Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees)
Salaries and Conditions Award 2022
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by NSW Department of Education.
(Case No. 331998 of 2023)
Before Commissioner Sloan
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3 November 2023
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VARIATION
1. Rename clause
23, Casual Teachers, in clause 1, Arrangement of the award published 20 January
2023 (393 I.G. 1120) to read as
23. Casual
Teachers and Casual School Counsellors
2. Delete
Schedules in clause 1, Arrangement, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
SCHEDULES
Schedule 1A -
Teacher Salaries - Standards Based Remuneration
Schedule 1B -
School Counsellor Salaries – Standards Based Remuneration
Schedule 1C -
Salaries - Home School Liaison Officers/ Aboriginal Student Liaison Officers/ Education
Officers
Schedule 2A -
Salaries - Principal Classification Structure -
Schedule 2B -
Salaries - Former Principal Classification Structure
Schedule 3 -
Salaries - Other Promotions Classifications in the Teaching Service
Schedule 4 -
Rates of Pay - Casual Teachers and Casual School Counsellors
Schedule 5 -
Other Rates of Pay
Schedule 6 -
Rates of Pay - Educational Paraprofessionals
Schedule 7 -
Allowances
Schedule 8 -
Locality Allowances
Schedule 9 -
Excess Travel and Compensation for Travel on Official Business
Schedule 10 -
Special Conditions Covering Home School Liaison Officers and Aboriginal Student
Liaison Officers
Schedule 11 -
Special Conditions Covering Teachers at Residential Agricultural High Schools
Schedule 12 –
Secondary College of Languages –
Schedule 13 -
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
3. Delete clause
2, Dictionary, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
2. Dictionary
2.1 "Aboriginal
Student Liaison Officer" means a person or teacher who has been
temporarily appointed to the position of Aboriginal student liaison officer.
2.2 "Accredited"
means a teacher who has demonstrated the Professional Teaching Standards at the
level of Proficient, Highly Accomplished or Lead and has been accredited as
such by a Teacher Accreditation Authority.
2.3 "Alternate
Period" means a period taught by a teacher being a period other than a
period which the teacher is normally timetabled to teach and where the need for
the period to be taught arises from the absence from duty on leave of another
teacher.
2.4 "Assistant
Principal" means a teacher who is appointed as such to assist a principal
of a school in the management of the school.
2.5 "Associate
Principal" means a teacher appointed as such to be responsible for the
management, organisation, administration, supervision
and efficiency of a school, other than P1-P5, where the school has been linked
to a larger school in reasonable proximity and the administrative workload of
the Associate Principal has been reduced.
2.6 "Australian
Professional Standards for Teachers" means the seven Standards which
outline what teachers should know and be able to do prescribed by the
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership as attached at Schedule
13.
2.7 "Authority"
means the NSW Education Standards Authority to oversee accreditation and recognition
of a teacher’s professional capacity against the Australian Professional
Standards under the Teacher Accreditation Act.
2.8 "Casual
Teacher" means a teacher engaged, other than at the Secondary College of
Languages, on an hourly or daily rate of pay in the Teaching Service.
2.9 "Conditionally
accredited" means a teacher who has been conditionally accredited at the
Graduate level who may have a degree or is in the process of obtaining further
education or subject qualifications.
2.10 "Core
Hours" means the normal daily hours of operation of a school during which
classes are conducted and in a high or central school includes a daily core
timetable of eight periods, or the time equivalent.
2.11 "Degree"
means a course of study in a higher education institution leading to a degree
as described in the Australian Qualifications Framework as at
1 January 1995.
2.12 "Department"
means the Department of Education.
2.13 "Deputy
Principal" means a teacher appointed as such who is the deputy to the
principal in a school and who acts as substitute in the absence of the principal, and is required to assist generally in the
management of the school and, as required, in the special duties of the
principal.
2.14 "Diploma"
means a course of study in a higher education institution leading to a diploma
as described in the Australian Qualifications Framework as at
1 January 1995.
2.15 "Distance
Education Centre" means a school established to provide full time or part
time programs of secondary or primary courses to students who cannot normally
attend on a daily basis. Provided that distance education centres can
be either stand alone schools or centres attached and
integrated into an existing school.
2.16 "District
Guidance Officer'' means an officer appointed as such in a group of schools who
is responsible to the Secretary or nominee for the guidance service within that
group of schools.
2.17 "Education
Officer" means an officer appointed as such, provided that for appointment
the officer must have an appropriate degree from a higher education institution
or other qualifications and experience which the Secretary determines as
satisfying requirements.
2.18 "Educational
Paraprofessional" means a person or officer employed permanently or
temporarily under the provisions of the Teaching Service Act to work under the
guidance of a teacher in the classroom.
2.19 "Employee"
means a person employed in a classification covered by this award by the
Secretary or delegate under the provisions of the Teaching Service Act on a
permanent or temporary basis.
2.20 "Environmental
Education Centre" means a teaching and learning facility operated by the
Department which students attend to participate in educational programs
relevant to all primary and secondary key learning areas and/or to receive
specific instruction in field work, and which provides support to schools in
implementing environmental education.
2.21 "Equivalent"
when referring to qualifications means those qualifications deemed by the
Secretary to be equivalent to specified qualifications.
2.22 "Executive
Principal, Connected Communities" means a person or officer employed
temporarily under the provisions of the Teaching
Service Act 1980 to lead the schools selected by the Department to
participate in the Connected Communities strategy for the period of the
operation of that strategy.
2.23 "Executive
Director Connected Communities" means a person who is responsible for
leadership and implementation of the Connected Communities strategy in the
Department.
2.24 "Federation"
means the Australian Education Union NSW Teachers Federation Branch.
2.25 "General
Secretary" means the General Secretary of the Australian Education Union
NSW Teachers Federation Branch.
2.26 "Graduate"
means a person who has obtained a degree from a higher education institution or
possesses qualifications determined by the Secretary to be equivalent to such a
degree.
2.27 "Graduate
Teacher salary" means the salaries at Step 1 and Step 2 of the teacher
salary scale which apply to teachers who have undertaken an approved initial
teacher education program and met the Australian Professional Standards for
Teachers at the Graduate level. It is mandatory for new teachers to be
provisionally or conditionally accredited at Graduate teacher level to be
approved for teaching in NSW.
