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Dispute Update: Progress being made, conciliation extended

  3 October 2025

The ɫ������was back in the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) on 2 October 2025 to continue conciliation around the TfNSW proposal to meet a “savings target” by cutting 950 Transport Senior Service Managers (TSSM) and Award positions.

Significant progress has been made in negotiations, with TfNSW agreeing to commit that there will be no external advertising or recruitment of any ongoing award role vacancies arising from the TFNSW Operating Model Restructure until 30 March 2026. While this does not include roles that are considered critical, even these critical roles will be required to go through internal recruitment, including those in mobility and considering promotional appointments before any external advertisement.  Crucially, even after these controls have been explored and a vacancy has been advertised externally, the ɫ������will have the ability to put forward internal applicants for consideration before external applicants.

The above concession is important due to the staggered branch design consultations occurring, with some branches already commenced consultation, and other not due to start for months. It ensures that even if a branch is not due for consultation until the end of the process, they will have the ability to be considered for suitable roles from the branches that have already begun consultation.

In recognition of the progress being made, including the commitments previously made to cut hundreds of Labor Hire positions, the IRC has extended the conciliation process originally due to end next week, to a fifth week to allow further discussions to occur on other proposals the Unions have put forward, such as reducing the number of Transport Senior Service Executives (TSSE’s) that remain in TfNSW.

Attention turns to TSSE roles

The ɫ������has maintained that if “savings” need to be made, TfNSW should consider the huge number of TSSE’s that remain employed on extremely generous salaries rather than Award roles. Discussions will now turn to this significant issue, with the Unions providing examples of duplications and inefficiencies within TSSE structures.  TfNSW have previously confirmed that their “savings target” is based on 300 TSSEs exiting the organisation – any TSSE removed above this number will therefore reduce the “savings” required from Award and TSSM roles. If you have examples of duplication and inefficiencies in the TSSE structures, please send them to the mailbox to assist in the dispute.

Consultation on branch design continuing

While the above issues are being explored in the IRC, consultation on branch designs continues.  The ɫ������have been attending all consultation sessions with affected branches and submitting feedback in relation to the proposals. One common theme from a number of the branches out for consultation so far has been a lack of direct matching.  The ɫ������believes that stronger consideration should be given to directly matching employees into positions that are graded the same, despite slight changes in functions of roles.  The feedback we have provided is that in the main, affected employees have comparable capabilities that support direct matching.

Member meetings next week

The ɫ������will be holding member meetings to discuss the above, and other issues that have arisen throughout the restructure process. You can find the details below:

Wednesday 8 October 2025

Time 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Microsoft Teams

Meeting ID: 449 916 466 252 0

Passcode: Cg2nF9po

Thursday 9 October 2025

Time 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Microsoft Teams

Meeting ID: 489 785 343 826 4

Passcode: AZ6GK2iF

Contacts

TfNSW@ɫ������mailbox (for feedback on TSSE duplication, the operating model and branch design only) –

Member Support Centre (for specific individual industrial matters you need assistance with) –

ɫ������Organisers – Shane Jobberns () and Thomas Gao ()

Industrial Officer – Ben James ()

Your ɫ������Delegates

Safety, Policy, Environment and Regulation

Rachael Knight

Nathan Sweeney

Planning, Integration and Passenger

Angela Carroll

Hayley Dellaca

Leisa Sedger

Varada Shinde

Coordinator General

Michael Rohrlach

People, Communication and Workplaces

Joanne Kent

Arshdeep Kohli

Dane Richards

Gloria Nallas

Finance, Technology and Commercial

Gary Sladden

Point to Point (Combined Electorate)

Mick Lister

ɫ������Central Councilor

Lachlan Mercer