Department of Education v Queensland Teachers Union of Employees [1998] QIRC 183 (1998) 158 QGIG 5

4 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE I May, 1998 I May, 1998 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 5 QUEENSLAND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION Wvrkplace Rdmions Ac, 1997 ,. .'iS -application 10 1em1ina1e bargaining reriod and cxerci,e arbitral powers Depanrnent of Educ,ttion AND Queensland Teachers Union of Employees (No. B /6U3 of /997! TEACHERS' AWARD-STATE COMMISSIONERS FISHER. BECHLY AND NUlTER 21 April 1998 Previous decision - Salaries of Advanced Skilb Teachers - Three year trained Teachers - Cai;.: Law - Senior Teacher - Criteria - Nine years tcach.ing experience and wri11en undenaking - Allowance payable to :, year trained Teachers. 26481_1.DOC -- 1 of 2 -- 6 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE I May. 1998 DECISION A fur1hrr hearing ha, hecn held to addrc" 1he 4uc,1ion of pay kvel, for :i ycar 1raintd Tc·ad1cr� who rrior 10 our (k;<:i,inn d.ilcd �7 Februury I 'J'i8. \\'l'fl' wrrcmly digihk or would hecome digihk in 1hc fu1uri:- 10 apply i(lr AST I positinn,. Tht." math.:r \\a, not rai-,cd hy any par1y during th\: pn.::\'iOu" h1.:uring of 1hi, mailer and lh� Comm,s,ion is now asked IO dc10.:1111ine 1hc issue. The po,i1ion which pcnaincd prior lO our dcci,ion w," 1h,11 'ka<:her, who lwd compkied 9 year, full time teaching or 1he cquivalc111 oy JI March in th� year of iaking up duly were digihlc lo a pply. Where lho,e Teacher, ha,1 nm auaincu 11w da,,irirn1i,,n or Band 3 S1ep 4. the maximum salary for a 4 year 1r:iined 1\:achcr at 1ha1 1i111e (tho,-c Teacher, h,:ing -' year trained, upon hcin1e appointed w AST I position, ieccivcd an all purpll!>C allowance �·q uivaknl 101hc difft.!r<.!llC.:L' hcl\\'�f.!n th� rna:-.imum of llh.." 4 year trained �call• and 1he AST I salary kwl. Tcachcr, on the maximum ofthc -i yo.:,tr 1rain.;d .,cal c an,I appoin1cxl a, AST I 1ew.:hcrs were paid lo lhc AST I . ,alary level . ,pc.cificd in 1hc Award. fa:,c111ially what occurred wa, 1ha1 upon appoin11nem a, ,tll AST I tc.td1cr, rcccivctl a ,imibr paymcnl rcgardlcs., of the numh<:r nf yt!.ir, nf 1cacl1er irairnng. In 1hc cJ,c or a., year 1raincd Teacher. i1 wa, in 1hc form of an �111 purpo-;\! allow:rn<.: �; in (hi.;' t.'a� of a 4 year U'aincd Te:.icht.!r. it wa� i n lhc ronn of a ,pe<:ilk ,alary lcvd in 1hc Award. t:duc ation Quecn,land ', J)(l,ilion wa, 1l1.i1 J year trained :\ST, who had not t,.;c11 0!1 da"ilica1in11 B:ind J Step 4 for a txriod of 12 month, a, at I Janua,y 1999, would 1101 he eligihk 10 become s�nior Tcadier, un1il such tinu.: �h they had -.crvcd t 2 month� on 1hal level. Until that time. :i year train�d /\ST, would rnminuc IO fc'{.'Civc 1he allowanu: (lo hecomc known a., 1hc AST Tran,i1ional Allowance). Other . , yc,tr 1r:oinc-<I Tcad1cr.