Kaiārahi i te Reo and Therapists' Collective Agreement

1.1.1 The parties to this agreement shall be NZEI Te Riu Roa and the Secretary for Education acting under delegation from the Public Service Commissioner made pursuant to clause 6 of Schedule 3 of the Public Service Act 2020 and acting in accordance with s 586(5) of the Education and Training Act 2020.

1.2.1 This agreement is binding on every employer as defined in 1.3.1.

1.2.2 This agreement is applicable to every employee employed as a kaiārahi i te reo, occupational therapist, physiotherapist or a music therapist.

1.2.3 This agreement is binding on those employees who are or who become members of NZEI Te Riu Roa.

1.3.1 “Employer” means the board (or Commissioner if applicable) of a state or integrated primary, intermediate, secondary or composite school, as defined in the Education and Training Act 2020. It does not include the board of Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu.

1.3.2 Ko ngā mahi matua a te Kaiārahi i te Reo

• Whakamana tāngata
• Whakarauora te reo me ōna mātauranga Māori
• Whakararau, whakarahi te ao Māori

 The core role of a Kaiārahi i te Reo is to:

• Uphold the dignity of people; and
• Revitalise Māori language and knowledge; and
• Embed and amplify a Māori worldview.

1.3.3 “Therapist” means an employee engaged as a:

1. a nationally registered physiotherapist and/or occupational therapist holding a current annual practicing certificate; and
2. a qualified music therapist.

1.4.1 The term of this agreement is  20 June 2022 to 19 December 2024.

1.5.1 The parties agree that the terms and conditions in this agreement may be varied at any time by written agreement between NZEI Te Riu Roa and the Secretary for Education acting under delegation from the Public Service Commissioner made pursuant to clause 6 of Schedule 3 of the Public Service Act 2020.

Partnership with Union

1.6.1 The parties to this Agreement recognise the value in their ongoing and productive relationship. Collective bargaining is a key part of those joint efforts.

1.6.2 In recognition of the value of this collective agreement and of the benefits arising out of the parties’ ongoing relationship, each full-time employee who is a member of NZEI Te Riu Roa and is bound by this Agreement as at 1 December 2022 will be paid a one-off gross payment of $750.

The payment will be pro-rated for:

1. part-time employees based on their full-time equivalent (FTE) as at 1 December 2022;
2. casual employees who have worked a minimum of 8 hours over the period 1 July to 30 November 2022, based on the of the total number of hours worked in proportion to 1.0 FTE during that period. Casual employees who worked less than 8 hours during that period are not entitled to the payment.

An employee may be eligible to have the payment calculated under more than one of the above categories. The minimum payment for any employee, regardless of FTE, will be $75, and no employee shall receive more than gross $750 in total.

Employees who are members of NZEI and are bound by this agreement as at 1 December 2022 and on that day were on approved unpaid leave under Part 6 of this agreement, are entitled to receive the one-off gross payment of $750 when they resume working, providing that they return on or before the end of Term 2, 2023 or on or before the end of Term 4, 2023 for those on parental leave. The payment will be based on the calculation for the position that would have been applicable on 1 December 2022 had they not been on approved leave.

Lump Sum Payment

1.6.3 A one-off gross lump sum of $500 will be paid to all full-time employees who are employed as at 1 December 2023.

The payment will be pro-rated for:

1. part-time employees based on their full-time equivalent (FTE) as at 1 December 2023;
2. casual employees who have worked a minimum of 8 hours over the period 1 July to 30 November 2023. The payment will be based on the of the total number of hours worked in proportion to 1.0 FTE during that period. Casual employees who worked less than 8 hours during that period are not entitled to the payment.<.li>

Employees on approved unpaid leave under Part 6 of this agreement on 1 December 2023 are entitled to receive the one-off gross payment of $500 when they resume working, providing that they return on or before the end of Term 2, 2024 or before the end of 13 November 2024 for those on parental leave. The payment will be based on the calculation for the position that would have been applicable on 1 December 2023 had they not been on approved leave.

An employee may be eligible to have the payment calculated under more than one of the above categories. However, no eligible employee will receive a total gross payment that is less than $50 or more than $500 in total.

Note: Clause 1.6 will be removed in subsequent collective agreements.