Principals reject plan to cut teacher hours in revised pay deal
Australian school principals have rejected a government pay deal that proposed cutting teacher meeting hours, arguing it would negatively impact school operations. The rejection follows ongoing strikes and broader disputes over teacher working conditions.
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The dispute highlights the tension between government budget constraints and the demands of educators for better working conditions and pay.
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Share A A A Principals have warned a pay deal that would cut teachers’ meeting hours in half would backfire, as the state’s new premier continues to urge educators against more strikes .
Australian Education Union members narrowly rejected the government’s most recent offer of a 28.3 per cent pay rise over the next four years, with an increase of 12.75 per cent by October this year.
Thousands of teachers went on strike last week over an ongoing pay dispute with the state government. Wayne Taylor The latest deal would have also seen meeting hours halved from 80 to 40 hours a year, and government teachers at the top of the pay scale be given an annual lump-sum payment.
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