Secondary Teachers' Collective Agreement (STCA)

Translation  

The parties have agreed on the following automatic translation arrangements for the new scale.  

Examples:  

• An employee who is on Step 1 ($51,358) of the old scale on 2 July 2023 will on 3 July 2023 automatically translate to Step 1 ($56,757) of the new scale - an increase in salary of $5,399.  
• An employee who is on Step 2 ($53,544) of the old scale on 2 July 2023 will on 3 July 2023 move to Step 1 ($56,757) of the new scale, with a salary increase of $3,213.   
• An employee who is on Step 5 ($61,794) of the old scale on 2 July 2023 will on 3 July 2023 automatically translate to Step 4 ($65,502) of the new scale, with a salary increase of $3,708.   

Table 1 indicates automatic translation for employees on all the steps of the old scale to the new scale, with effect from 3 July 2023.  

Table 1 

Incremental Progression  

The parties confirm that rules for incremental progression, as detailed in clause 3.18 remain unchanged, except that the new scale will replace the old scale on 3 July 2023.  

For the avoidance of doubt:   

• in 3.18 the term ‘service increment’ shall mean progression to the next step on the old scale until 2 July 2023, and progression to the next step on the new scale from 3 July 2023. 
• the introduction of a new scale does not change the expectation that a teacher will increment one step only, once every 12 months, on the anniversary of their appointment.

Salary scenarios – translation and progression  

G3 Entry - Step 1: employee translates across  

G3 Step 2: translates 1 down 

G3+ Entry - Step 3:  translates 1 down 

Step 9: translates 1 down