Fair Work Ombudsman updates pay and condition tool to include ed leader allowances

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has updated its Pay and Conditions Tool (PACT) to reflect changes to the Children’s Services Award regarding educational leader allowances that were introduced on 1 November 2022. 

 

The PACT enables users to obtain pay rates, shift calculations, annual and sick leave and notice and redundancy entitlements relevant to their respective awards, but does not apply to educators or teachers that are paid under a separate enterprise agreement. 

 

The Educational Leader allowance has now been amended in the PACT as well as the pay guide effective 1 November 2022.

 

In August 2022 the Fair Work Commission determined that an Educational Leaders allowance amounting to $4,022.05 per annum would be paid to any employee who carries out responsibilities consistent with the title of Educational Leader, regardless of whether they are employed under the Teachers Award or the Children’s Services Award.

 

This decision was an important one because it broadened the educational leader allowance that was already in place for early childhood teachers (ECTs) employed under the Teacher’s Award to include qualified educators employed under the Children’s Services Award too.

 

The new allowance was available from the first pay period starting on or after 1 November 2022.

 

The key attributes of the new allowance are as follows:

 

• The allowance of $4,022.05 per annum will be paid to an educator who carries out responsibilities consistent with the title of educational leader. 

 

• As of 1 November 2022, the educational leader allowance will now be incorporated into the Children’s Services Award 2010. 

 

• Employees who are educational leaders and who are employed under the Children’s Services Award must be paid the annual allowance. 

 

• Early childhood teachers who are employed under the Educational Services (Teachers) Award (Teachers Award), will continue to receive the allowance under their award.

 

• The allowance can be prorated if an educator conducts educational leader responsibilities for less than five days per week

To access the PACT visit the FWO website.