Ministry of Education workers are holding a two-hour work stoppage at offices across the country on Thursday.
This nationwide stoppage marks the start of an industrial action campaign by members of the Public Service Association (PSA) who work for the Ministry.

The PSA says it has bargained in good faith with the Ministry for a year. The union wants a fair pay system to be part of its members' collective agreement.
"Our members have had enough of the Ministry's arbitrary pay system that rewards only some. Last year our members pay was frozen while managers within the Ministry received over half a million dollars in bonuses," says PSA National Secretary Brenda Pilott.
Ministry staff covered by other unions have progressive pay scales as part of their collective agreements, but PSA members work under a discretionary pay system with no salary steps.
"The Ministry of Education has failed the most basic test in fairness," says Brenda Pilott.
"Its offer removes protections for fair pay, keeps the current arbitrary pay system and fails to take into account the rising cost of living and address a wage freeze.
"Our members voted for industrial action by a margin of 91 per cent. This is exceptional and shows how high levels of frustration are."
"All our members want is what other Ministry of Education union members have: a fair and transparent pay system and a decent pay increase. We're also asking for extension of union coverage and removal of clawbacks.
"PSA members working in other government agencies have settled collective agreements that include fair pay systems. The Ministry needs to get over its ideological attachment to a discretionary pay system and come back to the bargaining table with something substantive for our members.
"We've altered our position and shown flexibility in an attempt to broker an agreement. We remain willing to talk at any time with the Ministry. It's time for it to listen to our members and take their concerns seriously," says Brenda.