Enterprise Bargaining 2009

USQ collective bargaining group

The University has commenced negotiations with representative Unions with a view to developing an Enterprise Agreement.  Regular meetings will be held over the upcoming months and staff advised of progress through the Enterprise Bargaining Distribution List.

University representatives

• John Pearson, Executive Director, Human Resources
• Seprina Budden, Senior HR Officer (Industrial Strategy)
• Bernard Lillis, Chief Operating Officer  (as required)
• Graham Baker, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Scholarship)  (as required)

Union representatives

• Cathy Grant, NTEU
• Brian Mann, QPSU
• John Kelly, ASU
• Jeanine Briese, LHMU
• Kathryn Wills, Employee representative for ASU
• Andrea Lamont-Mills, Academic employee representative for NTEU
• Brad Astbury, General employee representative for NTEU

Notes of the meetings are available through the office of the Executive Director, Human Resources.

Salary increase

Whilst negotiations continue throughout 2009, the Vice-Chancellor has approved a 3.5% salary increase for all academic and general staff covered by the Certified Agreement effective from 6 June 2009.

Legislative changes

As a requirement of the new Fair Work Act 2009, the University must now advise staff of their right to be represented by a bargaining representative during enterprise bargaining negotiations or in a matter before Fair Work Australia about bargaining for the Agreement.  The notice of employee representational rights outlines the process staff should follow.

Protected Action Ballot

Fair Work Australia (FWA) has ordered that a ballot (PDF 22kb) be conducted at USQ to determine whether members of the National Tertiary Education Industry Union (NTEU) support the taking of industrial action.