Illawarra Access and Processing staff cautiously welcomed a proposal from Area Sydney East management that could facilitate job swaps within the Illawarra area. Your union also met with management and Centrelink have committed to consulting with your union at every step in this process.
Job swap process so far
You will have one week to submit your expression of interest, once the
EOI process is open
If you want to move you can submit preferences for your top three
specific workplaces, and
You can specifically exclude one workplace where you do not want to
work.
All access and processing workplaces in the Illawarra are included, and
DSST in Wollongong may be expanded.
Your feedback in initial consultation
The key questions staff asked at information sessions:
What criteria will be used to decide who goes where?
What if more employees want to leave a team rather than enter it?
If I’m not happy when I move, can I come back?
What will be happening to APR in Dapto?
We agreed with Centrelink to call for EOIs first. The answers to your
questions will depend on what you and your colleagues think is an acceptable
process once there is a list of people who would like to move.
What happens next?
After the initial EOI process we will be meeting with Centrelink to discuss
the next steps and asking for your feedback. For example, is it possible to do a
simple job swap process or will Centrelink need to consider a selection
criteria. If not everyone can move to their first preference, what is a suitable
selection process?
We need workplace contacts to support the process
You are in the best position to influence how this process will work. If you
do not already have a delegate in your area, we would like union members to
nominate to represent the views of their colleagues to ensure a fair and
transparent process.
How does consultation work?
A genuine consultation process starts when change is first considered. Your
union should be involved in each step from the beginning at every level of the
process. Consultation should:
Discuss the reasons and need for change, including information, with you
and your union.
Involve you and your union in decision-making by allowing input on the
change proposals.
Take all your feedback into account and develop support on the proposed
change.
Once a decision is made, continue consultation with you and your union
on the changes.
