Following the decision by the NSW Government to shut down the rail network yesterday, many members may be wondering what happens if you are unable to get to work, or are significantly delayed, because of major transport disruptions?
Under Clause 88 of the TAFE Commission of NSW Administrative, Support and Related Employees Enterprise Agreement 2019, an employee prevented from attending work at a normal location by a major transport disruption may:
If you are unable to vary your working hours, or are in a role in which you cannot work from home, you should seek to use your available FACS leave balance, or Flex leave if available, in the first instance.
These conditions are contained within the CPSUNSW negotiated Enterprise agreement. If you are being pressured to submit any other form of leave when you have an available FACS leave balance, please contact the CPSUNSW for assistance.
The industrial unrest that currently exists in NSW is a result of the NSW Government’s Public Sector Wages Policy, combined with relentless efficiency dividends and downsizing, combined with the enormous stress placed on workers over the COVID pandemic. The 2.5 per cent wages cap, in addition to the 0.3 per cent wage freeze in 2020, is not only a restriction on your wages growing, but also reduces NSW consumer spending, NSW economic growth, undermines Government revenues, suppresses public sector productivity, and contributes to broader wage stagnation. The Perrottet Government needs to release the handbrake on Public Sector Wages and scrap this destructive policy once and for all
With widespread industrial unrest, there has never been a better time to encourage a non-member to join your Union. Speak to a colleague about joining the CPSUNSW today
Member Support Centre – 1300 772 679
