Teachers (Non Government Early Childhood Service Centres other than Preschools) (State) Award 2006 [2009] NSWIRComm 198

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION: Teachers (Non Government Early Childhood Service Centres other than Preschools) (State) Award 2006 [2009] NSWIRComm 198

New South Wales Independent Education Union (Applicant) PARTIES: Australian Federation of Employers and Industries (Respondent) Association of Quality Child Care Centres of NSW Inc (Respondent)

FILE NUMBER(S): IRC 2349, 2351 of 2008; and IRC 1188, 1189 of 2009

CORAM: Boland J President; Walton J Vice-President; Bishop C

CATCHWORDS: AWARD – special case – work value changes – Commission's wage fixing principles – early childhood education – preschool & long day care teachers – directors & authorised supervisors – claims re rates of pay and conditions of employment – principles applied to special case & work value changes – special case & work value changes established – shortage of teachers in industry – parity of pay across public and private teaching roles – current research regarding significance of early childhood education – state & federal governmental policies regarding early childhood education – teachers' rates of pay increased – increase in director/authorised supervisor allowance – award to contain non-contact time clause for teachers & directors/authorised supervisors – government funding for early childhood education sector – employers' capacity to pay – awards made.

Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 LEGISLATION CITED: Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Disability Standards for Education 2005 Industrial Relations Act 1996

Employers First v NSW/ACT Independent Education Union [2002] NSWIRComm 113; 115 IR 8 Health Employees Pharmacists (State) Award [2003] NSWIRComm 453; 132 IR 244 Re Nursing Homes &c, Nurses' (State) Award (No 4) [2005] NSWIRComm 88; 138 IR 409 Re Operational Ambulance Officers (State) Award [2001] NSWIRComm 331; (2001) 113 IR 384 Re Public Hospital Nurses (State) Award (No 3) [2002] NSWIRComm 325; 121 IR 28 CASES CITED: Re Teachers (Non-Government Early Childhood Service Centres Other Than Pre Schools) (State) Award [2006] NSWIRComm 4 Re Teachers (Non-Government Pre-Schools) (State) Award and Another Award [2001] NSWIRComm 355; 120 IR 3 Re Crown Employees (Teachers – Department of Education) Award 1970 AR (NSW) 345 State Wage Case 2009 [2009] NSWIRComm 120 Teachers (Non Government Pre Schools) (State) Award 245 IG 702; Bauer J, 24 November 1984 Teachers (Non Government Schools) (State) Award 234 IG 312; Bauer J, 16 December 1981 Teachers (Non-Government Schools) (State) Award (Teachers (Non Government Early Childhood Service Centres Other Than Pre-Schools) (State) Award 245 IG 679; Bauer J, 22 April 1986