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FLINDERS UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISE BARGAINING UPDATE

Enterprise Agreement listed for hearing by Fair Work Australia on Wednesday 29 June 2011

The Enterprise Agreements from University of South Australia and University of Adelaide have been approved by Fair Work Australia and both Agreements are now effective. 

The application for approval of the Enterprise Agreement for Flinders University was listed for Hearing on Wednesday 22 June by Fair Work Australia but due to the Commissioner becoming unavailable at short notice the listing was cancelled and the matter is now listed for hearing Wednesday 29 June.

While the document is not as progressive as we may have liked, it represents a reasonable compromise and enables the University and staff to move forward and address the many challenges that confront us all in the Higher Education Sector. 

CPSU encourages all members to become familiar with the new Agreement to ensure that the improvements are adopted in your work area.  Please feel free to contact the CPSU at any stage if you would like more information. 

CPSU would also like to take this opportunity to encourage you to discuss with colleagues the benefits of CPSU membership and to remind those who are not yet members that it was the strength of the unions involved in the negotiations that brought about the improved pay and employment conditions.

It has been a difficult bargaining round however we now move forward with excellent Agreements that provide substantial entitlements and protections for university general staff.

Your membership and support through these protracted negotiations has been greatly appreciated as we have worked and striven to get an agreement that delivered just and fair pay increases and restored unions rights and quality conditions for general staff.  Thank you.

CPSU THE UNION NEGOTIATING ON BEHALF OF GENERAL STAFF IN UNIVERSITIES