Who is covered by the collective agreement

Caretakers, cleaners, canteen and ground staff covered by the agreement are:

• employed in state or state-integrated schools and kura
• members of E tū.

Download the School Caretakers', Cleaners', Canteen and Ground Staff Collective Agreement.

Who is covered by an individual employment agreement

Individual employment agreements (IEAs) are developed and published by us. The terms and conditions are similar to the collective agreement.

You need to sign an IEA if:

• your work is covered by the collective agreement, but
• you're not a member of E tū.

See the IEA.

Pay and allowances

General pay and allowance information is in part 5 of the agreement.

Information about pay, hours of work and allowances specific to each role is set out in:

• part 2 for cleaners
• part 3 for caretakers
• part 4 for ground staff.

Leave

Leave entitlements are set out in part 6 of the collective agreement.

Varying employment conditions

You may be able to negotiate with your school board to have some different terms and conditions from those in your employment agreement. This must be properly recorded and signed by you, your union representative and a board representative.

This is explained in part 1.4 of the agreement.

Te Whakarōputanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa has guidelines and a template you can download and use to record variations to the terms of your agreement.

Staff appointments – Te Whakarōputanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa

Resignation, dismissal and retirement

Both you and your employer must follow the correct processes and procedures to manage your resignation, dismissal or retirement.

This is set out in part 7 of the collective agreement.

There is no set age that you must retire from work. If you are retiring, you must give the same notice as for resignation.