In November 2020, NZEI Te Riu Roa members will automatically receive the new equity and repayment rates (dated February 12, 2020) through the collective agreement. Schools are receiving additional resources to bear the cost of these new rates. Last week, the Minister of Education reaffirmed the need for non-union teachers to sign the last Individual Employment Agreement (IEA) by 18 September 2020. The completion of the IEA by these teachers ensures that they will receive the new pay equity rates in the November cycle and the additional payment as of February 12, 2020. A new work matrix The B-C class was created as part of the «help for teacher-pay equity settlement» variant for support staff in schools Collective Agreement 2020. The work matrix of the B-C classes is a fusion of the previous B and C classes. The amendments came into effect in December 2019 with the collective agreements. The principal officers and principals have separate collective agreements, with separate agreements for territorial officials and key employees of the territory, but negotiated jointly. [4] – Rates will be introduced in March 2020 due to the complex changes to the payroll that will be required. This is the First offer from the Ministry of Education since the expiry of the collective agreements of the coaching staff in July. «If the offer is accepted by NZEI Te Riu Roa members, the wage increase will come into effect from 29 November, with the payment of the new rates in people`s pockets from March 2020.» Additional resources will be made available to school boards to enable this significant increase.

We will work closely with NZSTA to provide advice with information and assistance to ensure they understand the details of the new agreement. We are also working to solve other problems raised by the forces of thought and kairahi. These include the demand for pay equity for teachers, which is close to the billing phase. For more details on PUMs in New Zealand, please go to: campaigns.nzei.org.nz/pay-equity/teacher-aide-PUMs/#list support staff in schools: Your next salary increase from your 2019 collective agreement is about to begin! A 3% increase will appear in your salary from next week. 🎉🎉 «The agreement includes a teacher assistance fund for learning and development assistance of $790,000 over the duration of the collective agreement for support staff in schools (July 2020 – February 2022).