EDUCATION AND TRAINING REFORM ACT 2006 - SECT 2.3.8 Employment or engagement of teachers and other staff in schools

EDUCATION AND TRAINING REFORM ACT 2006 - SECT 2.3.8

    (1)     A school council, in accordance with this Act, may—

        (a)     employ—

              (i)     teachers for a fixed period not exceeding one year or on a casual basis; or

              (ii)     teacher aides; or

              (iii)     any other staff—

for the purpose of performing its functions and duties;

        (b)     employ any person to enable the council to do anything it is authorised to do by section 2.3.11 or Division 6.

    (2)     A school council which employs a person under subsection (1) may do so on behalf of a group of school councils, and the group of school councils may decide from time to time in a manner determined by agreement amongst themselves the time which the person is to spend on each school.

S. 2.3.8(3) amended by No. 58/2007 s. 5.

    (3)     Sections 5.10.4 and 5.10.5 and clause 8 of Schedule 6 apply to and in relation to the determination of salaries and allowances to be paid to and to the terms and conditions of employment of staff employed by school councils as if those employees were employees of the teaching service.

S. 2.3.9 (Heading) amended by No. 19/2014 s. 37(1).