41666 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Education

41666 (2024). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Education: In the Minister’s departments, ministries and agencies, if any, how many roles, if any, have been identified for disestablishment, listed by role title, remuneration band, and business group (or equivalent organisational unit), between 27 November 2023 and 10 July 2024?

Hon Erica Stanford: These decisions are the responsibility of the relevant agency Chief Executive. I am advised that the Public Service Association has commenced legal action in the Employment Relations Authority against the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) in relation to the change process. The Ministry has paused its change process while its legal action is underway. The Education Review Office (ERO) advises that the following roles were disestablished with no equivalent position created: • Senior Evaluator (vacant) ($103,781 - $124,722) • Review Officer Early Childhood Education - eight roles (vacant) ($98,768 - $107,403) • Review Officer Schools – five roles (vacant) ($98,768 - $107,403) • Manager Review and Improvement Services – one role (vacant) • Business Support Manager ($72,704 - $82,081) • Senior Advisor Strategy and Performance. Only positions covered by ERO’s Collective Employment Agreement have prescribed remuneration bands. As at 13 June 2024, the New Zealand Qualifications Authority released a decision document that identified 66 roles to be disestablished, 14 of which were vacant. Please refer to the attached tables for further information.