17 August, 2006
Change to Enterprise Bargaining Ballot
Dear Colleagues,
I am formally advising you of a change to the earlier published advice on the Enterprise Bargaining ballot. The voting date set for 21 August, 2006 has now been postponed.
Because of some minor wording amendments, agreed between the parties, which have been made to The [proposed] University of New England Workplace Agreement 2006-2008 , we have had to re-publish the proposed Agreement to the Website. I am therefore formally advising staff of a revised ballot date to accommodate a new 7 day consideration period, in accordance with Section 337 of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 .
In accordance with Section 340 of the Act, voting on the proposed Agreement will now be by show of hands at a meeting commencing at
12:30 pm on Monday, 28 August, 2006 , at Lazenby Hall ,
If a majority of those staff members who cast a valid vote decide that they want to approve the collective Agreement, the Agreement will be approved.
The proposed Agreement (with amendments) , Further Information Statement from the OEA, and a “How and When” information sheet, are all available for staff on the HR Website at: http://www.une.edu.au/hrs/eb/eb.htm
Staff members may request a hard copy of the relevant documents from Human Resource Services by contacting Sarah Collister on ext. 3738 or e-mailing: sarah.collister@une.edu.au
Any staff members who have a particular disability which requires the information to be presented in an alternate format can contact the Equity Office on ext 3591, or e-mail: bomahone@pobox.une.edu.au
Staff members who require assistance with language translations or interpretation can contact the School of Languages , Cultures and Linguistics in the first instance on ext. 2494, or e-mail: jkirby2@une.edu.au
On the day of the vote, staff will need to bring their Staff ID cards with them to the meeting. Current casual staff, i.e. those who have been paid within the fortnight prior to the vote being taken will all be on a list, and will also be entitled to vote. Those casual staff who do not have a Staff ID card will need to bring some other forms of identification with them so they can be checked off the list.
For staff who wish to vote, but are working away from the main campus, have cost centre operational needs that will preclude their attendance, or are aware that they will not be available in Armidale at the time of the vote, please contact this Office, prior to the day of the vote, so that arrangements can be made for your participation.
For further information, contact Frank Strbik, Senior Industrial Relations Officer, ext. 2383, or e-mail: fstrbik@une.edu.au
Regards,
Kristin Adair
Director, Human Resource Services