Enterprise Bargaining Update No. 7
Enterprise Bargaining Update No. 7
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Meeting held Wednesday 21 October 2009, in the Chancellery Your CPSU Bargaining team met with the University for a further session of bargaining. Once again good progress was made and final drafts of Intellectual Freedom and Emergency Services Leave will come to the meeting of 18 November. The Jurors Leave clause was also finalised. Superannuation will return next meeting, with the University considering the CPSU claims. After some lengthy negotiations on the Study Leave clause the parties were unable to come to an agreed position and the University will review its version of the draft to facilitate further discussion. Your bargaining reps expressed strong concern at the stripped down clauses being provided as drafts by the University. The CPSU is keen to strengthen the Occupational Health and Safety clause by reinstating much of the content of the 2004 version of the clause and introducing some new content. The University was open to some of our suggestions and will table a revised version of the draft. OH&S, Managing Change & Discrimination clauses require significant negotiation. CPSU input in being considered by the University and a revised draft should be tabled for 18 November. These clauses will be taken to a General Meeting for feedback from Membership as all include key claims from General Staff Log. The table below shows the status of clauses brought to the table or scheduled to be brought to the table so far.
The next EB session is on 4 November 2009, with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment clause the sole item on the agenda. The CPSU team will be joined by Bronwyn Kendrigan.
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