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Guidance Matters: No.4 - 23 July 2019
23 Jul 2019, 11:46 am
In this issue: The Queensland Government EB offer and guidance members | Guidance Officer classification | Workload provisions
It’s OK to ask for more!
31 May 2019, 1:03 pm
During EB campaigns, we hear a lot of statements like: “I’m not worried about salary, I’ll be happy if you do something about …”. Why does this become the refrain?
The great debate: principal salaries – public vs private
31 May 2019, 12:38 pm
The recently published salaries of grammar school principals demonstrate that when it comes to salaries, valuing the role of school leaders in the state sector lags behind the independent sector.
PPCR: The view from the end of a long career
5 Nov 2018, 2:00 pm
Allan Cook has worked in a classified officer position in Department of Education secondary schools for more than 30 years and has been a union activist for more than 25 years. He will officially retire on the first day of the 2019 school year. Here he looks back at his long career and looks forward to what the PPCR might bring.
EB9: why does gender pay equity matter?
5 Nov 2018, 1:37 pm
Gender pay equity (GPE) is set to be a key plank of the QTU’s EB claim in 2019 – but given that we have had equal pay for decades, why is this so important?
PPCR: review must reflect true value of school leaders' role
5 Sep 2018, 2:28 pm
At the heart of the ongoing Promotional Positions Classification Review is the need to recognise the huge changes and burgeoning complexity the roles of school leaders have undergone in the quarter of a century since they were last evaluated, and to ensure that they are fairly remunerated for the value their work provides.
Time to get in to gear for EB9
5 Sep 2018, 2:22 pm
Every three years the Union negotiates changes to members' working conditions and salaries, and in doing so, highlights the value of our profession.
28 Aug 2018: Remuneration of highly accomplished and lead teachers announced
28 Aug 2018, 9:48 am
The creation of salary classifications for these two standards-based levels is the most significant change in the classification and career structure for classroom teachers in more than 25 years.
