Primary teachers have been in drawn-out pay talks. (File photo) Photo: 123rf.com
Primary school teachers are considering a potential settlement of their drawn-out pay talks.
Teachers belonging to union NZEI Te Riu Roa received the offer overnight.
Voting on the offer began on Friday morning and closed at 12pm on Wednesday next week.
It included the same pay rise secondary teachers had accepted - 2.5 percent on 28 December and 2.1 percent a year later.
Management allowances would increase by $700 and the offer no longer included more call-back days requiring teachers to work outside of term time.
The offer was put to members just a day after primary school principals represented by the NZEI rejected a potential settlement of their collective agreement.
The union said its members were unhappy their offer did not include a curriculum change allowance similar to the $15,000 allowance secondary principals won.
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