Most early childhood teachers employed by Te Aho o te Kura Pounamu will be covered by:
- the Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu Early Childhood Teachers’ Collective Agreement or
- the Individual Employment Agreement (IEA) , with terms and conditions similar to the collective agreement.
You are covered by the Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu Early Childhood Teachers’ Collective Agreement if your work is covered by this agreement, and you’re a member of the teachers’ union, the New Zealand Educational Institute – NZEI Te Riu Roa (NZEI).
You need to sign an individual employment agreement (IEA) if your work is covered by this agreement but you are not a member of the NZEI. Your IEA will be Ministry promulgated, which means the Ministry of Education develops and approves the IEA. The terms and conditions of your work are similar to the collective agreement.
To confirm your work is covered by this agreement you can read the full coverage text from the Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu Early Childhood Teachers’ Collective Agreement, clause 1.4 and clause 1.7 .
We've published the Collective Agreements as PDF's and as web pages. If you have any queries or would like an accessible copy of these Collectives, please contact employment.relations@education.govt.nzindustrial.relations@education.govt.nz .
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu Early Childhood Teachers' IEA
This page provides an Individual Employment Agreement (IEA) for early childhood teachers at Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu who are not members of the New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa. The terms and conditions of employment of this IEA are those of the Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu Early Childhood Teachers' Collective Agreement with all the necessary modifications applicable to an IEA for this group of employees.
The effective date for this IEA is from the date of signing, which can be no earlier than the date of promulgation, 20 June 2016.
If you have difficulty accessing the PDF version of this Individual Employment Agreement, please contact emp;oyment.relations@education.govt.nzindustrial.relations@education.govt.nz .
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu Early Childhood Teachers' IEA 2016-2018