2.28 "Graduate
Diploma" means a course of study in a higher education institution leading
to a graduate diploma as described in the Australian Qualifications Framework
as at 1 January 1995.
2.29 "Head
Teacher" means a teacher who is appointed as such in a high school,
distance education centre or central school, and is responsible to the
principal for the program of work in a designated subject or learning area and
the coordination of the work of classes in that area. The head teacher also exercises supervision
over and gives advice and direction, when necessary, to other teachers in the
subject or learning area in addition to their teaching duties. Provided that head teachers may be appointed
with specific designated responsibilities, including:
2.29.1 Head teacher
(female students) advises female school students and promotes their interests
in a high school or a secondary department of a central school where the
enrolment of female school students in the school or department exceeds 500.
2.29.2 Head teacher
(welfare) assists the principal and or deputy principal in
the area of student welfare. Head
teacher (welfare) includes head teacher (welfare) - residential agricultural
high schools.
2.29.3 Head teacher
(administration) is responsible for assigned duties associated with the general
administration of the school.
2.30 "Higher
Education Institution" means a university or other tertiary institution
recognised by the Secretary which offers degrees, diplomas
or teacher education courses.
2.31 "Highly
Accomplished/Lead Teacher" means a teacher who has demonstrated the
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Highly Accomplished or
Lead level and is accredited as such by a Teacher Accreditation Authority.
2.32 "Home School
Liaison Officer" means a person or teacher who has been temporarily
appointed to the position of home school liaison officer.
2.33 "Industrial
Relations Commission" means the Industrial Relations Commission of New
South Wales, established by the Industrial
Relations Act 1996.
2.34 "In Lieu of
Duties" means duties undertaken by a teacher for a teacher absent from the
classroom on duty elsewhere or performing other duties when that teacher is
relieved of part of their regular face to face teaching load through variations
in school organisation.
2.35 “Leader,
Psychology Practice” means a person appointed to lead a team of Senior
Psychologists, Education to implement professional practices consistent with
the standards of the Department and the Psychology Board of Australia. The Leader, Psychology Practice develops and
implements strategies to enhance psychology services in schools, including professional
development and support for the school counselling workforce.
2.36 "Network"
means a group of principals with a Director Educational Leadership.
2.37 “Non-school based
teacher” means a person or officer who is employed in a full time or part time
position, either temporarily or permanently, under the provisions of the
Teaching Service Act and the Teacher Accreditation Act, in the classification
of Senior Education Officer Class 1, Senior Education Officer Class 2 or
Principal Education Officer.
2.38 "Officer"
means and includes all persons permanently employed in the Teaching Service
under the provisions of the Teaching Service Act and who, on the date of
commencement of the award, were occupying one of the positions covered by the
award or who, after that date, are appointed to one of these positions.
2.39 "Parties"
means the Department and the Federation.
2.40 "Performance
and development process" is an annual process for the continuous
development of a skilled and effective workforce, which includes an annual
performance and development plan.
2.41 "Period"
means, in a high or central school, a 40 minute
teaching period.
2.42 "Principal"
means a teacher appointed as such to be responsible for the management,
organisation, administration, supervision and efficiency of a school and all
departments in a school. A principal
does not include a teacher in charge of a school.
2.43 “Professional Practice Framework (PPF)”
means the core capabilities which outline what school counsellors should know
and be able to do to guide their professional practice as a psychologist.
2.44 "Proficient
Teacher salary" means the salaries at Step 3 through to Step 7 of the
teacher salary scale which apply to teachers who are accredited at the level of
Proficient. A Proficient Teacher has demonstrated the Australian Professional
Standards for Teachers at the Proficient level and is accredited as such by a
Teacher Accreditation Authority.
2.45 "Provisionally
accredited" means a teacher who has been provisionally accredited at the
Graduate level who has successfully completed an initial teacher education
program endorsed by the Board.
2.46 “Psychology
Board” means the Psychology Board of Australia or successor organisation.
2.47 "Purpose of
Funding for the Principal Classification" means the funding model
consisting of a base student allocation, equity loadings and targeted
(individual student) funding. The amount of funding allocated to a school
determines the level of school complexity.
2.48 "Residential
Agricultural High School" means a school classified as such by the
Secretary.
2.49 "School"
means a Department school or other centre, where
instruction is provided by the Department, excluding an institute and including
any place designated as part of, or as an annex to, such school.
2.50 "School
Counsellor" means a teacher with an equivalent of four years training and
a major in psychology who has responsibility for providing schools with advice
and support in matters relating to student academic and personal development,
welfare and discipline and provides psychological and other testing as required.
2.51 “School
Counsellor, Advanced Certification” means a School Counsellor as defined at
2.50 who has also attained Advanced Certification against the PPF, holds
general registration with the Psychology Board, accreditation at proficient and
has completed one year of full time service at SC5.
2.52 "Schools for
Specific Purposes" (SSPs) for the purpose of the award are schools which
are classified as such by the Secretary and are established under the Education
Act 1990 to provide education for students with disabilities as listed in
subclause 2.61.
2.53 "Secretary"
means the Secretary, Department of Education.
2.54 "Senior
Psychologist Education" means an officer appointed to provide professional
leadership and clinical supervision to a school counselling team and who has a
leadership role as part of the networked specialist centres.
2.55 "Service"
means continuous service, unless otherwise specified in the award.
2.56 "Supervisor
of Female Students" means a female teacher appointed as such to advise
female students and to promote their interests in a high school or secondary
department of a central school where the school or department does not qualify
for the appointment of a head teacher (female students).
2.57 "Teacher"
means a person or officer employed permanently or temporarily in a full time or
part time teaching position, other than at the Secondary College of Languages,
under the provisions of the Teaching Service Act and appointed to a
school. Unless otherwise specified in
the award, a teacher will include a school teacher in
training.
2.58 "Teacher
Accreditation Act" means the Teacher
Accreditation Act 2004.
2.59 "Teacher
Accreditation Authority" means the person or body delegated by the
Secretary of the Department of Education under the Teacher Accreditation Act to
accredit in government schools.
2.60 "Teacher in
Charge (Schools)" means a teacher in charge of a centre not designated as
a school determined by the Secretary where a principal is not appointed.