< would nm he eligible ror an allowance' hul would ho.!com� ehgihk for 1he S,·11ior T�.idtcr clas'-ific.:a1io11 afr�r �crving 12 rnolllh!-. on B�nd J S1ep 4. The Queensland Teachers Union or Employee, 1QTU) advoca1cd that" ;.:paratc ,alary .,c alc should lie created ror 3 year trained Teacher, calkd .. AST/St·nior T ..:ud1\!r". Th(II ,talc would apply to 3 year trained Tcachc..>r, wh<> had 9 ye,11, teaching expnic1K, and were prc'parc'.d IO give a ,imilar unc.krtakin!! a" rct1uir.!d flff appoinrm..:nt to S..:nior Tcach�r. Th-..· proJXlSl...'d ,-,lary ,call- inclu<kli 1hc al lov.a11c, ' previously paid 10 AST :> vcar trnined ·1 t. ·ach�r:-- on top of th...: '-lalary i.....,·d then po.,y�1hh,·. In ov�rall r�muncration terms, 1hc QTl; ,uughl to r.:1:11n ihc· prc,·iou, :on-angcn1<:m, for:, yc.ar !rained Te,,dll-r, ;ilhcit O) uno1l1<. ·r prnccs,. Histon T he· hi,t(,r) or tile 111.,11..:r i, 1lia1 in a <kcision in principle l 138 QGIG 1 )0.:'\1 iw1<.'d on X July 1991 dcalin!! wi1h tk i111roduc·1ion of lhe AST I ch1,sifi,._·atinn. a Full fkn�h '-t'l ou1 1h1...: fvtJo\, ing <:rit,._•ria for appoin1mcn1: · "1.:h!!lhilit� for app1>intm1:lll to ;\ST I i� n.>Mich.xl to ·- tca1.:hc...·� who haw w111pk1d al k:t<l one y.;:ir ol' .,;,1i,foctory -,crvicc on Band 3 S1q1 -l indm..linμ 1hri:� yl'ar train\;d h.:;u;.:hcr� 10 ,,·hom tran:-.i1ional arrangcm\!111, .ipply so�,,., to achk·\'e an 1.,_•quivall.!111 n.:111uncra1io11 po,i1ion:·. Thal ckci,ion r.;spondcJ I<> 11t,· 111a1crial then before the Co111111ission. Ii did 11')1 L'Ah:nd •.. �ligihili1y 10 AST 1 10 . ) �-c�11· 1rain..:d T..;;u.:hcr" with nin._.. year� t:xf)l.'.'l'il�n ee. T he i111pkn1c·r11:11i,>n of 1h:11 d(•ei,inn c·,111).<'ti ""nc diilirnltie, fi1r 1l1t· pan ii:, and they ,ou/;lll I(> have the 111,Htcr rt·-01.x:ncd. The Crown \\\I"> t.k·:--.irou, or ..:arlh::r acL·.!�, 10 AST I k.\l"h by 3 y1..41r 1raincd T i:ad11..!r, on till: ground� of equity and ginm g«:Dg.raphkal rnn,itlcr;i1ion,. The 1h�n DcparlllK'lll of Education proposed tl1a1 tit� dfcctiw... h"�ing nu(· nf _; }\!�1r 1rain"-'d Tcach�rs would di;.,advantagc tht: prirn�,r� �·hooling ,eel.ion. pa rticularly ,ch,x>ling in country :m,;is and ihc' kmalc Tc;,cher, in 1h�11 :--.....dnr which woultl havl.! t"l\:cn an untcn;1blc ,i1ua1ion for 1he Dcpanmcn1. The Dcpar1111c111 pn>po,al al 1hat lime in rela1ion 1,1 ro.:111uner:11ion for � y.:ar trained Tcad1c1, appom1ecl IO AST I po,i1it>1h 1h,t1 the rull rak (then S.W.2(1(11 ,hould h<' paid irre,pe<'tivc 01'1hc ,alary S1tp lhc flCNln in Band .1 wa, in n.:<.:i:ip1 of. The QTU sough! carli<:r accc,, I<> lhc AST I dassific,11io11 than lhat all()wcd under the ck<:i,ion 1.