'Unjustifiable growth' in illegal temporary teaching contracts - unionDAVID WALKER/FAIRFAX NZ Albany High School teacher Paul Stevens addresses teachers at a PPTA conference in Kaiapoi. New teachers are caught in a trap of illegal temporary jobs as schools opt for flexibility over fairness, their union warns. DAVID WALKER/FAIRFAX NZ Darfield High School principal James Morris, right, hold a copy of a pledge to stop employing teachers on temporary contracts. The act prohibits temporary employment "to establish the suitability of the employee for permanent employment". Morris and his board of trustees signed a pledge against illegitimate teacher contracts on Tuesday.

Source: Stuff April 20, 2017 08:06 UTC