2.61 "Teacher in
Charge of Residential Supervision of Agricultural High Schools" means a
teacher selected by the principal to be responsible for the supervision and
administration of additional duties relating to school student residence in
residential agricultural high schools.
2.62 "Teachers of
Students with Disabilities" means school teachers
appointed to schools for specific purposes, or support classes in primary or
high schools established to provide education for students with disabilities
and including appointments as itinerant support teacher, as follows:
2.62.1 students with:
mild intellectual disabilities (IM); moderate intellectual disabilities (IO);
severe intellectual disabilities (IS); behaviour disorders (BD); emotional
disabilities (ED); hearing impairments (H); language disabilities (L); physical
disabilities (P); severe reading (R), vision impairments (V); and
2.62.2 students in: an
early childhood intervention program (EC); hospital schools, Royal Far West
School, Stewart House (W); and community care programs (CT).
2.63 "Teaching
Principal" means a teacher appointed as such to be responsible for the
management, organisation, administration, supervision
and efficiency of a school, other than P1-P5, whose duties include classroom
teaching.
2.64 "Teaching
Service Act" means the Teaching
Service Act 1980.
2.65 "Temporary
Teacher" means a person employed, other than at the Secondary College of
Languages, in one engagement full time for four weeks or more or in one
engagement for one to four days per week for two terms or more.
2.66 "Temporary
Employee" means and includes all persons employed on a temporary basis,
other than on a casual or part time casual basis under the Teaching Service
Act.
2.67 "Trained
Teacher" means a teacher who has satisfactorily completed a prescribed
course of training at a higher education institution, or such other course or
courses which the Secretary determines as satisfying requirements for
classification as a teacher.
2.68 "Year
Adviser" means a teacher appointed to assist Year 7-12 students in every
high school or every central school which has a secondary department.
2.69 "Year 12
Relieving Period" means a relieving period required to be undertaken by a
teacher when that school teacher has been relieved of
their timetabled Year 12 face to face teaching duties after Year 12 students
leave school to sit for the Higher School Certificate Examination in Term 4 of
each year.
4. Delete clause
3, Salaries, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
3. Salaries
Teachers
3.1 Effective
from the first full pay period on or after 9 October 2023:
3.1.1 the rates of pay for teachers arise from and
reflect the implementation of a new classification structure in accordance with
Schedule 1A;
3.1.2 the rates of pay for school counsellors arise
from and reflect the implementation of a new classification structure in
accordance with Schedule 1B;
3.1.3 salaries for home school liaison officers,
aboriginal student liaison officers, education officers who are not eligible
for standards based remuneration and
teachers at the Secondary College of Languages will be increased by 4% in
accordance with this clause and Schedules 1C and 12 respectively.
Principals
3.2 Salaries
and rates of pay for principals will be paid in accordance with this clause and
Schedules 2A and 2B. Salaries under these schedules will be increased by:
3.2.1 8% from the first pay period commencing on or
after 9 October 2023
Other Promotions Classifications in the Teaching Service
3.3 Salaries
and rates of pay for the officers and temporary employees will be paid in
accordance with this clause and Schedule 3. Salaries under these schedules will
be increased by:
3.3.1 8% from the first pay period commencing on or
after 9 October 2023
Allowances
3.4 Allowances under this award will be
increased by 4% from the first pay period commencing on or after 9 October
2023.
Teachers
3.5 The
rates of pay for teachers will be in accordance with the teacher’s level of
accreditation on commencement of employment.
3.5.1 A teacher with accreditation at Graduate will
commence on the Step 1 salary.
3.5.2 A teacher with accreditation at Proficient
will commence on the Step 3 salary.
3.5.3 A teacher with accreditation at Highly
Accomplished/Lead will commence on the Highly Accomplished/Lead Teacher salary.
The salary s
are as follows.
Step 1
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(Graduate)
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Step 2
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(Graduate)
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Step 3
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(Proficient)
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Step 4
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(Proficient)
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Step 5
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(Proficient)
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Step 6
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(Proficient)
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Step 7
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(Proficient)
|
Highly
Accomplished/Lead Teacher
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(Highly
Accomplished/Lead)
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3.6 Salary
progression from Step 1 to Step 2 will take effect from the first full pay
period after the completion of one year of full time service subject to the officer’s
satisfactory performance of their duties and demonstrating continued efficiency
in teaching practice via an annual performance and development process.
3.7 Salary
progression from Step 2 to Step 3 will take effect from the first full pay
period after confirmation of Proficient accreditation by the Teacher
Accreditation Authority for teachers who have been employed for a minimum of one year full time at Step 2 and subject to the
officer’s satisfactory performance of their duties and demonstrating continued
efficiency in teaching practice via an annual performance and development
process. For those teachers who have confirmation of accreditation at
Proficient but do not have one year full time service
at Step 2, progression from Step 2 to Step 3 will take effect from the first
full pay period after the completion of one year of full time service.
3.8 Salary
progression from Step 3 to Step 4, Step 4 to Step 5, Step 5 to Step 6 and from Step
6 to Step 7 will take effect from the first full pay period after the
completion of one year of full time service for those teachers who continue to
meet the requirements of Proficient accreditation, including maintenance and
subject to the officer’s satisfactory performance of their duties and
demonstrating continued efficiency in teaching practice via an annual
performance and development process.
3.9 Salary progression from Step 7 to Highly Accomplished/Lead
teacher will take effect from the first full pay period after confirmation of
Highly Accomplished/Lead accreditation by the Teacher Accreditation Authority
for teachers who have been remunerated at Step 7 for a minimum of one year full time and subject to the officer’s
satisfactory performance of their duties and demonstrating continued efficiency
in teaching practice via an annual performance and development process. For
those teachers who have confirmation of accreditation at Highly Accomplished/Lead
but do not have one year of full time service at Step
7, progression from Step7 to Highly Accomplished/Lead Teacher will take effect from the first full pay
period after the completion of one year of full time service at Step 7
3.10 For the purpose
of salary progression, one year of full time service
is 203 days.
3.11 Payment of
salaries under this clause is conditional upon a teacher maintaining the
appropriate level of accreditation.
3.12 Salaries and
rates of pay for teachers will be paid in accordance with subclauses 3.5 to
3.12 and Schedule 1A.
