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Independent Schools Challenges: Now and in the Future. Trends in Teacher Salaries Performance Pay Award Modernisation Michael Carr Deputy Executive Director. Teacher Salaries. Top of the Scale Salaries (Independent Sector)*. Victoria. $75,500. WA. $71,700. SA. $73,339. ACT. $74,279.
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Independent Schools Challenges: Now and in the Future Trends in Teacher Salaries Performance Pay Award Modernisation Michael Carr Deputy Executive Director
Teacher Salaries Top of the Scale Salaries (Independent Sector)* Victoria $75,500 WA $71,700 SA $73,339 ACT $74,279 NSW $81,424 Queensland $71,993
How do these salaries compare with the other sectors around the nation? Independent Government Catholic NSW $81,424 $78,667 $78,667 Queensland $71,993 $64,724 $58,553 Victoria $75,500 $77,546 $77,546
How do these salaries compare with other professional salaries?* *Source http://content.mycareer.com.au/salary-centre/ as at 03/08/09 MyCareer job listings inclusive of wage from the last 90 days and updated weekly. Figures may incorporate total pkg. Teaching $70,142 Accounting $84,948 Nursing $ 72,281 Law $ 86,192 Engineering $ 123,220 Medicine $ 203,452
Performance Pay • Philosophy of Performance Pay • Resistance to Performance Pay by unions • Federal Government’s attitude towards Performance Pay • Case Study.
Performance Pay • Assessment against Standards • Assessment is ‘evidentiary’ based • What sort of evidence? • Relationship between performance pay and poor performance.
Award Modernisation • A unitary Industrial Relations system • Safety Net • Issues yet to be resolved.
What is the Modern Award (Federal) Likely to Look Like? Teachers: Safety Net Award Salary Range Major Conditions Sick Leave Parental Leave Long Service Leave Hours Clauses Exemptions 205 day limit / exemptions See handout
What is the Modern Award (Federal) likely to look like?Non-Teachers: Industry award to cover virtually all employees No automatic progression – based on skills Introduction of Allowances and Penalty Clauses Stand-Down preserved, but employees without stand-down currently likely to be an issue (Boarding Staff, Cleaners & Childcare Staff) Safety Net Provisions
Likely Union Action Schools relying on Federal Award Notify a Bargaining Period Schools must bargain In good faith If negotiations break down can take protected industrial action - strike Union will do whatever they can to move schools onto agreements
Likely Union Action Schools relying on Agreements Negotiate a new Agreement/s Options OR Enter into multi-business agreements covering multiple schools OR Do nothing and rely on Modern Award Negotiate as per current agreements, i.e. individually with schools or systems of schools
Contact Details Michael Carr Deputy Executive Director Level 12, 99 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Phone (02) 9299 2845 Fax (02) 9290 2274 Web aisnsw.edu.au Email ais@aisnsw.edu.au ABN 96 003 509 073