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PART 3 – TEACHERS: SALARIES AND SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

 

 

27.    WAGES, DEFINITIONS, ALLOWANCES AND WORKLOAD

27.1    Teachers

27.1.1    The dimensions of teaching and professional standards are set out in Appendix 3.

27.1.2     The classification structure with rates of pay for teachers is specified in Schedule 1, or in accordance with an agreement to salary package pursuant to Schedule 12 (Remuneration Packaging) of this Agreement. Teachers appointed to a position of leadership will be paid an allowance in accordance with the table in Schedule 3.

27.1.3    Teachers shall be paid at their appropriate classification subject to the provisions of clause 28, or as specified in part 3 of this Agreement.

27.2    Deputy Principals

27.2.1    The classification structure and rates of pay for deputy principals are specified in Schedule 2 or in accordance with an agreement to salary package, pursuant to Schedule 12 (Remuneration Packaging) of this Agreement.

27.2.2    Deputy Principals shall be paid at their appropriate classification subject to the provisions of clause 28, or as specified in part 3 of this Agreement.

27.3.    School Advisors

A teacher appointed as a School Adviser shall be paid the allowance specified in Schedule 3 of this Agreement.

27.4    Placed teachers

27.4.1    Category B

27.4.1(a)    A teacher appointed as a Category B Placed Teacher shall be paid the allowance specified in Schedule 3 of this Agreement.

27.4.1(b)    A teacher appointed as a Category B Placed Teacher is one who normally works school term time only and receives paid school holidays in accordance with clause 7 – Annual leave and school holiday pay and leave loading.

27.4.2    Category A

27.4.2(a)    A teacher appointed as a Category A Placed Teacher shall be paid the allowance specified in Schedule 3 of this Agreement in addition to the allowance in Schedule 5.

27.4.2(b)    A teacher appointed as a Category A Placed Teacher is one who is required to work a 38 hour week with four weeks annual leave.

27.5    Workload/Consultation

27.5.1    No teacher employed in a Catholic school shall be required to perform an unfair, unreasonable or excessive workload. In making determinations about the work of teachers the school shall attempt to provide for equitable workloads across the school and amongst teachers.

27.5.2     The provisions relating to school level consultation about class sizes, scheduled class time (including limits) and positions of leadership are contained in Appendix 4.

27.6    Hours of work

27.6.1    Subject to 27.5 the hours of work for teachers shall consist of an average of 38 hours per week averaged over a school term plus reasonable additional hours.

27.6.2    The parties agree that:

(i)    Teachers’ work includes the work undertaken to meet their professional responsibilities. This work may be performed in other locations including, for example, the employee’s home.
(ii)    There is no set attendance requirement for teachers at the workplace beyond their scheduled duties including classroom teaching.

27.7    Reasonable additional hours

27.7.1    In determining whether additional hours that an employee is required or requested by an employer to work are reasonable additional hours, all relevant factors must be taken into account. Those factors may include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a)     any risk to the employee’s health and safety that might reasonably be expected to arise if the employee worked the additional hours;
(b)     the employee’s personal circumstances (including family responsibilities);
(c)     the operational requirements of the workplace, or enterprise, in relation to which the employee is required or requested to work the additional hours;
(d)     any notice given by the employer of the requirement or request that the employee work the additional hours;
(e)     any notice given by the employee of the employee’s intention to refuse to work the additional hours;
(f)     whether any of the additional hours are on a public holiday;
(g)     the employee’s hours of work over the 4 weeks ending immediately before the employee is required or requested to work the additional hours.
Note: An employee and an employer may agree that the employee may take breaks during any additional hours worked by the employee.

 

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