Aussie Childcare Network Forum

Stay.weird wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:06 pm

I have been a casual additional educator (ISS) since 2017 ( my pay being subsidised through the Inclusion Agency NSW/ACT's Inclusion Development Fund manager). From 2017 till around March 2018 I was being paid 28/hour and then 30/hour at level 3 child services employee (which is at my qualification). After March 2018 my pay went down to 24/hour (I was given a letter stating the decline in pay prior). I found out recently that I was moved down to support worker level 2.1 (later 2.2) which is unqualified.

In July I asked the director about my job qualification and role; I was told, my "job was unqualified although I needed to be qualified to be in the job". I searched through the inclusion agency website and found out I was there to boost the child-educator above what was required by the National Regulations. Once I showed the director this, my pay was put up to level 3 a couple of weeks later and was given an email stating the change and that I would be backpaid from a couple of days after I showed the director.

If my job needed to be qualified the whole time, do I need to be back paid from the time it was cut until now?

WernerJaskolski wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 09, 2025 1:51 pm

Stay.weird wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:06 pm

I have been a casual additional educator (ISS) since 2017 ( my pay being subsidised through the Inclusion Agency NSW/ACT's Inclusion Development Fund manager). From 2017 till around March 2018 I was being paid 28/hour and then 30/hour at level 3 child services employee (which is at my qualification). After March 2018 my pay went down to 24/hour (I was given a letter stating the decline in pay prior). I found out recently that I was moved down to support worker level 2.1 (later 2.2) which is unqualified.

In July I asked the director about my job qualification and role; I was told, my "job was unqualified although I needed to be qualified to be in the job". I searched through the inclusion agency website and found out I was there to boost the child-educator above what was required by the National Regulations. Once I showed the director this, my pay was put up to level 3 a couple of weeks later and was given an email stating the change andGeometry Dash Lite that I would be backpaid from a couple of days after I showed the director.

If my job needed to be qualified the whole time, do I need to be back paid from the time it was cut until now?

When I read the information you have provided I would recommend that you check your employment contract or agreements with your employer (Inclusion NSW/ACT) to see if there are any clear provisions for salary adjustments and reimbursement in the event of an unreasonable change.