Carinity Education is forcing a vote on inferior pay and conditions that would leave staff worse off over the next three years.
IEU Organiser Richard Pascoe said the offer from Carinity, which operates five special assistance schools across Queensland, was divisive.
“Carinity is persisting with a differentiated wages model that punishes those earning the least,” Richard said.
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