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MINDA
INCORPORATED ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT NO. 7 – 2010 VOTING PROCESS
BEGINS
PSA
members can access a full copy of the Enterprise Agreement No. 7 (EA
7) and is available to members at their workplace and via the Minda
Portal for those members with computer access.
The
offer contains the following key features:
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A
2 year Agreement with increases totalling 5.5% by July 2010
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1%
Strong Community Healthy State (SCHS) indexation already paid from
July 2009
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2%
to be back paid from the first full pay period on or after 1 July
2009 when the agreement is approved by Fair Work Australia
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2.5%
for all employees from July 2010 which is the second year of the
Agreement (includes 0.5% SCHS indexation for 2010/11)
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An
additional 1.5% increase from July 2009 for Allied Health
Professionals i.e. all staff under the PSO Classification
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A
$250 one off 'acceptance bonus', payable when the Agreement is
approved by Fair Work Australia
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A
2 year Agreement which will expire 30 June 2011
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5
weeks leave and 20% Leave Loading for shift workers (who are not on
the 7 day roster)
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Overtime
payments when meal breaks are unable to be taken
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8
weeks paid Maternity and Adoption Leave
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Improved
Redundancy provisions for employees with at least 7 years but less
than 10 years service (no change from EA 6 entitlements for those
with at least 10 years service)
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The
majority of positions covered by the Agreement will now have a job
role description and classification structure defined by the
Agreement
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Flexible
Annual Leave provisions including the ability to request Leave at
half pay and no restrictions on single days or weekly blocks of
leave
A
schedule of employee information sessions has been arranged to
explain the terms of the Agreement, the times and locations of
meeting will be advised to all staff covered by the Agreement via the
staff communique. All PSA members are encouraged to attend these
information sessions.
The
PSA has been advised by Minda that there is a technical error in the
proposed ballot process. As a result Minda will be informing
employees who are eligible to vote that the current ballot is
cancelled and Minda will be commencing a second ballot in accordance
with section 180 of the Fair Work Act 2009.
PSA
MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VOTE.
11 March 2010
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