Queensland out performs other states in the pay department

AUSTRALIA – After a drawn-out pay dispute which involved strike action the Queensland Teachers Union (QTU) has a done a 12.5 per cent deal for three years. This was a far cry from the initial claim of 18.5 per cent.

Queensland’s new graduate rate from 2011 is $57,000 (NZ$72,150).

The prolonged dispute has enabled the government of the day the luxury of a “merit-based promotion” scheme.

By 2011 with this arrangement in place a teacher with 13 years experience and after a $2k raise would increase the salary to A$83,300 (NZ$105,440).

The salary arrangements from 2011 have eclipsed a recent NSW pay claim which also involved strike action and also contains performance issues.