Access the current collective agreements and their relevant key dates.
The terms of an employment agreement must be adhered to.
These are the current collective agreements setting out the terms and conditions of employment for principals, teachers and other staff in schools.
Collective agreements covering most employees in the state and state-integrated education sector are available below.
You can also access a PDF version once you've selected the link to your relevant collective agreement.
Community Education Collective Agreement
Effective 1 December 2022 to 27 February 2025
The minimum wage rate increased to $23.15 from 1 April 2024.
Anyone currently paid an hourly rate below the new minimum wage rate will automatically have their pay rate increased to $23.15 per hour from 1 April 2024.
There are several reasons why variations are made to collective agreements. Examples include: a pay equity claim settlement, a public sector pay adjustment (PSPA), or a variation in term. Variations will impact collective agreements in different ways. See below for additional information about the variation to the SSSCA and KRTCA resulting from a PSPA.
The initiation date is the date the bargaining process can begin. The initiation date is the date the bargaining process can begin. Unions can initiate bargaining from 60 days before the collective agreement expires, while employers can initiate bargaining from 40 days before the collective agreement expires.
The start and expiry dates for a collective agreement are agreed by both parties in bargaining.
The expiry of a collective agreement does not necessarily mean the end of the agreement.
Clause 53 of the Employment Relations Act 2000 says an expired collective agreement continues to be enforceable for a further 12 months, provided the union or the employer had, before the expiry date, initiated bargaining to replace the agreement.
Collective
agreements
Start date and expiry date
New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa
(NZEI Te Riu Roa)
3 July 2023 to
2 July 2025
Post Primary Teachers' Association
(PPTA)
3 July 2022 to
2 July 2025
Kindergarten Teachers, Head Teachers and Senior Teachers
NZEI Te Riu Roa
5 April 2023 to
4 April 2026
Area School Teachers
PPTA and NZEI Te Riu Roa
3 July 2023 to
2 July 2025
NZEI Te Riu Roa
3 July 2023 to
2 July 2025
Primary Principals' Collective Bargaining Union
1 December 2022 to
1 May 2025
PPTA and Secondary Principals' Association
of New Zealand (SPANZ)
1 December 2022 to
1 May 2025
Area School Principals
PPTA and NZEI Te Riu Roa
3 July 2024 to
2 July 2025
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu
Early Childhood
NZEI Te Riu Roa
1 December 2022 to
30 November 2024
Collective
agreements
Start date and expiry date
Specialist Residential Schools
Public Service Association (PSA)
11 December 2022 to
30 April 2025
School Caretakers', Cleaners, Canteen and Ground Staff
14 November 2022 to
13 November 2024
1 December 2022 to
27 February 2025
Support Staff in Schools
NZEI Te Riu Roa and E tū
20 June 2022 to
19 December 2024
Kaiārahi i te Reo and Therapists
NZEI Te Riu Roa
20 June 2022 to
19 December 2024
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu
Specialist and Support Staff
NZEI Te Riu Roa
1 December 2022 to
1 December 2024
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