Domain Principal Group
Published: 10 August 2011
As you may know, your current enterprise agreement expires on 30 September this year. The QNU has contacted your employer and requested to meet as soon as possible to commence negotiations for a replacement agreement.
Your input into a log of claims
As a matter of principle, the QNU always seeks to increase wages in aged care to bring them into line with the public sector.We also try to negotiate agreements which retain the best conditions from your old agreement and add the better entitlements from the modern Nurses Award 2010.
We now want you to tell us what else you would like to see included in the agreement.
Please fill in the enclosed survey and return it to the QNU as soon as possible, but no later than close of business on Friday 19 August, so that we can put our log of claims to management. As you will see on the survey form, you can return it by fax on 3844 9387 or in the reply paid envelope provided.
Your input is invaluable as it allows us to establish what members feel are the key issues for negotiation.
QNU Workplace Representative
The Fair Work Act 2009 contains some new bargaining requirements. This means that bargaining for this new agreement will be conducted a little differently to the last round.
The QNU can now have staff representatives on the bargaining committee. We would like to have at least one person from each workplace to sit on the negotiating committee with QNU officials.
Only the people who actually work for the employer can provide advice on what exactly goes on in a workplace and what is needed to fix problems. Staff representatives will be well supported at negotiations by two QNU officials.
If you are interested in becoming a QNU staff representative, please contact QNU Organiser Paul Mitchell or QNU Industrial Officer Vonnie Semple on 3840 1444 for further information.
Letter advising staff of their representational rights
Finally, you will soon receive a letter from your employer inviting you to nominate a bargaining representative.
It is a requirement of the Fair Work Act 2009 that your employer issue this letter. You are not required to nominate anyone, as the QNU will automatically be your bargaining representative.
We thank you in advance for returning your survey on the log of claims, and look forward to working with you to obtain the best result we can.
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