School Teachers – Transition Arrangements
3.13 Existing teachers
will transition to the new classification structure from the first full pay
period on or after 9 October 2023.
3.14 A teacher on Band
1 with less than 203 days of service will:
3.14 A teacher on Band
1 with less than 203 days of service will:
3.14.1 Move to Step 1 of
the salary scale;
3.14.2 Progress to Step 2
of the salary scale after one year of full time
service; and
3.14.3 Progress further
in accordance with clause 3.5 to 3.12.
3.15 A teacher on Band
1 with more than 203 days of service will:
3.15.1 Retain any
incremental credit above 203 days and move to Step 2 of the salary scale; and
3.15.2 Progress to Step 3
after the attainment of accreditation at Proficient and one
year full time service.
3.15.3 Where Proficient
accreditation is achieved ahead of one year full time
service, progression will occur once one year of full time service is achieved.
3.15.4 Where one year of full time service is achieved ahead of Proficient
accreditation, progression will occur once accreditation at Proficient is
achieved.
3.15.5 Progress further
in accordance with clause 3.5 to 3.12.
3.16 A teacher on Band
2 with less than 203 days of service will:
3.16.1 Move to Step 3 of
the salary scale;
3.16.2 Progress to Step 4
of the salary scale after one year of full time
service; and
3.16.3 Progress further
in accordance with clause 3.5 to 3.12.
3.17 A teacher on Band
2 with more than 203 days of service will:
3.17.1 Retain any
incremental credit above 203 days and move to Step 4 of the salary scale;
3.17.2 Progress to Step 5
of the salary scale after one year of full time
service; and
3.17.3 Progress further
in accordance with clause 3.5 to 3.12.
3.18 A teacher on Band
2.1 will:
3.18.1 Move to Step 5 of
the salary scale;
3.18.2 Progress to Step 6
of the salary scale after one year of full time
service; and
3.18.3 Progress further
in accordance with clause 3.5 to 3.12.
3.19 A teacher on Band
2.2 will:
3.19.1 Move to Step 6 of
the salary scale;
3.19.2 Progress to Step 7
of the salary scale after one year of full time
service; and
3.19.3 Progress further
in accordance with clause 3.5 to 3.12.
3.20 A teacher on Band
2.3 will:
3.20.1 Move to Step 7 of
the salary scale.
3.20.2 Progression to the
Highly Accomplished/Lead Teacher rate will only apply to teachers after the
attainment of accreditation at Highly Accomplished or Lead and one year full time service.
3.20.3 Where Highly
Accomplished or Lead accreditation is achieved ahead of one
year full time service, progression will occur once one year of full
time service is achieved.
3.20.4 Where one year of full time service is achieved ahead of Highly Accomplished
or Lead accreditation, progression will occur once accreditation at Highly
Accomplished or Lead is achieved.
3.21 A teacher on Band
3 will:
3.21.1 Move to the Highly
Accomplished/Lead Teacher rate.
School Counsellors
3.22 The
rates of pay for school counsellors will be in accordance with the school
counsellor’s level of registration and/or teachers accreditation on
commencement of employment.
3.22.1 A school counsellor with eligibility for registration
with the Psychology Board will commence on the SC1 salary.
3.22.2 A school counsellor with a minimum of
provisional registration with the Psychology Board will commence on the SC2
salary.
3.22.3 A school counsellor with evidence against the
PPF, general registration with the Psychology Board will commence on the School
Counsellor Advanced Certification salary.
3.22.4 A school counsellor who is an existing teacher
with the Department at the time of commencing employment as a school counsellor
will be paid no less than the applicable classroom teacher rate from Schedule
1A, up to a maximum of Step 7, on commencement as a school counsellor.
The salary
structure is as follows:
SC1
|
Eligibility for
registration with the Psychology Board
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SC2
|
Established
Certification against the PPF and a minimum of Provisional registration with
the Psychology Board.
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SC3
|
(Established
Certification)
|
SC4
|
(Established
Certification
|
SC5
|
(Established
Certification)
|
School Counsellor Advanced Certification
|
Advanced
Certification against the PPF, full registration by the Psychology Board and
accreditation at proficient by NESA.
|
3.23 Salary
progression from SC1 to SC2 will take effect from the first full pay period
after confirmation of Established Certification against the PPF and a minimum
of provisional registration with the Psychology Board for school counsellors
who have been employed for a minimum of one year full time and subject to the satisfactory
performance of their duties demonstrated via an annual performance and
development process. For those school counsellors who have confirmation of
Established Certification against the PPF and a minimum of provisional
registration with the Psychology Board but do not have one
year full time service, progression from SC1 to SC2 will take effect
from the first full pay period after the completion of one year of full time
service.
3.24 Salary
progression from SC2 to SC3, from SC3 to SC4 and from SC4 to SC5 will take
effect from the first full pay period after the completion of one year of full time service for those school counsellors who
continue to meet the requirements of registration with the Psychology Board and
subject to the satisfactory performance of their duties demonstrated via an
annual performance and development process.
3.25 Salary
progression from SC5 to School Counsellor Advanced Certification will take
effect from the first full pay period after Advanced Certification against the
PPF in accordance with the procedures implemented by the Department, full
registration by the Psychology Board and accreditation at Proficient or higher
by NESA for school counsellors who have been remunerated at SC5 for a minimum
of one year full time and subject to satisfactory performance of their duties
demonstrated via an annual performance and development process. For those
school counsellors who have Advanced Certification against the PPF in
accordance with the procedures implemented by the Department, full registration
by the Psychology Board and accreditation at Proficient or higher by NESA but
do not have one year of full
time service at SC5,
progression from SC5 to School Counsellor Advanced Certification will take
effect from the first full pay period after the completion of one year of full
time service at SC5.
3.26 For the purpose
of salary progression, one year of full time service
is 203 days.
3.27 Payment of
salaries under this clause is conditional upon a school counsellor maintaining
the appropriate level of registration/certification/accreditation.
3.28 Salaries and
rates of pay for school counsellors will be paid in accordance with subclauses
3.22 to 3.27 and Schedule 1B.
School Counsellor - Transition Arrangements
3.29 Existing school
counsellors will transition to the new classification structure from first full
pay period on or after 9 October 2023.
