The first multi-employer agreement (MEA) in the Queensland early childhood education (ECE) sector has been secured by IEU members.
Existing agreements fragmented across sector
IEU-QNT Assistant Secretary Nick Sahlqvist said more than 200 individual collective agreements currently operate across the Queensland early childhood education sector.
“While these agreements are largely uniform, they contain minor variations and require renegotiation and renewal every three years,” Nick said.
“This fragmented bargaining framework places a significant administrative and organisational burden on both employees and kindergarten management committees.
“The introduction of a MEA for the sector is a significant step toward addressing these challenges,” he said.
