On Friday morning, teachers under the Early Childhood Collective Agreement (ECECA) and the Barnardos Collective Agreement will hold paid union assemblies to discuss the next steps in pay parity with kindergarten and primary school teachers. You can also access a PDF version once you`ve selected the link to your corresponding collective agreement. Support staff in schools: your next pay increase from your 2019 collective agreement is about to begin! A 3% increase will appear in your salary from next week. 🎉🎉 Learn more about the responsibilities of the work agreement for early learning services. Because the system is not state-run, members who are covered by the collective agreement do not negotiate directly with the government or the Ministry of Education, such as teachers in elementary or secondary schools. Instead, negotiations are ongoing between employers and members. We negotiate a series of collective agreements that cover approximately 6,000 ECE teachers and support staff, and assist other members in their individual agreements and problems. In the area of early childhood education, one of our most important collective agreements, which sets the standard for a quality ECE and positive relationships between employees and employers, is the Early Childhood Collective Agreement (ECECA). You can download the ECECA and an ECECA guide for employers.
Employers who wish to be part of the ECECA can download the opt-in form. Students who are initially trained as teachers and are starting to teach can engage with the New Educators Network, a support network for beginner students and teachers, which organizes a large number of professional development and networking activities. We are actively engaged with parents to improve the lives of children and families, so that every child begins to live. The initiation date is the date on which the negotiation process can begin. The initiation date is the date on which the negotiation process can begin. Both parties can enter into negotiations from 60 days before the collective agreement expires. Early childhood education workers, who are affiliated with nEI Te Riu Roa, are significantly more likely to have better working conditions than those who are not part of the union. These benefits are due to work in a service that is part of collective agreements.
Collective agreements are available to most workers in the state-integrated education sector. We are the union of early childhood teachers and facilitators who work in early childhood institutions, including centres, kindergartens, k`hanga reo, language nests, home services and Te Kura (the correspondence school). By joining the NZEI, you become a member of an active and vibrant association that works with you to ensure that New Zealand children continue to receive the quality education they deserve. We negotiate a series of collective agreements that cover approximately 6,000 ECE teachers and support staff, and assist other members in their individual agreements and problems.