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90 Day Bill Rides Rough-Shod Over Workers - NZEI
9th December 2008 For Immediate Release
90 Day Bill Rides Rough-Shod Over Workers - NZEI
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says the government's 90 Day Bill rides rough-shod over workers and pushing it through parliament as a matter of urgency, is ill-considered and irresponsible. NZEI believes the legislation is unfair and unjustified and there is still confusion over exactly how it will be applied.
During the election campaign National Party
spokespeople sent out conflicting messages over whether
teachers and education workers would be exempt from the
Bill, which is intended to cover any workplace of fewer than
20 people. NZEI President Frances Nelson says that issue is
still not clear despite the implications a 90 Day
probationary period could have for thousands of small
schools and early childhood centres around the country.
"Many teachers and principals move to gain promotion but this policy would create an environment which would hamper their career paths as they'd be reluctant to move to a new job where there was no certainty of employment for the first 90 days. It would make it even more difficult for small, rural or remote schools to attract experienced staff," she says.
NZEI will be supporting efforts to have the legislation overturned.
ENDS
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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