3.30 A School
Counsellor on Band 1 with less than 203 days of service will:
3.30.1 Move to SC1 of the
salary scale; and
3.30.2 Progress to SC2
after attainment of a minimum of provisional registration and Established
Certification against the PPF and one year of full time
service.
3.30.3 Where minimum of
provisional registration and Established Certification against the PPF is
achieved ahead of one year of full time service,
progression will occur once one year of full time service is achieved.
3.30.4 Where one year of full time service is achieved ahead of a provisional
registration and Established Certification against the PPF, progression will occur
once provisional registration and Established Certification against the PPF is
achieved.
3.30.5 Progress further
in accordance with clause 3.22 to 3.27.
3.31 A School
Counsellor on Band 1 with more than 203 days of service but without provisional
registration and Established Certification against the PPF will:
3.31.1 Move to SC1 of the
salary scale; and
3.31.2 Progress to SC2
after the attainment of provisional registration and Established Certification
against the PPF; and
3.31.3 Progress further
in accordance with clause 3.22 to 3.27.
3.32 A School
Counsellor on Band 2 with less than 203 days of service will:
3.32.1 Move to SC2 of the
salary scale;
3.32.2 Progress to SC3 of
the salary scale after one year of full time service;
and
3.32.3 Progress further
in accordance with clause 3.22 to 3.27.
3.33 A School
Counsellor on Band 2 with more than 203 days of service will:
3.33.1 Move to SC3 of the
salary scale;
3.33.2 Progress to SC4 of
the salary scale after one year of full time service;
and
3.33.3 Progress further
in accordance with clause 3.22 to 3.27.
3.34 A School
Counsellor on Band 2.1 will:
3.34.1 Move to SC3 of the
salary scale;
3.34.2 Progress to SC4 of
the salary scale after one year of full time service;
and
3.34.3 Progress further
in accordance with clause 3.22 to 3.27.
3.35 A School
Counsellor on Band 2.2 will:
3.35.1 Move to SC4 of the
salary scale;
3.35.2 Progress to SC5 of
the salary scale after one year of full time service;
and
3.35.3 Progress further
in accordance with clause 3.22 to 3.27.
3.36 A School
Counsellor on Band 2.3 will:
3.36.1 Move to SC5 of the
salary scale.
3.36.2 Progression to
School Counsellor Advanced Certification will only apply to School Counsellors
after the attainment of Advanced Certification against the PPF, general
registration with the Psychology Board, accreditation at Proficient and one year full time service.
3.36.3 Where Advanced
Certification against the PPF is achieved ahead of one year of full time service, progression will occur once one year of
full time service is achieved.
3.36.4 Where one year of full time service is achieved ahead of Advanced
Certification against the PPF, progression will occur once Advanced
Certification against the PPF is achieved.
3.37 A School
Counsellor on Band 3 will move to the School Counsellor Advanced Certification
rate.
HSLO/ASLO/Education Officers - Salary Scale
3.38 Home
School Liaison Officers, Aboriginal Student Liaison Officers and Education
Officers who are not eligible for standards based
remuneration will be remunerated on the salary scale at Schedule 1C. Salaries
and rates of pay for HLSO’s/ASLO’s/EO’s will be paid in accordance with
subclauses 3.39 to 3.40 and Schedule1C.
3.39 Minimum
salaries on commencement of employment and maximum salaries for those
classifications remunerated on the salary scale in Schedule at 1C are set out
in the table below:
Classification
|
Minimum starting salary
|
Maximum salary
|
Education
officers and Aboriginal student
|
|
|
liaison officers:
|
|
|
Non graduates
|
Step 5
|
Step 13
|
Graduates without
teacher training
|
Step 5
|
Step 13
|
Graduates with
five years of training
|
Step 6
|
Step 13
|
3.40 Subject to clause
6, Salary Progression and Maintenance, clause 21, Calculation of Service,
officers and temporary employees will progress without change to their
incremental date by way of annual increments to Step 13 on the salary scale as
set out in Schedule 1C.
Principal Classification Structure
3.41 Principals will
be classified as follows and paid in accordance with Schedule 2A.
3.41.1 Teaching Principal
(TP1) or Associate Principal
3.41.2 Teaching Principal
(TP2) or Associate Principal
3.41.3 Principal 1 (P1)
3.41.4 Principal 2 (P2)
3.41.5 Principal 3 (P3)
3.41.6 Principal 4 (P4)
3.41.7 Principal 5 (P5)
3.42 The rate of pay
for a principal will provide for a base principal salary and a complexity
loading for principals in the classifications of P2, P3, P4 and P5.
3.43 The principal
classification in is derived from the school funding allocation as prescribed
by the Purpose of Funding for the Principal Classification document.
3.44 An annual review
of funding thresholds will take place linked to the release of the school
funding allocations and from the previous school year.
3.45 Base salaries and
complexity loadings will be adjusted where applicable in accordance with
subclause 3.2.
3.46 In circumstances
where the application of the school funding allocation to a school
results in a higher principal classification, the principal will, while
they remain at that school, receive the new salary effective from Day 1, Term 1
of the following year.
3.47 In circumstances
where the application of the school funding allocation to a school
results in a lower principal classification, the principal will, while
they remain at that school, retain their classification, complexity loading and
salary for a period of three years effective from Day 1, Term 1 of the
following year.
At the end of the three year
period, the principal’s classification, complexity loading and salary will
revert to the relevant level in accordance with Schedule 2A.
3.48 Principals who
hold a substantive principal position and choose to remain on the former
principal classification structure will be remunerated according to Schedule 2B
under the previous enrolment based classification and
review procedure with salaries increased in accordance with subclause 3.2.
5. Delete
subclauses 6.2, and 6.4 of clause 6, Salary Progression and Maintenance, and
insert in lieu thereof the following:
6.2 Salary
progression for school counsellors under standards based
remuneration will occur in accordance with the provisions of subclauses 3.22 to
3.28.
6.4 Those
officers prescribed at subclause 3.38 will be entitled to progress along or be
maintained on the salary scale after each 203 days of service subject to the
officer’s satisfactory performance of their duties and demonstrating continuing
efficiency in teaching practice via an annual performance and development
process.
