Ballot for new ESSSuper Agreement '09

Ater several months of negotiations, CPSU & ESSSuper have completed the new agreement, and we now recommend it to all staff as the new agreement contains some significant wins for staff at ESSSuper, and the Union urges all members to vote YES during this week s ballot.

The changes from the existing agreement are as follows:

- Agreement conforms to the Fair Work Act 2009 (including NES s) and Government wages policy.
- Salary increases:
- 4.0 % effective from 11 September 2009.
- 3.5 % effective from 11 September 2010.
- 3.5 % effective from 11 September 2011.
- Classification structure / bonus:
- Include a fairness / consistency process in this section of EA.
- Change minimum bonus payment calc. i.e:- % is calculated at top of ESS1 level or current salary (whichever is greater).
- Include minimum 2% increase for salary review cases and need for demonstrated consistency over at least 6 months as well as a reference to individual Learning and Development objectives.
- Performance management:
- Procedural fairness to apply.
- Misconduct and management of unsatisfactory performance section to be consistent.
- Annual leave:
- Accrued leave to be taken within 18 months.
- Parental leave:
- Any public holidays which fall within the period of paid parental leave to be granted as a day in lieu to be taken immediately following the period of paid parental leave.
- Employees of same Employer can take concurrent leave by agreement.
- Allow sharing of paid leave if employee couple.
- Remove gender bias in parental leave provisions.
- Permanent care leave:
- Increase from 2 weeks to 14 weeks.
- Conditional leave:
- Provide 1 day of absence (does not include leave loading) between Christmas day & New Years day conditional on organisation achieving member satisfaction targets.
- Sick leave:
- Mutually agreeable second medical opinion to be sought for absences >6 weeks.
- Allow use of statutory declaration.
- Inclusion of a clause to cover pandemic situations.
- Purchased leave:
- Minimum period changed from 48/52 to 46/52.
- Leave arrangements to be reviewed (re applied for) every 12 months.
- Compassionate leave:
- Add 1 day so it is now 3 days per occasion.
- Clarify difference between compassionate & carers leave.
- Grandparent leave:
- Up to 52 weeks continuous unpaid leave for the birth or adoption of a grandchild if the employee is the primary care giver.
- Probationary period:
- Extend current probationary period by a further 3 months.
- Notice of termination
- Extend extra week of notice (ie: staff 3 years = 4 weeks).
- Change notice period from 2 weeks to 4 weeks for ESS3 s and above with no financial penalty.
- Allowances:
- Payment of 2 new allowances (OH&S allowance and Fire & Stair Warden allowance) aligned to the First Aid allowance.
- Other existing allowances increase in line with EA adjustment.
- Hours of work:
- Change current clause allowing accumulated time from 12 months to 6 months.
- Position descriptions:
- To be varied only by agreement between employer and employees.
- Employees only required to follow lawful instructions that are consistent with their position description.
- Permitted matters:
- Re-instate formerly prohibited content such as reference to union training leave, rights of delegates, paid time off for union meetings, union notice boards, member access to communication systems, and requirement for employer to invite the union to speak at inductions.

The Community and Public Sector Union proudly represents Public Sector workers in all fields of employment across Victoria.

Please distribute this bulletin and ask your colleagues to join CPSU to have their voice heard and views represented.

Our 7 day a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year industrial protection ensures you have the principal public sector organisation looking after your working rights, winning wage increases, protecting your conditions, and providing personal industrial assistance when you need it.


CPSU MEMBERSHIP IS PROTECTION FOR YOUR MOST IMPORTANT ASSET. YOUR JOB.

Speak to a colleague today about the benefits of CPSU membership and have them contribute to our successes rather than just enjoying the benefits.


TOGETHER WE DO BETTER!

http://www.cpsuvic.org/public_docs/Work-Can-Change-membership-flyer.pdf
http://www.cpsuvic.org/public_docs/memform.pdf


KAREN BATT
Victorian Branch Secretary

16 November 2009