28 May 2021

NZEI puzzled by $278m for Holidays Act compensation

From Morning Report, 8:22 am on 28 May 2021

A teachers' union is mystified by the conclusion that $278 million is the right amount to settle Holidays Act underpayments to school staff.

The Educational Institute says it has been working on the problem with the Education Ministry for years and does not know how that figure suddenly arrived in last week's budget.

RNZ education correspondent John Gerritsen reports.