6

      1

      $88,629

      $92,629

      $95,408

      2

      $90,646

      $94,646

      $97,485

      3

      $92,643

      $96,643

      $99,542

      4

      $94,661

      $98,661

      $101,621

       

       

      7

      1

      $98,155

      $102,155

      $105,220

      2

      $101,670

      $105,670

      $108,840

      3

      $105,165

      $109,165

      $112,440

      4

      $108,680

      $112,680

      $116,060

      5

      $112,174

      $116,174

      $119,659

      6

      $115,688

      $119,688

      $123,279

       


       

      Part 4B – LIBRARIAN AND LIBRARY ASSISTANT REMUNERATION

      Grade

      Step

      Rates prior to 1 December 2022

      Rates effective 1 December 2022

      Rates effective 1 December 2023

      A

      1

      $51,973

      $55,973

      $57,973

      2

      $54,709

      $58,709

      $60,709

      3

      $57,588

      $61,588

      $63,588

       

       

       

       

       

      B

      1

      $58,399

      $62,399

      $64,399

      2

      $60,205

      $64,205

      $66,205

      3

      $62,067

      $66,067

      $68,067

      4

      $63,987

      $67,987

      $70,027

      5

      $65,966

      $69,966

      $72,065

      6

      $68,006

      $72,006

      $74,166

      7

      $70,046

      $74,046

      $76,267

       

       

       

       

       

      C

      1

      $75,112

      $79,112

      $81,485

      2

      $77,836

      $81,836

      $84,291

      3

      $80,659

       $84,659

      $87,199

      4

      $83,584

      $87,584

      $90,212

      5

      $86,616

      $90,616

      $93,334

       

       

       

       

       

      D

      1

      $92,001

      $96,001

      $98,881

      2

      $94,846

      $98,846

      $101,811

      3

      $97,780

      $101,780

      $104,833

      4

      $100,804

      $104,804

      $107,948

       

       

       

      Part 4C – TEACHER AIDE REMUNERATION

      Work Matrix

      Grade

      Step

      Rates effective

      2 June 2022

      Rates effective 1 December 2022

      Step

      Rates effective

       1 December 2023

      A

      1

      $22.75

      $23.76

      1

      $25.18

      2

      $23.21

      $24.22

      3

      $23.67

      $24.68

      2

      $25.64

      B-C

      1

      $24.62

      $25.63

      1

      $26.59

      2

      $25.37

      $26.38

      2

      $27.34

      3

      $26.13

      $27.14

      3

      $28.10

      4

      $26.88

      $27.89

      4

      $28.85

      5

      $27.63

      $28.64

      5

      $29.60

      6

      $28.25

      $29.26

      6

      $30.22

      7

      $29.00

      $30.01

      7

      $30.97

      8

      $29.75

      $30.76

      8

      $31.72

      9

      $30.50

      $31.51

      9

      $32.47

      10

      $31.25

      $32.26

      10

      $33.23

      D

      1

      $31.25

      $32.26

      1

      $33.23

      2

      $32.33

      $33.34

      2

      $34.34

      3

      $33.40

      $34.41

      3

      $35.45

      4

      $34.48

      $35.49

      4

      $36.56

      5

      $35.05

      $36.06

      5

      $37.14

      6

      $36.63

      $37.64

      6

      $38.77