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Tuesday, 2 June 2020

Northcott: CPSU NSW meeting notice


EBA Update – June 2020 (PDF version)

Notice of Representational Rights for Enterprise Bargaining

Recently Northcott sent out a notice of Representational Rights for Enterprise Bargaining to all staff. As a member of the CPSU NSW, the union automatically represents you, negotiating on your behalf for everything, such as all your conditions of employment, entitlements, and pay.

CPSU NSW Assistant Branch Secretary, Troy Wright, spoke about the important role the union plays in representing you during enterprise bargaining at staff videoconferences held on Friday 29 May 2020 and Tuesday 2 June 2020.

What is Enterprise Bargaining?

Enterprise Bargaining is the process where your conditions and pay are negotiated under the Federal workplace relations systems. However, it is important to remember you are still covered by the Copied State Award until a new Enterprise Agreement comes into force. 

In order for Northcott to have a new Enterprise Agreement come into force a couple things need to happen first:

  • You and your colleagues will be given the chance to vote on the agreement;
  • If the majority of those who vote ‘yes’ the Enterprise Agreement is then made and is provided to the Fair Work Commission for approval;
  • The Fair Work Commission need to be satisfied the Enterprise Agreement is overall better than the SCHADS (Modern Award).

For more information about Enterprise Bargaining HERE.

Invitation to Zoom meeting

During all stages of Enterprise Bargaining the CPSU NSW will be educating, engaging and listening to members about what workplace conditions are important to you. This information will inform what we negotiate on and what we will put to Northcott as a log claims.

Therefore, the CPSU NSW will hold two ZOOM meetings on 18 June. The details of the meetings are:

Meeting 1
01:00 PM Jun 18, 2020

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqc-CuqD8iE9VwRtDIgbWgai3focIYU9OJ  

OR

Meeting 2     
04:00 PM June 18, 2020

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrde6sqzwoHt1vB1ruK_og2j6qasaRt-Qm  

After registering for either meeting, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining.

What you can do

  • Invite your workmates to this meeting
  • Share this Bulletin with other Northcott staff.
  • Join the CPSU NSW HERE

Contact the CPSU NSW

CPSU NSW Organisers

Cora Sarmiento  
Tony Hay  
Ian Little