Message to all staff from Professor Alan Lindsay, deputy vice-chancellor (Academic)
Strike on Thursday 16 September
Monday, 14th September 2004
Dear Colleagues,
I am writing to advise that following a further enterprise bargaining meeting this morning, the university and the NTEU have been unable to reach agreement on a salaries outcome for this round of enterprise bargaining. All other items are, the university believes, either agreed or capable of being agreed once agreement on salaries is reached.
The university’s salary offer is 15.5 per cent + $500 (this equates to an approximate flat increase at university average salary levels of around 16.35 per cent or some 17.4 per cent compounded), with the last payment to be paid around 30 June 2006. This makes the university’s offer the highest guaranteed pay offer or outcome amongst Victorian universities.
As a result of agreement not being reached, the NTEU has advised that there will be members’ meetings today and tomorrow with the likelihood of a 24-hour strike on Thursday 16 September 2004. Should the strike proceed, details of pay adjustment arrangements and other administrative matters associated with the strike will appear shortly on the university’s web page at www.monash.edu.au/entbarg/.
I am pleased to report that the second 2 per cent salary increase for 2004 (in accordance with the university’s current salary offer) will be paid administratively on payday Thursday 16 September.