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Collective Employtment Agreement increases that were subsequently offereed to staff at Otago Polytechnic on Individual Employment Agreements

Wayne Mackintosh made this Official Information request to Te Pūkenga—New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

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From: Wayne Mackintosh

Dear New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology,

I request the following information pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982:

1) For the period 1 January 2024 to 22 December 2025, the number of occasions on which salary increases and/or back pay arising from a Collective Employment Agreement (CEA) were subsequently offered or applied to staff employed by Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga on Individual Employment Agreements (IEAs).
2) Where available, a breakdown of this information by calendar year.
3) Where available, a breakdown by staff category or employment group (for example, academic, professional, leadership).
4) Where the information is held, confirmation of whether such increases and/or back pay were applied automatically or on a discretionary basis to IEA staff.

Yours faithfully,

Wayne Mackintosh

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Te Pūkenga—New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Kia ora
 
Thank you for your email.
 
The New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (NZIST) is now closed
for the Christmas/New Year holiday period. 
 
We reopen on 5 January 2026, and the team will be able to respond to
queries after that time.
 
From 1 January 2026, the following provider-based business divisions of
NZIST will become individual institutes of technology and polytechnic
(ITP) entities standing alone:

* Ara Institute of Canterbury (Ara)
* Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT)
* Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT)
* Southern Institute of Technology (SIT)
* Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
* Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec)
* Unitec Institute of Technology (Unitec) and Manukau Institute of
Technology (MIT)
* Otago Polytechnic
* Universal College of Learning (UCOL)
* The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand

From the same date, the following work-based business divisions of NZIST
will be managed by the newly established Industry Skills Boards (ISBs):

* HITO
* PrimaryITO
* Careerforce
* Competenz
* Connexis
* ServiceIQ
* EarnLearn

 
Please be aware that if your query, or request for information, relates to
one of these divisions, we may need to forward your email to the relevant
ITP or ISB in the new year for direct response. 
 
Best wishes for a wonderful summer holiday period.
 
Ngā mihi
The OIA Team
 
Office of the Chief Executive
 

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