Education Minister Ben Carroll has reiterated his support for the current proposed deal with the Australian Education Union, predicting that negotiations will be finalised by August or September.
Carroll says that under the government’s proposed conditions, wages for teachers and other education workers are essentially “going up by a third”.
“There is a minority out there … they are a loud minority. And they’re advocating as they should. But I’m confident this is a very good deal, and it will get through,” he says.
He told the audience at The Age Schools Summit that the pay deal currently on the table “sells itself”. The four-year deal is offering pay rises of 28 to 32 per cent for teachers and principals and 24 per cent for educational support workers.
The Australian Education Union is working to persuade its members to accept the four-year deal. However, Education support (ES) employees in the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) have voted to reject the offer.
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