The CPSU NSW has requested Northcott initiate bargaining for a new Agreement. The current Northcott Enterprise Agreement 2021-2023 has expired, but will continue until there is a new Agreement in place.
The CPSU NSW raised the need to initiate bargaining for a new Agreement at the Northcott Joint Consultative Committee. Your union also wrote to Northcott to initiate bargaining and meet with industrial relations to progress bargaining with Northcott.
On 2 June 2023, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) as part of its annual wage review process made a decision to increases all award rates by 5.75 per cent pay and to allow an effective rise in the national minimum wage by 8.6 per cent.
The increase will apply to minimum award employees in disabilities who are covered by the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award (SCHADS).
The Northcott Enterprise Agreement 2021-2023 Clause 19 Pay Rates provides for a minimum wage increase in the pay rates.
Pay rates for employees covered by the Agreement are set out in Schedule A – Monetary Rates. See 19.1 Pay Movements
a. The minimum wages, penalties and allowances per week are set out in Schedule A –Monetary Rates, Table 1 – Wage Rates, and Table 2 – Allowances.
b. The following increases shall apply:
i. From the first full Pay Period on or after the date that this Agreement is approved by the Fair Work Commission, the relevant rates of pay as set out in Table 1 – Wage Rates will apply.
ii. From the first full Pay Period on or after 1 July 2021, the relevant rates of pay as set out in Table 1 – Wage Rates will apply.
c. In the 2022 calendar year and thereafter, the rates of pay for classifications set out in Table 1 – Wage Rates will continue to be varied to reflect any percentage increase to the corresponding pay rates in the relevant modern awards as determined by the Fair Work Commission in its Annual Wage Case (which usually apply from the first full pay period after 1 July each year).
Special provision for Disability Support Workers
d. Where immediately before the commencement of this Agreement, an employee:
i. held a position with the job title Disability Support Worker;
ii. was an employee whose employment was transferred from the Family and Community Services NSW Department in November 2017; and
iii. was paid at the pay rate of DSW04 or above, the employee will be paid at a rate of $30.95 until the rate payable to Group 1, Level 2, pay point 2 exceeds $30.95. After that, such employees will be paid at the rates set in Group 1, level 2, pay point 2 in Table 1 – Wage Rates as increased from time to time.
The CPSU NSW successfully negotiated for ex CLA employees who transitioned to the modern award, that they transfer at their current rate of pay, which is above the minimum rate. The CPSU NSW has requested Northcott allow the pay increases to flow on to staff whose rate of pay is above the minimum rate of pay. Northcott has not yet made a final decision in this.
For further information, contact the CPSU NSW on 1300 772 679.
This means a pay rise for all disability and home care workers!
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