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Primary Teachers Negotiate On Job Security
Primary Teachers Negotiate On Job Security
NZEI Te Riu Roa begins negotiations today to secure job security and staff surplus provisions for its 35,000 members in the primary school sector. The union hopes to complete negotiations ahead of the pending announcements about the fate of the schools currently under review.
"This is an opportunity for government and NZEI to sit down and agree to processes that will minimise job losses," says NZEI Te Riu Roa national president Colin Tarr. "It is essential that adequate change processes are put in place before the government announces any outcomes of the current reviews to ensure continuity of quality education for the children in the affected schools.
"NZEI acknowledges that the government has agreed to fast track these negotiations" says Colin Tarr. "Over 2,400 Teachers and Support Staff work in the schools currently under review and deserve some security in the process to match the reassurance and support they are providing to their students and local community."
Despite the recently announced five-year moratorium on school reviews, 168 schools currently under review still face an uncertain future. The Government is expected to announce the fate of those schools in April.
In addition to an
agreement on minimising job losses, the union wants adequate
compensation paid to those teachers and support staff in
schools who lose their job as a consequence of closures.
Three days have been set aside for negotiations starting on
March 30.
NZEI Te Riu Roa
New Zealand Educational Institute
NZEI Te Riu Roa members work in every community in New Zealand, leading and advocating for quality public education.
We are the 50,000 principals, teachers and support staff who work in primary, area and secondary schools as well as early childhood centres, special education and school advisory services. We come together as NZEI Te Riu Roa - New Zealand's largest education union, a Treaty based organisation and a powerful advocate for quality public education.
We have the most important job in New Zealand - educating for the future.
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