6. Delete
subclause 16.5 of clause 16, Allocation of Duties in High Schools, and insert
in lieu thereof the following:
16.5 Teachers may, at
the discretion of the principal, be required to take "in lieu of"
classes as defined in subclause 2.34.
7. Delete
subclauses 22.4 and 22.5 of clause 22, Temporary Teachers, and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
22.4 Subject
to the provisions of clause 21, and the temporary teacher/school counsellor
demonstrating continuing efficiency in teaching / counselling practice via an
annual performance and development process, satisfactory performance and professional growth, will be entitled
to be maintained on the salary level for a promotions position after each 12
months of service. Salary progression for temporary teachers and school
counsellors under standards based remuneration will
occur in accordance with the provisions of subclauses 3.5 to 3.12 and 3.22 to
3.28 respectively.
22.5 Subject
to the provisions of clause 21, and demonstrating continuing efficiency in
teaching practice via an annual performance and development process,
satisfactory performance and professional growth, those employed temporarily in
classifications prescribed at subclause 3.38 will be entitled to progress or to be maintained
on the salary level for a promotions position after each 12 months of service
or to progress to the next step of the salary scale following the completion of
203 days of service irrespective of breaks in that service.
8. Delete the
existing clause 23, Casual Teachers, to read as follows:
23. Casual
Teachers and Casual School Counsellor
9. Delete clause
23, Casual Teachers, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
23. Casual Teachers
and Casual School Counsellor
23.1 The rates of pay
for casual teachers are set out in Schedule 4, Table 1
and Table 2.
23.2 The daily hours
of engagement for a casual teacher, which will be worked continuously, will be six and one half hours per day, including a 30 minute break
during those hours.
23.3 The minimum daily
engagement for casual teachers will be two hours.
23.4 Where a casual
teacher relieves a teacher who has been timetabled to teach as provided in
clause 15, Teaching Hours for Years 11 and 12, then the provisions of subclause
15.6 and 15.7 of that clause will apply to the casual teacher provided that the
time off can be taken either at the beginning or end of the six
and one half hour period of daily engagement of the casual teacher.
23.5 Where a casual
teacher reports to a school for duty on any day on the basis
of a request by an authorised officer and is then advised that their
services are not required, the casual teacher will be entitled to receive
payment for one half of one day’s pay at the appropriate rate in Schedule 4,
Table 1 and Table 3.
23.6 The rates of pay
of casual teachers are loaded by 5 per cent to be inclusive of the following
incidents of employment: sick leave, family and community service leave,
special leave and leave loading.
Entitlements under the Long Service Leave Act 1955 and
Determination 5 of 2006, Casual School Teachers Adoption, Bereavement,
Maternity, Parental and Personal Carer’s Entitlements or its successor, are not
affected.
23.7 Casual
teachers will receive either a CT1, CT2 or CT3 rate of pay as provided for in
Table 1 of Schedule 4 in accordance with their accreditation. Accreditation requirements for teachers are
prescribed at subclause 3.5.
23.8 Casual teachers who commence work at the CT1 rate of pay
will be required to work for a minimum of the full time equivalent of two years
before being eligible to receive the CT2 rate of pay if they have attained the
relevant accreditation. Casual teachers
will be required to work for a further minimum of the full time equivalent of
two years at the CT2 rate of pay before being eligible to receive the CT3 rate
of pay provided they have maintained the relevant accreditation.
Casual School
Teacher - Transition Arrangements
23.9 Existing casual school
teachers will transition to the new classification structure from first
full pay period on or after 9 October 2023.
23.10 A casual teacher on Band 1 will:
23.10.1 Move to CT1 of the salary scale; and
23.10.2 Progress to CT2 of the salary scale
after two years full time service and proficient accreditation.
23.10.3 Where Proficient accreditation is
achieved ahead of two years full time service, progression will occur once two
years of full time service is achieved.
23.10.4 Where two years of full
time service is achieved ahead of Proficient accreditation, progression
will occur once accreditation at proficient is achieved.
23.11 A casual teacher on Band 2 with less than 406
days of service will:
23.11.1 Move to CT2 of the salary scale; and
23.11.2 Progress to CT3 after two years of full time service.
23.12 A casual teacher on Band 2 with more than 406
days of service will:
23.12.1 Move to CT3 of the salary scale.
23.13 Casual school
counsellors will receive either a CSC1 or CSC2 rate of pay as provided for in
Table 2 of Schedule 4 in accordance with their registration. Registration
requirements for CSC1 and CSC2 are prescribed at clause 3.22 and 3.28.
Casual School Counsellor - Transition Arrangements
23.14 Existing casual
school counsellors will transition to the new classification structure from
first full pay period on or after 9 October 2023.
23.15 A casual school
counsellor on Band 1 will:
23.15.1 Move to
CSC1 of the salary scale; and
23.15.2 Progress
to CSC2 of the salary scale after one year of full time
service and attainment of minimum of provisional registration and Established
Certification against the PPF.
23.15.3 Where minimum
of provisional registration and Established Certification against the PPF is
achieved ahead of one year of full time service,
progression will occur once one year of full time service is achieved.
23.15.4 Where
one year of full time service is achieved ahead of minimum
of provisional registration and Established Certification against the PPF,
progression will occur once minimum of provisional registration and Established
Certification against the PPF is achieved.
23.16 A casual School
Counsellor on Band 1 with more than 203 days of service without provisional
registration and Established Certification against the PPF will:
23.16.1 Move to
CSC1 of the salary scale; and
23.16.2 Progress
to CSC2 of the salary scale after the attainment of minimum of provisional
registration and Established Certification against the PPF.
23.17 A casual School
Counsellor on Band 1 with more than 203 days of service and with provisional
registration and Established Certification against the PPF will:
23.17.1 Move to
CSC2 of the salary scale.
23.18 A casual School
Counsellor on Band 2 will:
23.18.1 Move to
CSC2 of the salary scale.
10. Delete clause
32, No Further Claims, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
32. No Further Claims
32.1 Other than as
provided for in the Industrial Relations
Act 1996 and the Industrial Relations (Public Sector Conditions of
Employment) Regulation 2014, there are to be no further claims/demands or
proceedings instituted by a party to this Award before the NSW Industrial
Relations Commission for extra or reduced wages, rates of pay, allowances or
conditions of employment with respect to the Employees covered by the Award
that take effect prior to 9 October 2024.
