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Negotiator agreement for collective labor agreement for primary education

There is a negotiation agreement for a new collective labor agreement for primary education. According to the agreement that the AOb to its members, all teaching staff will receive a salary increase of 1 percent and a bonus from 2020 January 4,5. The job descriptions have been updated for educational support staff and school directors. AObchairman Eugenie Stolk: "But the two-day strike in January will definitely continue, because structural investments are still needed to close the pay gap with secondary education."

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De AOb today came to an agreement with the other unions and the employers' organization PO Council, led by mediator Mariëtte Hamer. Knew in advance AObchairman Stolk said that the pay gap with secondary education could not be closed, because the cabinet does not want to invest structurally. The AOb therefore has a two-day strike on January 30 and 31 exclaimed. “We know that a long-term plan with investment is needed to make primary education more attractive and provide the best education. Trade unions and the PO council agree on this, ”says Stolk.

During this CLA round, there was the 285 million euros, the normal amount to maintain purchasing power and the incidental 150 million euros from Education Minister Arie Slob from the AOb rejected covenant. “Members said en masse 'yes' to the question whether, despite our actions, we could now conclude a collective labor agreement in order to use the money that is available and not to pass it on, ”says Stolk. "We have done our best to distribute this as fairly as possible."

We have done our best to distribute this as fairly as possible

Pay raise

The agreement - on which the members can now give their opinion - ensures that teachers, education support staff and school leaders will see a pay increase of 1 percent on their salary slips from 2020 January 4,5. In addition, all teaching staff receive a bonus of 875 euros gross for full-time employment in proportion to the period worked and commencement of employment in February. In this month, the teaching staff will also receive a supplementary payment in addition to the bonus, because the wage increase will not take effect until 1 January 2020 and the previous collective labor agreement expired last March. “The amount of this one-off payment will amount to one third of the monthly salary of January 2020,” said Stolk.

In February 2020, the teaching staff will also receive a supplementary payment in addition to the bonus

Supporters

This collective labor agreement pays special attention to school principals and educational support staff. The most common OOP positions - including Teaching Assistant, Teacher Support, Speech Therapist and Concierge - have had new job descriptions that do justice to the tasks that have become more complex and added. A job description describes all tasks and responsibilities.

These new job descriptions mean that teaching assistants can grow more easily within their own position. “Nowadays they are often stuck in salary scale 4, but with the agreement two new positions with salary scale 5 and 6 will be added”, says AObnegotiator Stolk. The negotiators believe that many teaching assistants do all the work in practice as described in the higher salary scales and can therefore move on.

The new job descriptions mean that teaching assistants can progress more easily

School boards must have reviewed all OOP positions before 1 August 2020. From this date, all old sample job descriptions will expire. “Teaching assistants have to look carefully at what activities they are currently performing and whether they fit in with one of the exemplary positions from the collective labor agreement. You can then report this to the school board ”, says Stolk. School boards can also draw up another suitable job description in consultation. "An independent expert must then determine the appropriate salary scale."

School principals

In addition to the oop'ers, the negotiators also considered the job descriptions of school principals and deputy principals. The new exemplary functions - where the salary has been slightly increased - are offered to the school boards. They consider whether they consider the exemplary function appropriate for their school director.

As with the OOP appointment, school boards must have reviewed the positions of the school leaders before August 1, 2020. "If you are a school director in the DB scale, then it is good to see which activities you do in practice and whether this fits into one of the new exemplary positions with the new rating."

Professionalization

The training budget was also on the table during these negotiations. From now on, all teaching staff is entitled to an individual budget for training. This involves 500 euros per year for a full-time job and two hours per working week to spend on training. The budget can also be saved for three years. “It is a profit that it can be claimed individually,” explains Stolk. “In the past, the training budget was divided at team level. So if a colleague did an expensive course, the pot was empty. Now everyone receives 500 euros per year as standard and in 2020 and 2021 it will be temporarily 600 euros. We are concerned that there is not enough time for training due to the teacher shortage. ”

From now on, all teaching staff is entitled to an individual budget for training

De AOb now submits the agreement to the rank and file via a member poll. All members in primary education will receive that poll by email today. The new CLA runs from 1 March 2019 to 31 October 2020.

The negotiators' agreement in brief

  • Teachers, educational supporters and school leaders will receive a salary increase of 1 percent from January 2020, 4,5
  • In February 2020, all teaching staff will receive a bonus of 875 euros gross for a full-time job. The rest will receive the bonus pro rata
  • A one-off supplementary payment in February 2020 that equates to one third of the monthly salary in January 2020 for a full-time job
  • New job descriptions for oops and school principals that do justice to the more complex tasks
  • An individual training budget of 600 euros per year in 2020 and 2021 for all teaching staff
  • All school boards are implementing a 'from-work-to-work policy' in order to retain as much employment as possible. The transition payment expires
Read the entire negotiation agreement with all the details this link. You will find all downloads with examples of job descriptions and salary tables via the CLA page on this site under downloads.

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