JOY Burch has welcomed last night’s decision by the Australian Education Union ACT Council to endorse in principle the third offer made under Enterprise Bargaining Agreement negotiations.
“Under the terms of the deal more than half of all teachers in the ACT will be earning $100,000 or more by the end of the agreement as a result of a 12.6% pay rise over four years,” Joy said.
“The ACT Government will also provide $7 million in additional funding to assist teachers with administrative tasks, and a further $900,000 will be allocated to the employment of more school psychologists.
“The new agreement will also include back pay for ACT public school teachers.
“With the further investments in administrative support, we believe this deal will address the key concerns raised by the AEU. We are pleased the AEU agrees in principle and is supportive of this deal.”
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