Common use of First Permanent Appointment Clause in Contracts

First Permanent Appointment. a. On first permanent appointment, a teacher shall be eligible for the provisions set out in 6.1.3(b) where they meet the following criteria: i. The teacher is resident in New Zealand at the time of the appointment; and ii. The appointment is within 12 months following graduation from a course of teacher training recognised by the Secretary; and iii. The appointment involves a shift where the shortest distance by road between either their current residence or current employing school and new employing school is 70 kilometres or more. b. The following expenses are payable to teachers who meet the eligibility criteria in clause 6.1.3 i. Reimbursement of the cost of public transport (including airfares where necessary) for the teacher and dependents, or if public transport is not available, the appropriate motor vehicle rate to the nearest point of public transport; ii. Reimbursement of actual legal expenses up to $1,000 when a teacher sells a house and buys (or builds and occupies) another within one year of first appointment; iii. Use of the service provided by Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | the Ministry of Education for removal of furniture and effects without cost to the teacher. c. Where a teacher has an entitlement to removal expenses under clauses 6.1.2 and 6.1.3 i.e., because the teacher moves to a first permanent role and this role is at a SIA or PTSA school, the teacher will be covered by the SIA or PTSA provisions instead of clause 6.1.3.