BRISBANE OFFICE
QUEENSLAND INDEPENDENT EDUCATION UNION
BUNDABERG OFFICE
TOWNSVILLE OFFICE
PO Box 418, Fortitude Valley, 4006 PO Box 1227, Bundaberg 4670 PO Box 5783, Townsville West, 4810 Ph: (07) 3839 7020 Ph: (07) 4132 8455 Ph: (07) 4772 6277 Fx: (07) 3839 7021 Fx: (07) 4151 5199 Fx: (07) 4772 6629 Free Call: 1800 177 937 Free Call: .....................................1800 177 939 (Mackay only) Email:...........................................enquiries@qieu.asn.au Web:.............................................www.qieu.asn.au
How do Queensland graduate teacher salary rates compare? $51,025
$48,829
$51,038
$51,028
$39,502
State
Award Rate (No CA)
Catholic
Anglican
Lutheran
As at the 25 May 2009
The difference between the Award rate and the wages in other schools is the result of teachers joining together in their Union and negotiating improvements in their conditions. The difference in wages is even greater as teachers gain more experience. A teacher at the top of the scale (Band 3 Step 4), can earn up to $22,516 p.a. more in a school with a negotiated Certified Agreement, than a teacher working in an identical job in a school that only pays the Award rate. Improvements in working conditions achieved by employees working together are not limited to wages. Leave benefits, superannuation, career paths, training opportunities and workplace health and safety, are just some of the improvements achieved by teachers acting collectively. WHEN YOU START YOUR TEACHING CAREER, REMEMBER HOW YOUR SICK LEAVE, MATERNITY LEAVE & WAGE INCREASES HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED.
SUPPORT YOUR TEACHER COLLEAGUES IN CONTINUING TO ENHANCE YOUR CONDITIONS BY JOINING YOUR TEACHER UNION data/memberservices/information/Inf154