Your union team is pleased to report that management has agreed to address the junior rates issue. This significant improvement comes after your overwhelming rejection of the previous offer and represents a huge step forward for the most disadvantaged of your co-workers.
Details, consultation and women’s super
Your union is now focussed on working through
the details with management before we seek member endorsement to finalise the
deal. This paves the way for the legislated all-staff consideration period and
vote. We need details on how the transition away from junior rates will work. We
also need the Department’s response to our claims for genuine consultation and
protection for women’s super when on unpaid maternity leave.
Wins so far
Guaranteed 15.4% superannuation regardless of choice
of fund
Healthy lifestyle reimbursement of up to $150
Improved support for parents - vacation child care
subsidy increased to $22 per child per day and provision of car park for
women in their third trimester
Early commencement to provide for maximum possible
pay rise under Government policy which effectively caps pay rises according
to agreement length. DEEWR has advised Questacon that the maximum offer can
now be 3.4%.
The ones that got away
Securing funding to address
junior rates is a significant move for Questacon in the current bargaining
environment. Questacon did not, however, agree to most of our settlement
proposal. There is no further action to address the financial disadvantage of
Questacon staff, no joint classification review, no allowances for clothing or
footwear, no improved travel allowances in the agreement (although some are
currently under review), and no maintenance of temporary assignment of duties or
eyesight subsidy entitlements.
CPSU continuing push for a better way to
bargain in the APS
Your support and involvement
has helped deliver a better result for the most financially disadvantaged of
Questacon employees. We now have an opportunity to secure these gains while
continuing work to address these unfair gaps in APS pay, conditions and
classifications after 30 June 2011. Our Governing Council is meeting in Canberra
this week to progress this. All Questacon employees are
encouraged to support a better way to bargain to help win further gains.
Membership makes a difference
If you haven’t already, join
your union! By being union members you help provide the power and
resources we need to win a decent outcome for you and your
colleagues. Membership fees are tax-deductible and tiered to salary so the less
you earn, the less you pay i.e. casuals earning less than $10,000 can join for
$3.90 a fortnight. Find out more and join online at
www.cpsu.org.au. Technical and trades employees (Fyshwick workshop) are
encouraged to join the AMWU.
