Sharyn Gibbons - Wellington's Page

After 13 months, a settlement has finally been reached for the Kaiarahi i te Reo, Therapists', ATSSD and Special Education Assistants' Collective Agreement.
The Terms of Settlement are as follows:

Term

The term of the collective agreement shall be from 27 January 2010 until 31 March 2011.

Remuneration

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A huge campaign by support staff members and the wider union has finally resulted in a settlement of the support staff collective agreement. The key points of the proposed settlement are:

A significant move on the minimum pay for support staff
From 27 January 2010, the bottom step in Grade A for both Administrative and Associate will be $14.00 with the next step being $14.62. The bottom step of Grade B will be $14.62 - equivalent to the "pay jolt" we campaigned for and were promised in 2008.

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The CTU have provided us with a link to photos from around the country during the low pay rallies which were held on the 27th Nov.

Go to: http://fairness.org.nz/rallies

Twas the month before Christmas - Support Staff were calling
"We need a Fair Deal, this is really appalling!
A year at the table and zero percent
The governments stalling - Its time that they went
We've now had enough of Bill English and co
And as for Ms Tolley - please just let her go!"
So now for the big guns to help get you through
You need 'Fair Deal Fairy' to head up the coup
A wave of my wand and a sprinkle of glitter
Might help in this plight - make the Beehive a twitter
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Following recent announcements from the Government around proposed changes to ACC, NZEI Te Riu Roa have prepared a Submission to the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee on the proposed changes. There are significant implications for Support Staff members if the proposed changes come into effect. An additional increase to ACC levys will certainly prove difficult let alone a proposed change to how compensation would be calculated. Previously compensation has been based on earnings… Continue