TAFE teachers have welcomed a new three-year Enterprise Agreement (EA) that locks in pay rises, more super and better conditions for casual teachers.
The three-year agreement includes a 3.5 per cent pay rise starting from 1 February and two 3 per cent pay rises from February 2026 and 2027 respectively. It also includes a $1000 taxable, one-off cost of living adjustment payment (plus superannuation) each year if the cost of living in Sydney (as defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Consumer Price Index) rises by at least 4.5 per cent in the preceding year. The adjustment payment will be pro-rated for employees who do not work on a permanent or temporary full-time basis and will be paid in July of each year.
In a big win for TAFE’s large casual workforce, casuals will now be offered permanent employment after six months unless they wish to stay employed on a casual basis.
“This new EA is just one positive example of how our campaigning has led to TAFE teachers being treated more respectfully by government,” said Lead TAFE Organiser Phill Chadwick.
“It continues our run of collective wins for TAFE and provides a solid basis on which to continue building more success in the future.”
Members will earn more superannuation, with the super guarantee rising from 11.5 per cent to 12 per cent from 1 July 2025.
The EA will also give TAFE teachers and related employees more say in the Annual Teacher Review process and replace the term ‘Part-Time Casual Teacher’ with ‘Casual Teacher’.
More details about the new EA can be found here.