© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Independent Schools Challenges: Now and in the Future Trends in Teacher Salaries Performance Pay Award Modernisation Michael Carr Deputy Executive Director

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Teacher Salaries Top of the Scale Salaries (Independent Sector)* $71,993Queensland $81,424NSW $74,279ACT $73,339SA $71,700WA $75,500 Victoria

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW How do these salaries compare with the other sectors around the nation? $77,546 $75,500Victoria $58,553$64,724$71,993Queensland $78,667 $81,424NSW CatholicGovernmentIndependent

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW How do these salaries compare with other professional salaries?* *Source as at 03/08/09http://content.mycareer.com.au/salary-centre/ MyCareer job listings inclusive of wage from the last 90 days and updated weekly. Figures may incorporate total pkg. $ 203,452Medicine $ 123,220Engineering $ 86,192Law $ 72,281Nursing $84,948Accounting $70,142Teaching

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Performance Pay  Philosophy of Performance Pay  Resistance to Performance Pay by unions  Federal Government’s attitude towards Performance Pay  Case Study.

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Performance Pay  Assessment against Standards  Assessment is ‘evidentiary’ based  What sort of evidence?  Relationship between performance pay and poor performance.

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Award Modernisation  A unitary Industrial Relations system  Safety Net  Issues yet to be resolved.

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Referral of Powers

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW What is the Modern Award (Federal) Likely to Look Like? Teachers:  Safety Net Award  Salary Range  Major Conditions  Sick Leave  Parental Leave  Long Service Leave  Hours Clauses  Exemptions  205 day limit / exemptions See handout

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW What is the Modern Award (Federal) likely to look like? Non-Teachers:  Industry award to cover virtually all employees  No automatic progression – based on skills  Introduction of Allowances and Penalty Clauses  Stand-Down preserved, but employees without stand-down currently likely to be an issue (Boarding Staff, Cleaners & Childcare Staff)  Safety Net Provisions

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Likely Union Action Union will do whatever they can to move schools onto agreements Schools relying on Federal Award Notify a Bargaining PeriodSchools must bargain In good faith If negotiations break down can take protected industrial action - strike

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Likely Union Action Negotiate as per current agreements, i.e. individually with schools or systems of schools Schools relying on Agreements Negotiate a new Agreement/s Options Enter into multi-business agreements covering multiple schools OR Do nothing and rely on Modern Award OR

© The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Michael Carr Deputy Executive Director Level 12, 99 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Phone (02) Fax (02) Web aisnsw.edu.au ABN Contact Details