Community Connections Solutions Australia (CCSA) is a not-for-profit, non-government, membership-based organisation that supports the management of high-quality early childhood services and other community organisations.
Do you need help with Modern Awards?
You can join CCSA for up-to-the-minute information
and ongoing support.
The transition to Modern Awards is proving to be quite challenging. This is a new system and many of the clauses in the awards are open to interpretation.Through our member's calls to our phone helpline we are learning more about the difficulties in implementation. Refer to the 15 February eConnect to find out about some of the issues that we have dealt with recently. We will be adding information to our website regularly and are working on a Plain English Guide to each of the Modern Awards. We will let you know when these are available.
Regional Training 2010
CCSA is conducting three regional training days in 2010, with a focus
on the Early Years Learning Framework and its application from a
management perspective that includes committees, directors and staff.
For more information, and to download a flier and registration form, go
to the Regional Training 2010 page of our website.
Teachers' pay rates
On 24 November, the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW handed down its decision in relation to the Independent Education Union's application for two new awards for Teachers. This decision awarded increases of 4% per annum to pay rates and allowances and additional non-contact time of up to two and a half hours per week.
NSW has ceded its industrial relations powers to the federal government. This means that from 1 January 2010, ALL NSW employers and employees in the private sector will be covered by the the Fair Work Act and the national system of Modern Awards. For more infrmation, read the 23 November eConnect. Also refer to Implementation Guide 5 in the Resources section of our website.
