1. © 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

2. © 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

3. © 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

4. © The Association of Independent Schools of NSW How do these salaries compare with other professional salaries?* *Source http://content.mycareer.com.au/salary-centre/ 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

5. © 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.

6. © 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.

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

8. © The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Referral of Powers

9. © 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

10. © 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

11. © 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

12. © 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

13. © The Association of Independent Schools of NSW Michael Carr Deputy Executive Director Level 12, 99 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Phone (02) 9299 2845 Fax (02) 9290 2274 Web aisnsw.edu.au Email ais@aisnsw.edu.au ABN 96 003 509 073 Contact Details