Enterprise Bargaining: Round 7
Process | Timelines/Milestones | Teams (EAST, EANT, Drafting)
Enterprise Bargaining Process
Enterprise bargaining ensures that the University is offering competitive wages and conditions compared to the Higher Education Sector, that meets the operational needs of the University and reflect the value of our staff contribution.
The following is a high level outline of the enterprise bargaining process:
- Union initiates bargaining through a claim for new and enhanced terms and conditions of employment. (Note: once bargaining has been initiated the current enterprise agreement remains in force until a new agreement is approved by Fair Work Australia).
- Staff will be notified of their right to be represented in enterprise bargaining in accordance with the Fair Work Act, 2009.
- The University participates in good faith bargaining with the unions to negotiate fair and reasonable working conditions in line with the University's negotiation agenda. The University's negation agenda is based on ideas, concerns and opportunities raised through consultation with management and staff.
Timelines/Milestones
- Engagement
- With VCC August 2012
- With University Community October - November 2012 - Preparation
- Benchmarking activities September - October 2012
- Developing University agenda November 2012 - January 2013 - Communication
- Ongoing - Negotiation
- Union initiate bargaining (anticipate December 2012) - Implementation
- Following agreement
Enterprise Bargaining Teams
The following three teams have been compiled to prioritise and negotiate the University's agenda:
Enterprise Agreement Strategy Team (EAST)
The Strategy team is comprised of University management representatives, and is responsible for considering the strategic and tactical direction of negotiation. The Strategy Team will consider benchmarking data; concerns and opportunities identified through consultation with staff and will priorities the University's negotiation agenda.
Enterprise Agreement Negotiation Team (EANT)
This is the group of University management representatives and union representatives that will negotiate the terms of the enterprise agreement.
Drafting Team
The drafting team will be comprised of Human Resource representatives and union representatives with specific industrial relations skills. The agreed outcomes of EANT meetings will be drafted into clauses giving effect to the agreements reached and will be further communicated with the University community.
