Kindergarten Teachers, Head Teachers and Senior Teachers' Collective Agreement

Subject to 3.2, the following salary rates apply:

K1 - Base-scale Teachers

Step
Qual
Group
Rates
prior to
1 Dec
2022
Rates
effective
1 Dec
2022
Qual
Group
Step
Rates
effective
3 July
2023
Rates
effective
1 Dec
2023
Rates
effective
3 April
2024
Rates
effective
2 Dec
2024

1
P3E 
$51,358
$55,358
P3E
1
$56,757
$57,358
$59,027
$61,329

2
 
$53,544
$57,544

3
P3+E
$55,948
$59,948
P3+E
2
$59,948
$61,948
$61,948
$64,083

4
P4E
$58,133
$62,133
P4E
3
$62,133
$64,133
$64,133
$66,586

5
P5E
$61…

Attention is drawn to the Education and Training Act 2020 insofar as it provides that the employer shall, wherever practicable, notify the vacancy in a manner sufficient to enable suitably qualified persons to apply for the position and the person best suited to the position shall be appointed.
Equal employment opportunities principles shall be applied and demonstrated in appointments procedures. The intent of these principles is to provide equal access and consideration and equal encouragement…

Note: The following provisions are inclusive of and not in addition to the provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

The overall objective of Part 4 of these clauses, together with 2.5, is to ensure that teachers receive a full years’ salary for each full year of employment.

Teachers, other than short-term relievers, are entitled to six weeks paid annual holidays in respect of each completed 12 months of employment (Refer to s.16 of the Holidays Act 2003 for the impact of leave without pay on conti…

Note: The following provisions are inclusive of and not in addition to the provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.Note: The following provisions are inclusive of and not in addition to the provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

From teachers’ appointment or leave anniversary date that falls on or after 1 January 2024, teachers, other than short term relievers, are entitled to 15 days sick leave on pay: upon appointment to a teaching position covered by this Agreement; and for each subsequent 12 mont…

In the settlement of the Kindergarten Teachers, Head Teachers and Senior Teachers' Collective Agreement 2000-2002 the parties committed themselves to the implementation of pay parity for kindergarten teachers. Senior teacher K3 and K4 salaries were benchmarked to the base salary (excluding the roll-based supplementary component) of a primary U2 and U3 principal respectively.
Subject to 3.2, the following salary rates apply:

Scale K3 Senior Teachers

-
Rates prior to
1 Dec 2022
Rate effecti…

An employee shall be granted bereavement leave with pay to discharge their obligation and/or pay their respects to a deceased person with whom they have had a close association. Such obligations may exist because of blood or family ties or because of particular cultural requirements such as attendance at all or part of a Tangihanga (or its equivalent).
In granting time off therefore, and for how long, the employer must administer these provisions in a culturally sensitive manner, taking into acc…

Note 1: Attention is drawn to the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 (PLEPA) (including partner’s leave). The provisions of the PLEPA apply to all employees. This includes entitlements for both partners to share the provisions of the PLEPA.

Note 2: The following additional provisions shall also apply:

Parental Leave

Both permanent employees and long-term relievers are entitled to parental leave without pay, and protection of employment. An employee who wishes to take parental l…

Note: The following provisions are inclusive of and not in addition to the provisions of the Holidays Act 2003.

Senior Teachers are entitled to six weeks paid annual holidays in respect of each completed 12 months of employment (Refer s16 of the Holidays Act 20023 for the impact of leave without pay on continuous employment).
Senior Teachers are entitled to one day's paid holiday to be taken between Christmas and New Year in addition to the annual holidays entitlement.
Senior Teachers may…

In this agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:

Teacher means a trained and qualified teacher certificated by the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand who is employed on teaching duties in a free kindergarten.
Head Teacher means a trained and qualified teacher certificated by the Teaching Council who is the pedagogical and operational lead of a free kindergarten in addition to undertaking teaching duties, as determined by the employer in agreement with the teacher and in accordanc…

If an allegation is deemed sufficiently serious a teacher may be either suspended with or without pay, or transferred temporarily to other duties.
The employer shall not suspend a teacher without first allowing the teacher a reasonable opportunity to make submissions about the allegations and whether suspension is appropriate.  However, where the employer is satisfied the welfare and safety of any kindergarten child or another kindergarten employee warrants it, immediate suspension may occur.
Th…

Where a teacher has not met the appropriate professional standards throughout the assessment period the employer may defer salary progression.
Where progression has been deferred, the employer shall determine a timeframe (in consultation with the teacher) within which the teacher shall have the opportunity to demonstrate the improved performance required to meet the appropriate standards.
If it is agreed that the teacher has demonstrated within this timeframe that they are meeting the appropriat…

The employer may grant leave with or without pay to a permanent full-time, permanent part-time or long-term relieving employee in accordance with the employer's leave policy. Such leave shall not be unreasonably withheld. In granting such leave, the employer may make provision for any necessary travelling time.
Policy on special leave for family reasons shall recognise the following definition of family: The employee's spouse / partner, children, parents, or near relatives, which shall…

Method of Payment

Salaries shall be paid fortnightly by direct credit to the employee’s nominated bank account.

Calculation of Permanent Full-time, Permanent Part-time and Long-term Relieving Teachers’ Salary

The fortnightly rate payable shall be equivalent to the annual salary divided by 26.071.
The daily rate payable shall be equivalent to 1/10 of the fortnightly rate.

Calculation of Part-time Teachers’ Salary

A part-time teachers’s salary shall be paid at 1/40th of the applicable full-ti…

Where an employee has been granted leave without pay by the employer, the employer shall either:

Deduct the leave without pay from the employee’s current pay period, or where it is not practicable to do so, the employer shall deduct the leave without pay from the employee’s next pay period; or
Deduct the leave without pay from the employee’s subsequent pay periods in such a manner as may be agreed between the parties.

Nothing in this clause shall prevent the employer from pursuing any other re…

Where the options of a suitable alternative position and/or alternative arrangements have been thoroughly explored and no such option is identified within the notice period, the employer shall give the affected teacher(s) one month's notice of the disestablishment of their position.
The employer shall offer each teacher a severance payment based on average gross weekly earnings as follows:

six weeks' pay for the first 12 months or part year of service as a teacher, head teacher or sen…

Every teacher covered by this agreement will be allowed to attend at least two union meetings (each of a maximum of two hours duration) each year on ordinary pay. As kindergartens operate non-child contact sessions such meetings shall occur, as far as practicable, during these sessions.
The union shall give the employer at least 14 days' notice of the date and time of any meeting to which 2.16.1 applies.
The union shall make such arrangements with the employer as may be necessary to ensure…

The employers are committed to promoting, developing and monitoring equal employment opportunities and programmes in free kindergartens.

The parties to this Agreement recognise the value in their ongoing and productive relationship, including their joint efforts to build an environment in which the teaching profession is highly regarded, sustainable, and is fit for now and the future of learning. Collective bargaining is a key part of those joint efforts. 

In recognition of the benefits arising out of the parties’ relationship, including NZEI Te Riu Roa’s role in negotiating terms and conditions for kindergarten teachers, head t…