SLANZA Pay Equity Update - Regrading Information

PE NEGOTIATION TEAM – NZEI REPRESENTATIVES

This week our pay equity regrading funding applications open. We understand that this could be a time that some members of our workforce may need support and guidance around next steps. This update will hopefully help members feel more informed. If you have any queries about your individual circumstances, please contact NZEI 0800 693 443.

Late last term the Ministry of Education and NZSTA held a series of webinars for Principals and school payroll officers. Here are some notes from that webinar:

• Here is the road map with dates of when things will happen (and have happened).

• School librarians will be paid their new rates and backpay by 31 August 2023 at the latest!

The regrading timeline (for those who believe they are not going to be on the right grade once automatically translated across) is as follows:

• 1 May 2023 - Pay equity regrade funding applications open and guidance published

• 1 December 2023 - Final date an employee can request regrading from their school or kura as a direct result of the settlements

• 15 December 2023 - Pay equity regrade funding application cutoff date (including appeals). Final date for schools and kura to apply for pay equity regrade funding on behalf of their employees

NOTE: There is no automatic translation to the new Grade D. If you or your employee believe an existing role belongs in Grade D please see the Pay Equity Regrading Guide.

• Education Payroll will look at existing employees’ grade(s) and step(s) on 23 November 2022, based on data provided by schools and kura, and automatically convert them to the equivalent grade(s) and step(s) on the new pay equity scale. The pay equity translation is additional to, not a replacement for, annual progression.

• Employees with annualised pay translate based on the grade and step, not the annualisation rate. Annualisation is a mechanism to spread pay over 52 weeks and it does not affect the grade and step.

ADDITIONAL LINKS:

Pay Rate Translation Guide

Work Matrix Guide

NOTE: That there will be a pay increase through our Support Staff Collective Agreement (SSCA) on 2 June 2023 that was negotiated by NZEI in June 2022.

All Pay Equity information (including the above links) can be found here on the Ministry of Education website for those who want to do a deep dive.

You can find the webinar slides and recording here.

We hope this information will help with those who need it.

Ngā mihi, Clare, Kaaren & Sasha

NZEI School Librarian PE Negotiation Team