Employment in a Unionised Environment

The education sector is a highly unionised workforce.

There are multiple unions and professional associations that represent workers. 

Collective Employment Agreements cover the work of almost every employee working in a school. These are negotiated between the representative union(s) and the Secretary for Education, who does so in consultation with GovHub.

In this section, learn about union engagement, paid union meetings, and the difference between collective and individual employment agreements.