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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Sarah Lansdown

'This is a historic deal': Catholic school support staff to get pay rise, extra leave

Independent Education Union NSW/ACT branch secretary Mark Northam. Picture supplied

Learning support and administrative staff at Catholic schools will be paid the same as their public school counterparts under an interim deal reached with NSW and ACT Catholic school dioceses.

Support staff can expect pay rises between five per cent and 13 per cent backdated to the start of this year and all staff will have greater parental leave benefits from June 1.

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