The agreement renewal Log of Claims has been finalised. The log contains a significant number of claims to improve a broad range of existing terms and conditions.

Importantly, the union has made it clear in the log that we will not negotiate (‘trade-off’) your current terms and conditions of employment.

The log, which is based on the results of the on-line survey which we conducted earlier this year, will be available on the members’ only pages of our web site. Documents -> Campaigns -> Public Sector 2012

Public Sector Log of Claims served

The log has been served on all employers covered by the agreement with a request that negotiations start immediately.

Note: The log is subject to the endorsement of members at a members meeting scheduled for 14 December 2011.

EBA Claims Survey

Thanks to the many members who completed the EBA Claims Survey. The idea underpinning the survey was to provide a mechanism for members to provide ideas and suggestions about what claims you want to see in the log and what you hope to achieve in the negotiations.

The survey was a great success, providing valuable insights that have now been translated into the log.

A good example of this relates to responses to questions about unpaid work. We now know that 90% of members regularly perform unpaid work, which came as a genuine ‘eye-opener’ for us (as no doubt it will for everyone). As a result a specific claim to help redress this obviously serious situation has been included in the log.

The Negotiating Process

The current agreement expires on 31/12/2011 so the union has requested that negotiations commence as soon as possible.

The current agreement will continue in place after 31/12/2011.

The union will go to the negotiating table with senior officials and job delegates representing members. Health services will be represented by the Victorian Hospitals Industrial Association (VHIA).

The negotiations will run their normal course, although it is clear from all other public sector negotiations the Government will take a hard line stance. We will report on the progress of the negotiations either through written reports or members meetings.

Members Meeting to Discuss and Endorse the Log of Claims

A general meeting of members has been organised to discuss and endorse the log, discuss the negotiations and possible strategies we will likely have to adopt to achieve a satisfactory result.

We encourage all members, but particularly job reps, to try to get to this important meeting which will be a good opportunity to have a say before the negotiations commence.