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UNSW Members Bargaining Report 15

UNSW Members Bargaining Report 15

July 07, 2010
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 Members' Bargaining Report #15 7 July 2010 

Your CPSU Bargaining Team and representatives of other Unions, met with the University on Tuesday 29 June to continue negotiating the new General Staff Enterprise Agreement.

The Bargaining Teams agreed that the University would release a draft General Staff Enterprise Agreement to the Unions and staff for comment and feedback.

While much of the draft Agreement has been negotiated “in principle” there still remain a number of key outstanding issues yet to be finalised.

Please see below for your CPSU Bargaining Teams’ analysis of the University’s draft Agreement.

We strongly encourage all General Staff to contact the CPSU Bargaining Team with your comments and feedback as we move to finalise the Agreement, so that we can make sure all our views are represented. Email unsw@thegeneralstaffunion.org.au with any comments, information, feedback or requests you may have.

The draft Agreement can be found on the HR website at www.hr.unsw.edu.au/services/indrel/entbarg.html

Key Issue Remaining CPSU Claim UNSW Draft Claim
Pay Rises 3.5% every 6 months + $2000 sign on
 2% every 6 months
Annual Leave Right to accumulate up to 40 days
Right to direct to below 40 days once above		 Right to accumulate only 30 days
Right to direct to 10 days once above
Shutdowns No ability at all to use our leave for a University Shutdown No limits on using General Staff Annual Leave for a University Shutdown. UNSW proposing to use any time, as many times, for as long as they want.
Fixed Term Conversion to Ongoing Employment Comprehensive and automatic conversion with few exclusions such as maternity leave replacement Right to apply for conversion
Domestic Violence Leave Comprehensive provisions and entitlement to support someone experiencing domestic violence who may need additional support Mention of support for people experiencing domestic violence, but all entitlements and provisions in policy only
Recognition for Union Reps in supporting & representing colleagues and paid leave for training and skill development Restore previous provisions and entitlements from the pre‐HEWRRs General Staff Agreement Reduced recognition and limited support for selected Union Delegates

WHAT’S NEXT?

Next EB meeting

27 July 2010

To be discussed:
Provide our response
to UNSW Draft
Agreement

Please send us your
comments so they
can be included in
our response!

Please email:

unsw@
thegeneralstaffunion.
org.au

Your continued
support is important
to ensure YOU GET
THE VERY BEST
Agreement possible.

Contact

Adrianne Harris
9385 3426

OR

Deborah Encel
9385 3576

The CPSU
Our own UNSW
Staff Association
just for General Staff

Your Workplace
Your Union

 

WHERE ARE WE UP TO WITH BARGAINING?

 

Clause Progress Status Clause Progress Status
Arrangements AGREED
(In Principle)		 Management of Unsatisfactory Performance and Misconduct AGREED
(In Principle)
(with minor word changes)
Title Minor amendments required Probation AGREED
(In Principle)
Interpretations & Definitions Minor amendments required Staff Personnel files AGREED
(In Principle)
Duration & Operation of Agreement AGREED
(In Principle)		 University Shutdowns NOT AGREED
Application Some minor word changes required University Holidays - Christmas Shutdown AGREED
(In Principle)
(with minor word changes)
Awards & Employment Related Documents AGREED
(In Principle)		 General Leave Conditions AGREED
(In Principle)
Employee Representation AGREED
(In Principle)		 Annual Leave NOT AGREED
30 days
(& reduce to 10)
versus 40 days
University Policies AGREED
(In Principle)		 Sick Leave AGREED
(In Principle)
(with minor word changes)
Disputes AGREED
(In Principle)
Carer's Leave
AGREED
(In Principle)
Indigenous Employment & Equity
AGREED
(In Principle)
(seeking to move to front)		 Bereavement Leave
AGREED
(In Principle)
Salaries
NOT AGREED
(2% V 3.5%)
Special Leave
AGREED
(In Principle)
Allowances
AGREED
(In Principle)
Long Service Leave
AGREED
(In Principle)
(with minor word changes)
HDA
AGREED
(In Principle)
Parental Leave
NOT AGREED
New clause to be considered
Superannuation
AGREED
(In Principle)
Observation of Holy Days and Essential Religious or Cultural Duties
AGREED
(In Principle)
Salary Sacrificing Scheme
AGREED
(In Principle)
Jury Leave & Witness Leave
AGREED
(In Principle)
Equalisation of Salary
AGREED
(In Principle)
Defence Forces Leave
AGREED
(In Principle)
Types of Employment
NOT AGREED
Fixed Term Conversion 		Study & Examination Leave
AGREED
(In Principle)
Job Evaluation & Broad banded Positions
AGREED
(In Principle)
(with minor word changes)		 Public Holidays
AGREED
(In Principle)
Ordinary Hours and Span of Hours
AGREED
(In Principle)
Union Rights
NOT AGREED
CPSU clause on table.
Changes to the Established Pattern of Hours  AGREED
(In Principle)
Individual Flexibility Agreement (IFA)
AGREED
(In Principle)
Shift Rosters
AGREED
(In Principle)
Managing Change in the Workplace and Redundancy
AGREED
(In Principle)
Meal Breaks
AGREED
(In Principle)
Professional Development
AGREED
(In Principle)
(with minor word changes)
Shift Penalties
AGREED
(In Principle)
Incremental Progression and Performance Bonus
AGREED
(In Principle)
Overtime
AGREED
(In Principle)
Workloads
AGREED
(In Principle)
Schedules 1,2,3 & 4, Salary Tables & Allowances
AGREED
(In Principle)
(with minor updates)
Schedules 5 & 6 Hours of Work & Broadbanding
AGREED
(In Principle)
(minor updates to Hours of Work)
Schedule 7 Shift Penalties
AGREED
(In Principle)
Schedule 8 Classification
AGREED
(In Principle)

To help achieve BENCHMARK conditions at UNSW talk to your colleagues at work about our log of claims and get them to join the CPSU.

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