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- Pay affecting changes in pay period 09
- Automatic progression for support staff, kaiārahi i te reo and therapists
- Reminder: extend fixed term end dates in EdPay
1. Pay affecting changes in pay period 09
The following changes are reflected in this pay period (PP09, SUE report available 21 July):
- additional payments for: Primary Principals’ (NZEI) Collective Agreement, Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement and School Caretakers’, Cleaners’, Canteen and Ground Staff Collective Agreement
- principals’ pay rates based on confirmed rolls
- Government Superannuation Fund (GSF) subsidy decrease.
Additional payments for Primary Principals’ (NZEI) Collective Agreement
Principals on this agreement will receive their additional payments in pay period 09.
| Additional payment |
Paid to principals who were union members as at: |
| $710 |
29 June 2023 |
| $2,000 (pro-rated for part-time) |
29 June 2023 |
| $1,500 (pro-rated for part-time) |
3 July 2023 |
The new pay rates in the agreement (and any backpay due) will be applied later this year.
See the collective agreement for more info:
Primary Principals' (NZEI) Collective Agreement – Education in New Zealand
Additional payments for Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement
Teachers on this agreement will receive their additional payments in pay period 09. The additional payments paid to teachers who were union members as at 12 June 2023 are:
- $710
- $1,500 (pro-rated for part-time)
- $3,000 (pro-rated for part-time)
Lump-sum payments to union members will be made in pay period 09 from the funding code that applied on 12 June 2023 (date of ratification).
Where a teacher is employed from a school’s bulk grant or operating funding, the school board is responsible for the payment of any associated costs, including any collective agreement entitlements that arise. This is in accordance with section 580(b) of the Education and Training Act 2020. Please refer to the Ministry's website for further information:
Employing teachers from operational funding – Education in New Zealand
Any changes made to funding codes from pay period 9 will not alter this.
The new pay rates in the agreement (and any backpay due) will be applied later this year.
See the collective agreement for more info:
Primary Teachers' Collective Agreement – Education in New Zealand
Additional payments for School Caretakers’, Cleaners’, Canteen and Ground Staff Collective Agreement
Additional payments for employees on this agreement will be paid in pay period 09. The additional payment to union members bound by this agreement as at 1 December 2022 is $750 (pro-rated for part-time).
See the collective agreement for more info:
School Caretakers', Cleaners', Canteen and Ground Staff Collective Agreement – Education in New Zealand
Principals’ pay rates based on confirmed rolls
Adjusted pay rates for principals, based on the confirmed rolls for 2023, will be applied in pay period 09.
Government Superannuation Fund (GSF) subsidy decrease
For school employees who are GSF members, the employer subsidy rate will automatically decrease from 16.4% to 13.9% from this pay period. The rate reflects the cost of meeting the accruing retiring benefits for each contributor, after considering employee contributions. The employee/member contribution rate remains unchanged at 6.5%.
If you have any queries, please call the Government Superannuation Fund Authority on 0800 654 731 or email gsf@datacom.co.nz. (GSF members only).
2. Automatic progression for support staff, kaiārahi i te reo and therapists
The link below has important information about:
- automatic progression
- exceptions to automatic progression
- how to correctly identify job start dates and make corrections if required.
Automatic progression for support staff, kaiārahi i te reo and therapists [PDF, 160 KB] [2 pages]
3. Reminder: extend fixed term end dates in EdPay
Remember to extend an employee’s fixed term end dates in EdPay if their job lapsed (ended but was not terminated) at the end of term 2, but they are still working in the same job in term 3.
Look under the Fixed Term tab on the Employees Dashboard to see any employees who may need to have their job extended. Lapsed employees will have an orange hourglass icon next to their details.
If you have other pay details to change for these employees, (eg their hours are changing at the beginning of term 3) make sure you have extended their fixed term end date past 16/07/2023, before submitting other pay changes.
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