{"id":235,"date":"2009-08-25T23:43:13","date_gmt":"2009-08-25T13:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.changelist.net\/monashwellbeing\/?p=235"},"modified":"2011-09-30T09:34:23","modified_gmt":"2011-09-29T23:34:23","slug":"global-email-to-all-staff-at-australian-campuses-from-the-vice-chancellor-professor-ed-byrne-ao-and-the-president-of-the-nteu-monash-branch-jeffrey-bender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/enterprise-bargaining\/2009\/08\/25\/global-email-to-all-staff-at-australian-campuses-from-the-vice-chancellor-professor-ed-byrne-ao-and-the-president-of-the-nteu-monash-branch-jeffrey-bender\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Email to all staff at Australian Campuses from the Vice-Chancellor Professor Ed Byrne AO and the President of the NTEU (Monash Branch), Jeffrey Bender"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ebarticletext\">\n<h4>Conclusion  of Enterprise Bargaining negotiations<\/h4>\n<p>We  are delighted to be able to advise staff that the University and  the NTEU have  successfully concluded negotiations on a new enterprise  agreement covering  academic and professional staff of Monash    University.<\/p>\n<p>The  key aspects of the new agreement which will run until 30 June 2012 are:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Salary       increases totalling 16.5% over the life of the agreement;<\/li>\n<li>The       increase in casual loading to 25% 12 months after approval of the       agreement by Fair Work Australia;<\/li>\n<li>The       removal of the requirement for sessional staff to  undertake reasonably       contemporaneous marking without additional  payment;<\/li>\n<li>The       introduction of a category of employment to allow  continuing employment       for eligible research only staff and a  review of promotion processes for       research-only staff;<\/li>\n<li>The       introduction of increased flexibility in regard to  membership of UniSuper,       in accordance with recent changes to the  UniSuper Trust Deed and the       phasing \u00a0in of \u00a0improved  superannuation entitlements for       fixed-term research only staff;<\/li>\n<li>The       introduction of improved processes regarding consultation about change;<\/li>\n<li>The       introduction of new fixed term Early Career Development  Fellowships for       sessional academic staff, including fellowships  dedicated to Indigenous       academic staff;<\/li>\n<li>The       employment of increased numbers of Indigenous staff;<\/li>\n<li>The       introduction of improved access to adoption leave;<\/li>\n<li>The       implementation of a new category of additional unpaid parental leave in       accordance with the Fair Work Act; and<\/li>\n<li>The       reintroduction of limitations on the use of fixed term employment in       specified circumstances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As  is usual in the negotiation of such agreements, both sides have  made  compromises and shown a great deal of goodwill in achieving  agreement on these  matters. \u00a0There are other matters of a  detailed  and technical nature that have been agreed that are designed to  improve  the working life of Monash staff and to help the University to better  manage  its resources. \u00a0These will require  significant effort by Human  Resources Division staff and their colleagues in  the Faculties and  Divisions as they are implemented over the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>There  are now a number of steps the university needs to undertake in  order to get the  approval of Fair Work Australia to the agreement. \u00a0 These measures include some final drafting of  remaining detailed  clauses, meetings with staff to explain the terms and effect  of the new  agreement, arranging a vote by academic and professional staff etc.;   these steps may take up to two months to complete.\u00c2\u00a0 In the interim  staff can find out more  information by accessing the:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adm.monash.edu.au\/enterprise-bargaining\/\">Monash EB web site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through\">NTEU Monash Branch EBA web site<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/enterprise-bargaining\/files\/2011\/09\/mu-nteu-agreement.pdf\">Summary Document (pdf, 1.6mb)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The  University and the NTEU look forward to working together with  the assistance of  this new agreement to deliver the best possible  working environment for  Monash&#8217;s academic and professional staff, and  to continue on Monash&#8217;s  trajectory as one of Australia&#8217;s and the  world&#8217;s best universities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conclusion of Enterprise Bargaining negotiations We are delighted to be able to advise staff that the University and the NTEU have successfully concluded negotiations on a new enterprise agreement covering academic and professional staff of Monash University. 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