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Our Funding Options and Compliance Tool is a spreadsheet designed specifically for Education & Care services in New Zealand. This tool helps you confidently determine which pay parity funding option is most financially beneficial for your centre, while also calculating how many ECE qualified teachers you need to meet the 50% qualified staff requirement.
*The figures used are not from a real centre.
Pay Parity: Keeping Centres Ahead
This webinar covers the following critical information following the changes to pay parity announced by Government on 29 May 2025.
- What are the new rules and what do they mean, including how the moratorium works
- How are Education & Care services placed (closures and new services by funding option), so you can be guided by what is happening across the sector
- Supporting you to make the right decision for the June RS7 2025 funding claim, with resources to help put into practice what you learn in this webinar.
- Make initial salary assessments for new teachers that consider market rates and give you more control over cost increases, with guidance and simple examples for you to use.
- Navigating your employment obligations in the current context with common choices and leading employment law experts in the ECE sector.
Need more support with pay parity?
ECC members can access resources like the Pay Parity Toolkit, opt-out letters for staff, individual employment agreements and more through our member portal. Our staff and expert helpines are also available for direct assistance with any questions or queries you have.