>f 8 Joly 199 ! . The Full Bench wa, ,ufticicntly inllucncc:d O)' all the' arg,m1c:ni.- lo l'C• open 1ho: matter lo rcs\Jlvc lhc problem. Th<! digihiliry cri1cria uhima1dy ,ei was:- . . i I l 1cad1cr, who h:l\'t: crnnpk1cd al ka,1 rnlt' year of ,a1i,far1ory :--crvic..:..: on 8;md :\ S1cp 4 ( induding four yc;ir 1rai111.·d h.:w.:h�r:-. with ninl.! vcar� teaching expcri�nce). C2) 1hrcc year 1raincd !cacher, whn i'>y ri.:..ison or 1ra11,i1ion arrangcmc·nb (dau,e 6(::?J(d)(i)I arc on Step, I. 2 and :i 01 · Band �--- The parti�:-. LO th�:--1.: pnx:c..:dings are tho�� who :-.oug.ht lhl.'. fn:\.·in,g up of 1l1e :1cces, of :l year 1raincd Teacher, 10 1hc AST ,las,ifi,·a1i,>11. It wa:-. not uur inli:nlinn in introducing 11-k:: addilional increrncrnal ,tc-p all(! naming it ··senior Teacher" 10 alter the accc" 1<> i1 a, now propo,l'd hy Education Quccn,1.ind. To do-..) would run counter 1n idl 1ha1 "'"' put hy 1he panic, in the re-opcning mailer in 1991. In our d,xision d;ncd 27 fdiruary 1998. we rcm,w.:d the AST harricr and l'rt'atc.d in iL, plm.:e a Sl ·nior Teachl'r ,alary �lCp. \\,\,• .-..ai1I in 1,ur di:ci)io11:- ..While we arc of 1hc view 1ha1 1hc AST I da"ili,,11ion ,hould be al>0li,hed and i1, salary tx·comc the' la,1 step of 1hc incremcnt:il ,calc. we propose Ill do I\VO lhings I\> delll(llblfUI<: 10 teJchcrs lhat :in cx1r:1 i: ommitmcn1 i:-. n.!4uired lo reach the lc\'CI. h�tly. lO :Kee:--:-. 1hi, kvd !cacher, will h<.' requir0<:I, in addition 10 111<..'l!ling lhl' standard re<..1ui�mcnl� for i11L ·rcnh:·ntal rnovcrncn1. to :-,j gn an undertaking lha1 on rcquc::sl from 111..: Prim:iμul 1hcy will undcnake on a co 111inuing ha,is ,uch hig her level dulic, wh ich wou ld have been c.,pcctcd of 1c,:oehcrs who prcviou,ly aliamed AST I len:I. for cxampk. 1host· outlined in M r Moulirs evidence. Should a Teacher nol comply v.•i1h an undertaking h,· or she ha, given. lhc 1cad1cr i, lu rev�ri h:tt:k 10 l hc ,o.x·ond la,1 step of th<.: � y�. ar trained 1ead1cr ,-calc where they will remain ror a pcrio,I ,,f 12 1110111hs. Acee" lo lhe final incremental ,1cp will 1hcn only hl' availahk: a�_wirl wherl.! the h.:ac.:hcr providl!.� lht.! undcn�lking and the Prindpal i-. ,:11i,licd 1ha1 the undcna� ing will he, honourctl. Scc,mdly, in rccngnilion of this cnm111i11ncnl. 1hc last slep shall rn.