Variation of Hours. (a) The school may vary the teaching load of a part time teacher from the beginning of each school year with 6 weeks notice or at any time by agreement with the teacher.
(b) The school may only vary the full time equivalent (fte) amount by a maximum of 0.2 fte in any 12 month period. Where the cumulative downward effect is 0.4fte or greater, a pro rata redundancy payment in accordance with clause 35 (Redundancy) shall be made.
(c) In the absence of the required notice as per subclause (a) and provided that the change involves a decrease in salary, the teacher’s salary will be maintained at its former level for the period of the notice not given.
Variation of Hours. (i) Where NPWS directs that the set starting and finishing times and/or days to be worked be changed, employees shall be given at least two (2) weeks’ notice. (Note: This requirement does not apply in Incident Conditions).
(ii) Where the hours and/or days are varied by mutual agreement between NPWS and the employees and are within the bandwidth, no penalty is paid.
(iii) Where NPWS provides two (2) weeks’ notice that the hours and/or days are to be varied, and the variation is within the bandwidth, no penalty shall apply.
(iv) Where NPWS does not provide two (2) weeks’ notice that the hours and/or days are to be varied, and the variation is within the bandwidth, a 25% loading, based on an eight (8) hour shift, shall apply (Note: This does not apply in emergencies).
(v) Where the employee requests a variation to hours and/or days and this is agreed by NPWS, no loading shall be paid.
Variation of Hours. An Employee returning from parental leave may request the Employer to vary the proportion of whole time employment from that which applied before the leave was taken. The granting of such a request shall be at the discretion of the Employer, that is the principle of job protection cannot be guaranteed.
Variation of Hours ii. Review and agree how to progress the outstanding recommendations (to be agreed) from previous reports (MoE/NZEI Support Staff Workstream Report and MoE/NZEI/NZSTA “Collectively Making Resources Count” report);
5. Indicative timelines are as follows:
a. Develop approaches to the role of Support Staff in Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako. This process includes but is not limited to:
i) Investigating and reporting on
a. how support staff are currently being utilised, and on how schools would like to utilise them, within communities of learning and
b. approaches to and opportunities for support staff in communities of learning ii) finalising and disseminating an agreed final version of the draft Best Practice Guide: Support Staff in Communities of Learning [15 December 2017]
b. Develop guidance on professional career pathways for school support staff, including professional development opportunities and qualifications [tbc]. This process includes but is not limited to:
i. A stocktake on current professional development opportunities and qualifications for school support staff [December 2017]
ii. Investigation of quality assured professional development opportunities and qualifications which support School Support Staff career pathways [during the term of the agreements]
iii. Collaboration with and support for relevant Industry Training Organisation(s) to scope, investigate, develop and promote the availability and provision of on-job and off-job quality assured industry qualifications relevant to support staff career pathways [during the term of the agreements]
c. Investigate and assess the ongoing operation of the current remuneration system, including but not limited to :
i) The operation of the indicators language contained in section 3.4 (the position elements table)
ii) The grading of roles and how those grading’s may be reassessed
Variation of Hours. 17.1 The parties to this General Agreement acknowledge that Education Assistants’ hours in schools or centres can vary according to operational requirements. The Principal shall not vary an Employee’s total weekly hours of duty without the Employee’s consent, except by following the four step process provided for at clauses 17.5 to 17.8 of this General Agreement.
17.2 For the purposes of this clause “surplus hours” means hours in a school that are worked by Education Assistants which are in excess of the required Education Assistant FTE determined for that school by the Principal. Where surplus hours are identified, these hours are to be removed using the four step process as outlined in subclauses 17.5 to 17.8.
17.3 The parties are committed to a process that is at all times fair, equitable and takes account of the needs of the Education Assistant.
17.4 The four step process at clause 17.5 to 17.8 of this General Agreement shall apply to both permanent and fixed term contract employees.
Variation of Hours. An employer can currently vary the hours of work of a teacher aide once every 12 months as per clause 2.5 of the Support Staff in Schools’ Collective Agreement. The parties agree that from the date of ratification of the Support Staff in Schools’ Collective Agreement an employer’s ability to vary the hours of work of teacher aides will be restricted to a maximum variation of 25% of the hours the teacher aide is currently employed to perform in any 12 month period.
Variation of Hours. Review and agree how to progress the outstanding recommendations (to be agreed) from previous reports (MoE/NZEI Support Staff Workstream Report and “Collectively Making Resources Count” report); Refer to Appendix D for detailed Terms of Reference for the Joint Forum
Variation of Hours. (i) Where OEH directs that the set starting and finishing times and/or days to be worked be changed, employees shall be given at least two (2) weeks’ notice. (Note: This requirement does not apply in Incident Conditions).
(ii) Where the hours and/or days are varied by mutual agreement between OEH and the employees and are within the bandwidth, no penalty is paid.
(iii) Where OEH provides two (2) weeks’ notice that the hours and/or days are to be varied, and the variation is within the bandwidth, no penalty shall apply.
(iv) Where OEH does not provide two (2) weeks’ notice that the hours and/or days are to be varied, and the variation is within the bandwidth, a 25% loading, based on an eight (8) hour shift, shall apply (Note: This does not apply in emergencies).
(v) Where the employee requests a variation to hours and/or days and this is agreed by OEH, no loading shall be paid.
Variation of Hours. (i) Where the DEC directs that the set starting and finishing times and/or days to be worked be changed, employees shall be given at least 2 weeks notice. (This requirement does not apply in emergencies).
(ii) Where the hours and/or days are varied by mutual agreement between the DEC and the employees and are within the bandwidth, no penalty is paid.
(iii) Where the DEC provides 2 weeks notice that the hours and/or days are to be varied, and the variation is within the bandwidth, no penalty shall apply.
(iv) Where the DEC does not provide 2 weeks notice that the hours and/or days are to be varied, and the variation is within the bandwidth, a 25% loading, based on an 8 hour shift, shall apply (This does not apply in emergencies).
(v) Where the employee requests a variation to hours and/or days and this is agreed by the DEC, no loading shall be paid.
