(a) The salary payable to any teacher who is not an occasional teacher under this clause shall be paid either fourteen days or monthly if it is made by mutual agreement and provided that payment is made two weeks in advance. More than 40 schools in New South Wales are again voting on AIS multi-company agreements because the school has not followed the mandatory procedures required by the Fair Work Act. Letter: AIS correspondence with IEU Deputy Executive Director Michael Carr sent a letter to the IEU on 14 August setting out its position on the proposal. Read the letter Letter: Independent School Representatives and Members Update – Disagree Yet The union stated the IEU`s position on August 1 that members are dissatisfied with the proposed 2% one-time payment increases in 2014 and a 2% increase in 2016. Where excessive payments are made in circumstances which were not obvious or could not reasonably be expected to be determined by the teacher, the parties concerned shall endeavour to reach agreement on the issue of overpayment, including, where appropriate, a discussion between the teacher`s representative and the relevant school representatives. Teachers in nursery schools and early childhood services in Christian schools engage in company agreement negotiations The union has been negotiating with Christian schools in New South Wales since October 2017. (v) Sick leave taken before 1 January 2011, including sick leave of up to 20 days for full pay and 20 days for half of the salary per year of service, shall be retained by the teacher and may be taken in accordance with the provisions of the agreement or allowance on the basis of which he was born. In particular, a teacher is entitled to accrued sick leave only for the four years of uninterrupted service that begin immediately with the current year of service. However, if the cumulative sick days are converted into half of the days for a full salary at half the salary. 19.1 An employer and a teacher covered by this contract of employment may agree to enter into an individual flexibility agreement to modify the effects of the terms of the contract if: (d) the school must inform the teacher in writing of the performance value before entering into the agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to teachers employed in a preschool or other early childhood service, subject to the special provisions of Annex D – Special Conditions for Teachers of Preschool and Other Early Childhood Services. Getting the right characters in MEAs Recently, the union reported on the successful resolution of the Association of Independent Schools (AIS) Multi-Company Agreement (MEA) dispute in New South Wales` independent schools at the last minute. (b) The school and the occasional teacher shall agree on the period during which the teacher has the right not to be available to participate in the work.

In the absence of an agreement, the teacher has the right not to be available to participate in the work for up to 48 hours (i.e. two days) per occasion. The occasional teacher is not entitled to remuneration for the period of non-participation. Provided, however, that a teacher is allowed to leave the premises after consultation with the school during the nursery break. If the teacher has made such a reasoned request, the school shall consider the request favourably. This time outside the premises does not count as hours worked. IEU reaches agreement with AIS Following the Commonwealth Government`s amendments to the Pension Guarantee Legislation that delay the retirement pension increase until 2021 and the desire to reach a position of approval on multi-company agreements for independent schools in New South Wales, the AIS and IEU have reached a position of approval. (b) equal to the difference between the merit value and the salary that would have been applied to the teacher or in accordance with clause 7.3 if no agreement had been entered into under this clause.

The union is currently negotiating with the Association of Independent Schools (AIS) new agreements to be implemented in around 200 independent schools in New South Wales and the ACT to replace agreements that expire in October this year. NewsExtra August: Union recommends not to vote for AIS After months of negotiations, the IEU has not been able to agree with the Association of Independent Schools (AIS) on the terms of the new multi-company agreements (MEAs) to be applied in independent schools in NSW and ACT. Provided that a part-time teacher can work more than 0.8 of the normal full-time load if the parties have reached an agreement. Such agreements on independent schools before the Commission The multi-company agreements (MEAs) on which teachers and support and operating staff of independent schools have voted in the past year remain before the Fair Work Commission, explains Carol Matthews, Assistant Secretary of the IEU For the purposes of this clause, when the school asks him to do so, each teacher must determine after the commitment to the satisfaction of the school. the duration of his teaching service in recognised schools or in schools certified or registered in accordance with the relevant legislation in other States or territories of the Commonwealth of Australia and the period so determined shall be deemed to be the duration of that period of service for the purposes of that employment. For the calculation of performance: b. Teachers within the meaning of clause 3 employed in the schools listed in Annex E â Employers and schools covered by this Agreement, including any preschool or early intervention centre linked or operated by the school. Teachers employed immediately prior to the date of completion of this Agreement shall be deemed to be classified and paid under this Agreement at a level at least below the level applicable to the Teacher under any prior assignment or agreement and shall be deemed to be years of service at the time of signing this Agreement, calculated in accordance with the provisions of the previous award or agreement.

Second bargaining meeting with the AIS The union has now met twice with the Association of Independent Schools (AIS) to discuss our wage and conditional demands for independent school staff, the first time on May 19 and then on June 4. The Association of Independent Schools has informed the union that it is ready to negotiate a new company agreement for teachers and support and operating staff in New South Wales. Position for the negotiating letter Letter to representatives and members of IEU General Secretary John Quessy 2.2 âThe significant effects include termination of the employment relationship, significant changes in the composition, functioning or size of faculty or qualifications required, elimination or reduction of employment opportunities, opportunities for promotion or periods of employment, changes in working hours, the need to retrain or transfer teachers to other jobs or places and to restructure jobs. The table below applies to registered special schools or special schools recognized as such by the Minister instead of paragraph 8.1(c). (b) Taking into account the nature of the work performed by teachers in the circumstances referred to in paragraph (a) of this clause, schools shall apply the following formula: Independent Schools NSW MEA 2017 The Multi-Enterprise Agreement applicable to support staff in Nsw Independent Schools, the NSW Support and Operational Staff 2017, was approved on March 23, 2017 and will therefore also begin on March 30, 2017. (i) Sick leave accrued under this Agreement shall include sick leave taken after 1 January 2011 and, in the case of teachers employed at the time of entry into force of this Agreement, sick leave accrued before 1 January 2011. Where a tripartite agreement was previously in place for the teacher`s employment at the school and the teacher received an additional retirement pension under that agreement in lieu of long periods of duty leave and annual leave, the teacher`s entitlement to a long period of service will be adjusted accordingly, notwithstanding the provisions of clause 12.5(c) of this Agreement. Below is the IEU`s demand for new multi-company agreements that will start in 2021. (i) The Agreement addresses 1 or more of the following issues: See Annex D – Special Conditions for Teachers Employed in Preschool and Other Early Childhood Services. Union seeks better rates of pay in independent schools Carol Matthews, assistant secretary of the IEU, says the union did so today (31.

July), the Association of Independent Schools (AIS), which represents about 200 independent schools, pointed out that the rates proposed in the inter-company agreements are too low. Read the full story here. One. Employers listed in Annex E – Employers and schools covered by this Agreement with respect to the schools listed in the Annex; And the Federation of Independent Schools has told the union that it does not intend to meet with the union again until November, and it is unclear whether new company agreements will be negotiated. The AIS also states that salary increases in 2021, if any, would be set on a discretionary school-by-school basis outside the negotiation process. (a) the terms of the commitment agreement as amended by the agreement; and (ii) or in cases where a teacher paid in accordance with article 10.6(b)(i) returns from leave with the consent of the school during the school year in which the leave began and no longer that this has not exceeded a total of 20 student days is determined by: The days of presence of a part-time teacher may be determined at the beginning of each calendar year or a common agreement between the teacher and the school with a notice period of four semester weeks. .