On Wednesday 23 March 2022 PSA delegates and staff met with Senior Department of Education (DoE) representatives to discuss pay and leave adjustments that will impact our members.
The department has identified anomalies in the SAP pay and leave system that go back to 2018 that may impact a large number of staff at DoE, including PSA members in schools, corporate and field staff as well as teachers.
The fix for these anomalies will be put in place over the Easter long weekend with pay and leave positive adjustments flowing on from that date. The Department will record your leave balance status as at the date prior to conducting the fix, to ensure a clean before and after record is stored. Any money owed to staff will be paid in the pay of 28 April 2022 and leave adjustments will occur progressively over the next 3 months.
Any required positive leave adjustments will commence following the pay adjustments and may take up to three (3) months to be finalised, current leave balances will not change for any employee in pay of 28 April 2022.
Impacted staff will be provided with specific information about what this will mean for them. DoE will be sending out some general communication to all staff and will also communicate with staff directly regarding changes to their leave balances. DoE will also be contacting staff that have left the department and will provide them with any identified due funds or adjusted leave.
Communications sent by the department will include links to where you can find further information.
No recovery of funds or leave, but payslips may be confusing
DoE advised the PSA that the department will not be seeking any recovery of funds or adjustments reducing leave. The only pay or leave adjustments applied will be where there is an increase to employee leave or money paid in pay of 28 April 2022.
The department will provide examples of payslips on the intranet with explanatory notes, as the changes may make your payslip lengthy or confusing. The best way to check if your pay is correct is to compare your last payslip with the one you receive following the Easter long weekend and, if the total amount is as expected or higher you have been paid correctly.
Quick Wrap Up – things to remember before you contact EDConnect
- Your pay may be adjusted in the pay of 28 April 2022
- Your leave may be adjusted (increased) in the three (3) months following the Easter weekend
- No recovery of funds or leave debits will occur
- The only change can be a one off payment in the pay of 28 April 2022 or an increase of leave entitlements
- Each affected staff member will be provided information about their leave adjustments by the department
- Check your payslip on 28 April and if the pay amount is as expected or higher than your previous pay slip it is fine
- Check the DoE intranet and review the example payslips with explanatory notes