Acting Up – Leadership Position. If a School appoints a Teacher to act in a Leadership Position for at least ten consecutive school days, the School must pay the Teacher a pro rata amount of the annual allowance applicable to that position for the period during which the Teacher acts in that position. A Teacher appointed to an acting Leadership Position shall be paid a pro rata amount of non-term periods at the higher rate proportionate to the length of the appointment to the acting Leadership Position.
Acting Up – Leadership Position. Where a Teacher is required to undertake the duties of a Coordinator (leadership position) for 10 consecutive days, the Teacher is paid the Coordinator allowance. The Award does not provide for this entitlement. This MEA is more beneficial than the Award for Teachers when they may be required to undertake a leadership position in an acting capacity. It provides direction to employers as to when such payment is applicable and what is to be paid. Modern Award to Standards MEA 2021 Clause 8.4 – Special Education Allowances. Where Teachers employed at 31 December 2014 are required to teach students with disabilities in a Special School or School for Children with Disabilities, they shall be paid the allowance. The Award does not provide for this entitlement. The MEA is more beneficial in this respect than the Award for Teachers who teach classes of students with disabilities. Clause 11 – Remuneration. Salary packaging is available for staff. The Award does not provide for this entitlement. This MEA provision is more beneficial than the Award for Teachers who wish access salary packaging to gain alternative benefits. Clauses 17.8(a), 20.7 and 26. Provides for the Teacher to elect to accrue long service leave at 0.866 weeks per year and not be paid annual leave loading in exchange for additional contributions by the employer to the Teacher’s superannuation fund. The Award does not provide for this entitlement. The MEA is more beneficial than the Award for Teachers who may wish to utilise their entitlements in other ways other than receiving the payment directly.
