Primary Teachers' Collective Agreement

4.1.1 Sick Leave Entitlement until 27 January 2024

Until 27 January 2024, all teachers are entitled to sick leave on pay on account of sickness or injury either under clause (a) and (b) or under clause (c) as follows:

A teacher who works for the employer for a period of more than six months, or has service recognised for the purposes of sick leave (as defined in clause 4.2.2) shall be entitled to 5 days sick leave on pay on account of sickness or injury, in each ensuing period of 12 months.
In…

… Teachers will be renewed for the term of the agreement and will provide three increases: 6% or $4,000 effective from 3 July 2023, a second increase of 3% effective 12 months later and a third increase of variable percentage effective from 2 December 2024, which lifts the top step to $100,000.

Additionally, from 2 December 2024, step 1 and 2 of the salary scale will be merged and the new minimum rate is $60,735. These increases and changes are shown below:

Unified Base Salary Scale for Trained…

Translation from a teacher’s current table-based entitlement to the proposed allocation shall occur on 28 January 2024. 

Translation to the new sick leave entitlement in clause 4.1.2 will be based on the teacher’s years of aggregate employment as defined in clause 4.2.1(a) and the corresponding entitlement in the Translation Table.

A teacher’s sick leave balance will be their translated entitlement, less sick leave taken during their aggregate employment as at the date of translation, but no t…

… this Agreement with effect from 30 October 2023, as outlined below:

3.2 Base Salary Scale

Unified Base Salary Scale for Trained Teachers

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

1
Q3E 
$51,358 
1
$56,757
$59,027
$61,329

2
 
$53,544

3
Q3+E
$55,948
2
$59,948
$61,678
$64,083

4
Q4E
$58,133
3
$62,133
$64,086
$66,586

5
Q5E
$61,794
4
$65,794
$68,122
$70,779

6
 
$65,776
5
$69,776 
$72,512…

Unified Base Salary Scale for Trained Teachers:

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

1
Q3E 
$51,358 
1
$56,757
$59,027
$61,329

2
 
$53,544

3
Q3+E
$55,948
2
$59,948
$61,678
$64,083

4
Q4E
$58,133
3
$62,133
$64,086
$66,586

5
Q5E
$61,794
4
$65,794
$68,122
$70,779

6
 
$65,776
5
$69,776 
$72,512
$75,340

7
 
$70,040
6
$74,243 
$77,213
$80,224

8
 
$75,190
7
$79,702 
$82,890
$86,123

9
 …

… 4.2.2a shall be reduced by the amount of sick leave taken during the applicable periods of employment.
4.2.3 Taking sick leave

A teacher, other than a short-term reliever, who has sick leave entitlement available under clause 4.1.1 or, from 28 January 2024, clause 4.1.2, can take sick leave on pay when they are absent because they are sick or injured or the teacher’s spouse, partner, or someone dependent on the teacher for care is sick or injured.
The employer may grant paid sick leave in adva…

These rates shall apply to teachers who lack recognised teacher education including those who are employed with a Limited Authority to Teach.

Step
Printed Rates
1 July 2021
Rates from
1 April 2022
Rates from
3 July 2023
Rates from
3 July 2024
Rates from
2 Dec 2024

Minimum
$42,957
$44,096
$49,192
$50,668
$52,468

Maximum
$44,847
$44,847
$51,192
$52,728
$54,528

… 12 June 2023 and on that day were on approved unpaid leave under Part 4 of this collective agreement are entitled, upon application, to receive the payments on their return to their position providing that they return on or before the end of Term 1, 2024 or on or before Term 1, 2025 for those on parental leave. The payment will be based on the teacher’s FTTE as at their last working day before going on leave.

1.8.3  Additional payments for all teachers

A one-off gross payment of $3,000 will b…

… entitlement of four or more units may allocate up to 40% of the units on a fixed term basis.
Boards with an entitlement of three or fewer units:

can make fixed term units divisible by two.
must allocate at least one unit permanently.

3.9.2 Until 27 January 2024, permanent units are paid at the rate of $4,000. From 28 January 2024, permanent units are paid at the rate of $4,500. They are additional salary regardless of the level of aggregation and are paid at the substantive rate (i.e. not div…

… 1/190 of the appropriate annual salary for each day worked (inclusive of holiday pay). Provided that the maximum daily rate payable for relievers employed for no more than three weeks shall not exceed 1/190 of step 5 on the base scale. From 28 January 2024, the rate payable shall not exceed 1/190 of Step 6 of the Base Scale - Trained Teachers.
A reliever shall, wherever possible, be entitled to be paid within the current or immediately following pay period.
If employed on an hourly basis, this…

3.28.1 Every full-time permanent teacher, or long term reliever employed for at least a term, shall receive classroom release time per term as follows:

until the end of Term 4, 2023, 10 hours per term;
from Term 1, 2024, 15 hours per term;
from Term 3, 2024, 20 hours per term;
from Term 1, 2025, 25 hours per term.
3.28.2 Every part-time teacher employed for at least 0.8 FTTE per week who is either permanently employed or a long term reliever employed for at least a term, shall receive a prorate…

… teaching time requirements in that clause and have the language proficiency necessary to teach the curriculum in a Pacific language for the period required by the Pacific bilingual or language immersion level in which they are engaged.
From 28 January 2024, all eligible teachers teaching in a Pacific language in a Pacific bilingual or immersion unit/programme/class [as defined by the Ministry in School Roll Return Guidelines shall receive the allowance that relates to the highest language Level…

3.37.1 From 28 January 2024, the parties agree to introduce a Cultural Leadership allowance. The purpose of this allowance is to build the cultural capability and expertise required of all teachers, for example a holder of the allowance may coach their peers in developing inclusive classroom environments and learning programmes that enhance Māori or Pacific students’ learning, participation and wellbeing. These allowances will also help retain and further cultivate Māori and/or Pacific specialis…