Members' Bargaining Report 20 August 2009

Members' Bargaining Report 20 August 2009

Your bargaining team met with the University on Thursday 20th August 2009.

The university expressed their concern about the dishonest representation of the progress of Enterprise Bargaining at SCU presented in the academics’ union’s recent claim for a ballot to support industrial action.

In principle agreement was reached on the following issues:

Parental Leave:

The university agreed to our claim to raise paid parental leave to 26 weeks, and for this to be available to the primary care giver. This is a big win! The University is to respond to casuals, right to request extended unpaid parental leave and flexible return to work arrangements.

Intellectual Freedom:

At the CPSU’s suggestion the title of the clause was changed from Intellectual and Academic Freedom to demonstrate its relevance to all SCU staff.

First Aid Allowance:

The University agreed to the CPSU Log of Claim to increase the First Aid Allowance and then incrementally increased proportionate to SCU wage increases decided in this agreement.

Hours of Work:

This clause now includes a reference to flexible work to support environmental sustainability.

Terms of Engagement:

The CPSU agreed to the university’s undertaking to provide a document to commencing staff, usually a Duty Statement, including details on pay, hours, duration of engagement and duties.

Redundancy, Management of Change, Casual General Staff:

Had already been agreed in principle between the CPSU and the university, have now been agreed by all parties.

Still Being Negotiated

Agreement is close to being finalised on Overtime, with the university to provide wording to clarify when Overtime is applicable. Negotiations continue on other issues including Indigenous Employment, Dispute Resolution, Probation, Performance Management, Managing Unsatisfactory Performance, Misconduct, Union Rights and General Staff Workloads.

What’s Next?

The next EB meeting is scheduled for Thursday 3/09/2009. The CPSU has committed to draft clauses on Increments and OH&S. A light has appeared at the end of the tunnel. The list of agreed in principle items below is now longer than the list of items still to be agreed! To give a better picture of the state of the negotiations we’ve included significant items to be carried over from the previous EBA in the ‘Agreed’ list.

If you have any questions, or to discuss the progress of Enterprise Bargaining, please feel free to contact a delegate from your Bargaining Team.

Progress with SCU Enterprise Bargaining as at 20 August 2009

What has been agreed?	Meet our claim?		What has not been agreed?	Outstanding issue(s)
4 weeks notice to terminate			Relationships to Awards and Policies	Close to agreement
Long Service Leave			Workloads	Close to agreement
Joint Consultative Forum			Personal Leave	Unions to respond to management clause
4 weeks notice of non-renewal of fixed term contract			Indigenous Employment	Unions to respond to management clause
Facilitation of Change and Labour Flexibility			Disputes	Negotiations continue
Variable hours			Superannuation	Still to be negotiated
Sick leave			Overtime	Close to agreement
Travel			Union Rights	CPSU to respond
Annual Leave			Performance Management & Review	Close to agreement
Community Service Leave			Misconduct	Negotiations continue
Salary Packaging			Probation	Management to respond
Fixed Term Employment (between CPSU and SCU)			Incremental Progression	Still to be negotiated
Classification (CPSU and SCU)			Occupational Health and Safety	Still to be negotiated
General Staff Career Development			Unsatisfactory Performance	Management to respond
Family/Carers Leave			Abandonment of Employment	Still to be negotiated
Environmental Sustainability			Salaries	Still to be negotiated
Redundancy			Parental Leave	Close to agreement
Casual General Staff
Hours of Work Principles
Casual General Staff
Intellectual Freedom
Military Leave
First Aid Allowance
Leave Loading
Public Holidays
Shift Penalties and Allowances
Travel for Work

In Union,

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