11. Delete clause
38, Area, Incidence and Duration, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
38. Area, Incidence
and Duration
38.1 This award
rescinds and replaces the Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related
Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award published 20 January 2023 (393
I.G. 1120).
38.2 This
award will commence on and from 1 January 2022 and remain in force until 8
October 2024.
38.3 The changes made by variation to the Crown Employees
(Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award
published 20 January 2023 (393 I.G. 1120) will take effect from 9 October 2023.
12. Delete Schedules
1A, 1B, 1C, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
SCHEDULE 1A
TEACHER SALARIES - STANDARDS BASED REMUNERATION 2022-2023
The following salary scale applies to teachers.
Classification
|
Salary to commence on
|
|
or after 9.10.2023
|
|
$
|
Step 1
|
85,000
|
Step 2
|
91,413
|
Step 3
|
95,317
|
Step 4
|
99,220
|
Step 5
|
106,131
|
Step 6
|
114,115
|
Step 7
|
122,100
|
Highly Accomplished/Lead Teacher
|
129,948
|
sCHEDULE 1b
SCHOOL COUNSELLOR SALARIES -STANDARDS
BASED REMUNERATION
The following
salary scale applies to school counsellors.
Classification
|
Salary to commence on or after
9.10.2023
$
|
SC1
|
95,317
|
SC2
|
99,200
|
SC3
|
106,131
|
SC4
|
114,115
|
SC5
|
140,502
|
School
Counsellor Advanced Certificate
|
151,742
|
Schedule 1c
HOME
SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICERS, ABORIGINAL STUDENT LIAISON OFFICERS, EDUCATION
OFFICERS - SALARY SCALE
The following
salary scale applies to existing home school liaison officers, Aboriginal
student liaison officers and education officers who are unable to achieve
accreditation with NESA.
Current Salary steps
|
Salary to commence on or after
9.10.2023
$
|
Increase
|
4%
|
Step 13
|
117,564
|
Step 12
|
107,257
|
Step 11
|
103,189
|
Step 10
|
99,130
|
Step 9
|
95,070
|
Step 8
|
91,010
|
Step 7
|
86,945
|
Step 6
|
82,880
|
Step 5
|
78,823
|
13. Delete in
Schedules 2B, Tables 1 and 2 and insert in lieu thereof the following:
SCHEDULE 2b
FORMER
PRINCIPAL CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE
The following
salary scale applies to existing principals who did not opt-in to the principal
classification structure at 2A.
Table 1
Classification
|
Salary
to commence on or after 9.10.2023 $
|
Increase
|
8%
|
High
School Principal
|
|
Grade
1 (PH1)
|
209,831
|
Grade
2 (PH2)
|
201,040
|
Central
School Principal
|
|
PC1
|
198,144
|
PC2
|
182,720
|
PC3
|
175,320
|
PC4
|
169,433
|
Primary
School Principal
|
|
PP1
|
196,226
|
PP2
|
180,950
|
PP3
|
173,619
|
PP4
|
167,794
|
PP5
|
164,044
|
PP6
|
140,502
|
Principal
- Environmental Education Centre or Hospital School Grade 2
|
164,044
|
Principal
- Environmental Education Centre or Hospital School Grade 1
|
140,502
|
Table 2
Classification
|
Salary to commence on or after
9.10.203
$
|
Increase
|
8%
|
Executive
Principal, Connected
|
231,868
|
Communities
|
|
Note: The new principal classification structure which
commenced in 2016 does not apply to the position of Executive Principal,
Connected Communities.
14. Delete Schedule
3, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
SCHEDULE 3
OTHER
PROMOTIONS CLASSIFICATIONS IN THE TEACHING SERVICE
Classification
|
Salary
to commence on or after 9.10.2023
$
|
Increase
|
8%
|
School
based teaching service
|
|
High
School Deputy Principal
|
164,044
|
Deputy
Principal (Secondary) Central School
|
164,044
|
Primary
School Deputy Principal
|
164,044
|
Deputy Principal (Primary) Central School
|
164,044
|
Assistant
Principal Primary School
|
140,502
|
Assistant
Principal Central School
|
140,502
|
Head
Teacher High School
|
140,502
|
Head
Teacher Central School
|
140,502
|
Leader, Psychology Practice
|
168,547*
|
Senior
Psychologist Education (formerly District Guidance Officer)
|
164,044*
|
Senior
Assistant in Schools
|
125,262
|
Non
School based teaching service
|
|
Principal
Education Officer
|
182,926
|
Senior
Education Officer Class 2
|
164,865
|
Senior
Education Officer Class 1
|
|
Year
1
|
140,502
|
Year
2
|
146,308
|
Year
3
|
152,114
|
15. Delete heading
in Table 1 of Schedule 4, and delete Table 2, and insert in lieu thereof the
following
Schedule 4
Rates of Pay - Casual Teachers
and CASUAL SCHOOL COUNSELLORS
Table 1
Casual Teachers
|
Rates to commence on or after
9.10.2023
$
|
CT1
|
439.66
|
CT2
|
493.02
|
CT3
|
548.95
|
Table 2
16. Insert a new
Table 3 in Schedule 4.
