CPSU at UNE

I am pleased to announce that this afternoon your CPSU EB team have reached in-principle agreement with UNE on a new enterprise agreement for General and ELC staff. We feel that this is the best agreement for you, our members, and all General Staff at UNE.

As you’ll be aware, one of the many benefits of being a CPSU member is that you have a chance to view and vote on the new agreement before it is put to a ballot of all General Staff. Now’s your chance! We’ll be holding a members only endorsement meeting next week (details below)- it’s extremely important that you attend, and make your vote count!

Members Only EB Endorsement Meeting

Note: As with the last meeting, we have gained approval to hold part of this meeting within paid work time. You will need to ask your supervisor’s permission in advance to gain access to the extra hour.

You can access a copy of the new agreement (in full) here.

There will be discussion at the meeting about specific clauses, but please read the document before you come along. If you have any questions beforehand, please feel free to email me.

Over the next few days we’re hoping to get a summary of the document together, but in the meantime these are some of the conditions that your CPSU EB team have retained and won for you, as per our Log of Claims:

• Separate agreements
• Time Off in Leiu at overtime rates
• General Staff Workload Clause
• Classifications review procedure
• Better conditions for Fixed Term staff
• Long Service Leave for Casuals
• Union Rights
• Many rights lost to HEWRRs/HECE back in
• Uncapped Sick Leave (with better management procedures to support staff)
• 5 weeks annual leave (including formal recognition of the public holidays traded to achieve this)
• 26 weeks paid Parental Leave
• 2 weeks paid Partner Leave (plus 4 weeks unpaid)
• Fully paid Stand Down provisions
• 30% On-Call Allowance
• Entitlements regarding Workplace Change, including maintaining current Redundancy payout figures
• Revised Suspension clause
• Revised Transfer clause to prevent forced transfer of General Staff without consultation
• Paid removal costs if you are required to change your primary place of employment
• The ability to buy more Annual Leave, Salary Sacrifice, and organise Flexible Working arrangements through the new Flexibility clause
• A total compounded payrise of 17% over the life of the agreement, including 2% backdated to April 1, and 2% backdated to September 1, 2009.

As you can see, if you thought our last agreement was good for General Staff, then this one is even better! Please come along to next Wednesday’s meeting, give us your feedback, and help be a part of this history-making process!

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