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ACT Greens put motion to Legislative Assembly in relation to ECEC
The ACT Greens have secured the support of the Legislative Assembly to address underlying factors behind a shortage in early childhood educators.
2024-06-10 00:07:31
by Freya Lucas
Economics
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Workforce
Award wages up 3.75% but timeline for step change in educator pay pushed out considerably
Despite confirmation that Modern Award wages, including those covering the early childhood education and care sector, will rise by 3.75 per cent as of 1 July 2024 new details provided by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) have prompted a recalibration of more meaningful educator pay increase timelines.
2024-06-04 11:16:30
by Jason Roberts
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Workforce
“We are not babysitters”: Budget recognition for our early childhood educators
There aren’t many jobs more important than those of our early childhood educators. Dr Jess Walsh, Labor Senator for Victoria, highlights the significance of the Federal Government supporting a long overdue pay rise for the early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce – more than 90 per cent of whom are women.
2024-05-22 09:10:53
by Contributed Content
Workforce
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Budget 2024: These early childhood educators love kids. But love won't pay the bills
The 2024 Federal Budget has included new and continuing early childhood initiatives to support educators and relieve the workforce crisis. That said, there are no rainbows or new pots of gold in easy reach for educators. Here’s what is new, and what remains the same.
2024-05-17 08:22:13
by Contributed Content
Workforce
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ECEC sector responds to Budget 2024/25
Peak bodies and advocacy organisations representing the interests of the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector have welcomed the Federal Government’s commitment to funding wage increases for early childhood educators as part of a broader focus on improving wages in the broader ‘care sector’.
2024-05-15 09:32:25
by Freya Lucas
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