Update – 14 September 2004
Strike action
As you may be aware, recent negotiations over the enterprise agreement have failed to secure an agreement between Monash University and the NTEU particularly on the quantum or agreed salary increase. As a result the NTEU have advise they will be undertaking strike action on Thursday the 16th September. Staff were advised of this in a global email from Professor Alan Lindsay on the 13th September 2004.
Pay arrangements for staff who DO NOT participate in strike action
The University has a legal obligation to comply with the Workplace Relations Act 1996. In particular, section 187AA of the Act prohibits an employer from making a payment to an employee in relation to a period during which the employee engaged in industrial action
As the University is prohibited from paying staff who engage in industrial action on Thursday 16th September, those staff who DO NOT participate in industrial action are required to notify the University by Friday 24th September on the appropriate form below.
- Form for Staff who did not participate in industrial action (MSWord)
- Guidelines for staff not participating in industrial action (MSWord)
Guidelines in relation to picket lines
It is anticipated that there will be picket lines at the entrances to campuses of the University on Thursday 16th September. The following guidelines have been prepared in order to assist staff members who do not participate in the industrial action to deal with picket lines. It should be noted that these guidelines have not been agreed with the NTEU but the university has distributed similar guidelines on previous days of strike action. They are based on guidelines issued by other universities and reflect common practice for picket line arrangements generally.
- Guidelines to assist staff in relation to picket lines (MSWord)
- Hints for dealing with picket lines at Clayton campus (MSWord)
OHS&E Guidelines
The OHS&E Unit has produced guidelines to address issues resulting from a day of industrial action.
- OHS&E Guidelines (MSWord)