Email to Trades and Services staff – Ballot
As advised in earlier notices a staff ballot for the approval of a new enterprise agreement covering Building and Metal Trades Staff and Grounds and Gardening Staff was held on Thursday 24 November. A ballot for the new agreement covering Catering and Retail, Cleaning and Caretaking, and Miscellaneous Services Staff was also held on Thursday 24 November.
The university is pleased to announce of the outcome of the ballot.
Of the votes cast for the Monash University Enterprise Agreement (Trades and Services staff – Building and Metal Trades staff and Grounds and Gardening staff) 2005 98.8 per cent were in favour and 1.2 per cent were against.
A unanimous vote was cast .in favour of the Monash University Enterprise Agreement (Trades and Services staff – Catering and Retail, Cleaning and Caretaking, and Miscellaneous services staff) 2005 agreement.
This is a very encouraging result and indicates a high degree of support for the new agreement.
The university will now file an application to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission for the certification of the new agreements. It is anticipated that the Commission will hear this application in the next few days. Although the agreement has been approved by a ballot of staff, it will not come into operation until it has been certified.
Further updates will be made available regarding the implementation phase as available.
Andrew Picouleau
Acting Director, Human Resources