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25 July 2000
Mary Notestine
Acting Head UNE NTEU (Academic Staff)
Negotiating Team
Dear Mary
I refer to our Academic staff
enterprise bargaining meeting with the
NTEU on Friday 21 July. At this meeting
the University indicated that we intend to
revise our offer of 1 June 2000 and
further consider some of the proposals put
forward by the NTEU. Our intention is to
have a revised position ready for our next
meeting scheduled for 1:30pm on Wednesday
9 August.
We also advised that The University
would reconsider its current salary offer
and proposals for a moratorium and provide
written advice by close of business
Tuesday 25 July 2000.
The University would therefore propose
a Heads of Agreement on the following
terms.
1. That as a part of this Heads of
Agreement a moratorium on all industrial
action / negative media activity commence
until 31 December 2000 or finalising of a
UNE enterprise agreement for Academic
staff, which ever is the sooner.
2. That in recognition of this
moratorium, the University will increase
all Academic staff salaries by 2%
effective from the first pay on or after
signing off the heads of agreement (say 10
August 2000). This increase will form part
of the total salary increase provided
within the new enterprise agreement.
3. That the NTEU and UNE agree that the
final enterprise agreement will provide
for a total package of an expected 12%
increase to all Academic staff salaries
and shall be phased in over the life of
the agreement.
4. The life of the enterprise agreement
shall be 36 months. The University would
accept that the commencement of the 36
month period (within the final enterprise
agreement) would be from the signing of
the Heads of Agreement.
5. That the timing of salary increases
and how the package is made up will form
part of negotiations and will be agreed by
the parties by 31 December 2000.
6. That the NTEU will work with the
University to ensure that any final
agreement will meet the criteria contained
in the DETYA Workplace Reform
Guidelines.
We look forward to discussing this
proposal with the NTEU bargaining team at
our next meeting.
Yours sincerely
Alan Cumming
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
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