· known a, Senior T..:at:hcr:· In 1hc,c 11.'rrlb ii "a:-. our dear illll'lll 10 p1'0vidc an additional inl-rcmcnl lor lhnsc· employee, wi1h 1hc rcquirc'tl numl>er or year., cxperic1KC who are prcpan.::d to �ivc H writlt.!n umh.:rtaking und <.-:omply ;.vith LhaL undcrwkin1,_.: Lo carry out higher level du1ic, when requc,tcd by 1hc Principal. 1 1 wa, nm our i111cn1ion 10 deny anv employ<''-'' an opponunit) th,·y previously had on thl' ba,i� of teaching exp<."ricncc to 1�-c�iv._, an �1dditi o11al incrcmcn1 subjet:1 10 mccling ccnain appro,t'd 1:ri1cria, a, slated in our 1,,kcbion. Thul t:ri1criu in rdation to tlK· 4 )"l.!ar 1rai111:d Tcarh1.·r and th1.,.; .1i yc�,r 1raincd Teacher i, 9 y�;u-, 1eaching cxperio.:11c:: and 1ho.: wri11c111.111de1taki11g . We have decided 1ha1 in 1hc c:t,L' or 1h,· -i yl'ar 1rai11ed Teach�, 1h:11 111<: s�nior Tc:adtt'r kv,,:I "·ill he aCC\.":o-:--.ible at1�r I �l.'.ar..., :-.\.'f\ kc al th...: ,naximum nf 1hc ,cnlc (ix. alkr 9year, cxp(·ri.:ncl'L In 1hc case of 1he J year trained T e.1cher i1 is also 10 he accc:"ihk alkr 9 yca1� ...crvio.: hut paid in the t<mn 1)f an a1lowar11..:e in 1he ��IIHl' manner <1"> occurred prcviou.,ly in relation 10 thl' , , year trained AST Tcach<.:r. Wherc ,uch a Tc;id1cr l'aib It> romply wi1h thc tmdcrwking required 10 be given. tli<: allow;J1tc1.� will he n..·moved. �amrally the ,dlnwancc will ,foappcar if and whc,n 1hc . 1 yc:ir trained ·1\."ad11.·r progn.:.:-..�:-. lo Lhc maximum of li'K.: .:l year lraim.:d �...:ale ;,tl'l<l i, 1h..:rchy ahlc In acccs., 1hc Senior Teacher ,alary step. To point out thl' obviou,. al no 1im.: sh,>uld the sala,y kwl plu, the all<m:111<:c be. grcalc'r than 1 hc: So.:niur Teacher ,alary s1cp. We have d..:t:Hk<I lhb rnauer ha,·ing n:gard Ill l'qui1y and in ;u..:cordanc. with what have Ix-en indud,•cl in our ,kci,inn had it lx,c•n hroughl 10 our no1icc at 1he time of the prcvi,lus hearing, Donnnenlation prc,·iou,ly ,uh111i11cd in relation I<> co,1ing ha, nm had any bearing on 1hi� <kd�ilm. lhe co:-.1 of imrh::mcntalion in t..:rn1, of 1..w1..•r:.III funding i, mi11i111,t1. I May. 1998 < d,. l'ISIIEH. Commi"ion�r. 1<.1-.. Bf:.Clll.Y. c,,mm",ioncr. li. . 1. :S,l TTER. Cnn�mi,,ionc ·r. QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE \lr 1 . H:irlo" .,ml with hi,n :\lr (,. \1olonc> ror the Quce1 1>l:ind Tead1cr, l ·niun tll. bnploy1..·�,. \ lr I{. Kdl� and "ith him t\h S. (ind,avc mid Mr P. Cas.:y l(lr Edu,;ation (.,.Ju,·, ·n,land. \Jr I . 11a11 1;11.,11 1t,r 1hc Srntc' Pub!i<: SC1'\'ice, Federation Queensland Union nt l:rnplo; l.._. • ,. Op,·rat,, e Dale ': I . 1:urn:iry I<)')X I >t:;..·, ...ion .=\lhl\-\�UH.·c ) yc�u· trained AST 1cacher, 7 �6-18 1 _ ! .D()(' -- 2 of 2 --