Table 3
In the case of casual teachers relieving in positions of TP1
or AP1 or as a principal - environmental education centre or hospital school
Grade 1, subject to satisfying the requirements, the daily rate of pay will be
as follows:
|
Rates to
commence on or after 9.10.2023
$
|
Increase
|
8%
|
Casual TP1/AP1 Principal Environmental Education Centre or
Hospital School Grade 1
|
726.73
|
17. Delete Schedules
5, and 6, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
Schedule 5
Other Rates of Pay
Classification
|
Rates
to commence on or after 9.10.2023
$
Per
day
|
Teacher in
Charge
|
30.76
|
Demonstration
Schools
|
12.75
|
Teachers of classes of
|
|
students with disabilities
|
17.42
|
SCHEDULE 6
EDUCATIONAL
PARAPROFESSIONALS
|
Rates
to commence on or after 9.10.2023
$
|
Increase
|
4%
|
Step 1
|
66,639
|
Step 2
|
71,080
|
Step 3
|
74,764
|
18. Delete Table 1 in Schedule 7, and insert
in lieu thereof the following:
Schedule 7
ALLOWANCES
Table 1
|
Rates from
the first pay period on or after
9.10.2023
|
Increase
|
4%
|
Schools
|
|
Home School Liaison Officer and Aboriginal Student Liaison Officer
|
3,453
|
Teacher in Charge
|
5,348
|
Year Adviser
|
4,743
|
Teachers other than the principal of classes of students with
disabilities
|
3,032
|
Principals, schools for specific purposes
|
3,949
|
Principal of Stewart House
|
20,144
|
In a central school – DP (Primary) AP
|
2,402
|
Demonstration Schools
|
|
Principal – formerly classified prior to 1 January 2016 as:
|
|
Class PP1
|
3,486
|
Class PP2
|
3,093
|
Other promotion positions
|
2,710
|
Trained teacher
|
2,202
|
Demonstration lessons
|
|
Teachers in schools required to take demonstration lessons:
per lesson
|
62.06
|
In other schools
|
|
Per half hour lesson
|
75.04
|
Per 40 minute lesson
|
100.00
|
Maximum per annum
|
5,650
|
Residential Agricultural High Schools
|
|
Rostered supervision teachers
|
13,343
|
Head Teacher (Welfare) residential supervision allowance
|
2,222
|
Teacher in charge of residential supervision
|
2,284
|
Principal on call and special responsibility allowance
|
20,144
|
Deputy principal on call and special responsibility allowance
|
18,200
|
Supervisor of female students
|
|
Up to 200 students
|
2,381
|
201-400 students
|
3,830
|
More than 400 students
|
4,743
|
Education Officers
|
|
Non Graduate
|
|
Year 2
|
6,124
|
Year 1
|
6,124
|
Graduate
|
|
Year 2
|
4,783
|
Year 1
|
4,783
|
19. Delete paragraph
(iv) of subclause 1.1.6 of Schedule 8, Locality Allowances, 1, Definitions, and
insert in lieu thereof the following:
1.1.6 "Reimbursable
expenses" means, for the purposes of Part E of this schedule:
(iv) For the purposes
of subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this paragraph, the
amounts which travel costs and charges must exceed are as follows:
From the
first pay period to commence on or after 9.10.2023
$
|
44
|
20. Delete subclause
2.4 of Schedule 8, Locality Allowances 2, Part A - Allowances - Climatic
Disability, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
2.4 Allowances under
subclauses 2.1 and 2.2 are as follows:
Subclause
No.
|
Climatic
Allowances
|
Rates from
the first pay period to commence on or after 9.10.2023
|
|
Increase
|
4%
|
2.1
|
Teacher without dependent partner
|
1,629
|
|
Teacher with dependent partner
|
1,926
|
2.2
|
Teacher without dependent partner
|
824
|
|
Teacher with dependent partner
|
1,098
|
21. Delete in
subclause 3.1 in Schedule 8, 3, Part B, Allowances, Isolation from Socio
Economic Goods and Services and insert in lieu thereof the following:
3.1 A teacher
appointed to a school included in Appendix A of this schedule will be paid the
following allowances:
|
From
the first pay period to commence on or after 9.10.2023$
|
Increase
|
4%
|
Group
|
|
1
|
5,350
|
2
|
4,813
|
3
|
4,276
|
4
|
3,746
|
5
|
3,208
|
6
|
2,678
|
7
|
2,144
|
8
|
1,608
|
9
|
1,077
|
10
|
536
|
22. Delete subclause 3.3 in Schedule 8, 3, Part B, Allowances, and
insert in lieu thereof the following:
3.3 Subject to clause 7 of this schedule, a teacher entitled to an
allowance under subclause 3.1 of this clause and with a dependent child or
children will be paid the following additional allowances -
|
1st
dependent child rates from the first pay period to commence on or after
9.10.2023
|
|
Per
annum
|
|
$
|
Increase
|
4%
|
Group 1
|
640
|
Group 2
|
557
|
Group 3
|
472
|
Group 4
|
389
|
Groups 5 and 6
|
309
|
|
2nd
and subsequent dependent child rates from the first pay period to commence on
or after 9.10.2023
|
Per
annum
|
$
|
Group 1
|
431
|
Group 2
|
354
|
Group 3
|
266
|
Group 4
|
185
|
Groups 5 and 6
|
101
|
23. Delete the table
in Schedule 8, under 4, Part C, Allowances, and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
4. Part C - Allowances
- Motor Vehicle
Subject to clause 7 of this schedule, a teacher appointed to
a school included in Appendix A of this schedule will be paid the following
allowances -
Group
|
Rates from the
first pay period to commence on or after 9.10.2023
$
|
Increase
|
4%
|
Groups 1, 2 and 3
|
2,876
|
Groups 4, 5 and 6
|
1,444
|
24. Delete subclause
5.3 of Schedule 8, 5, Part D - Allowances - Vacation Travel Expense - Subject
to Clause 7 of this Schedule, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
5.3 For the purposes
of subclause 5.2, the amount of overnight expenses are as follows:
Rates from the first pay period to
commence on or after 9.10.2023
$
|
50
|
25. Delete paragraph
6.6.1 of Schedule 8, 6, Part E - Reimbursement of Certain Expenses Related to
Medical or Dental Treatment, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
6.6.1 In any such case,
the Secretary will reimburse to the teacher the amount by which any premium or
contribution incurred in so doing exceeds the following amounts:
Rates from the first pay period to
commence on or after 9.10.2023
$
|
44
|
26. Delete Table 1,
Remuneration, Monetary Rates, of Schedule 12, and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
Table 1- Remuneration, Monetary
Rates
Secondary College
of Languages
Classification
|
Saturday Sessional Rates applicable from
first pay period on or after 9.10.2023
$
|
Increase
|
4%
|
Supervisor
|
897.85
|
Assistant Supervisor
|
711.43
|
Curriculum Coordinator
|
711.43
|
Classification
|
Saturday casual hourly Rates applicable
from first pay period on or after 9.10.2023
$
|
Increase
|
4%
|
Supervisor
|
149.65
|
Assistant Supervisor
|
118.58
|
Curriculum Coordinator
|
118.58
|
Teacher
|
97.44
|
27. This variation
take effect from the first full pay period on or after 9 October 2023.
D. SLOAN, Commissioner
____________________
Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.