The Benevolent Society: Voting period extended and CPSU NSW recommendation
19 May 2021
Voting for the proposed Enterprise Agreement opened yesterday at 9:00am. The CPSU NSW has raised concerns with The Benevolent Society that changes in conditions for transferred staff have not been adequately explained. As a result of our representations, The Benevolent Society has extended the voting period, which will now close at 5:00pm 24 May 2021. This will allow transferred staff more time to thoroughly consider the proposed changes to employment conditions.
A comparison of the major changes is provided in the table below.Ìý
| Ìý
Conditions |
The Benevolent ÌýSociety Copied ÌýÌýState Awards 2017 | The ÌýBenevolent ÌýÌýÌýSociety Enterprise Agreement – Proposed |
| Hours of work | Ìý
•ÌýÌý 35 hours per week with flex time |
•ÌýÌý Option to move to 38 hours per week (with additional 3 hours paid at hourly rate)
|
| Flex and RDOs | Ìý
•ÌýÌý 35-hour work week includes access to ADO |
Ìý
•ÌýÌý 35-hour working week re-classified as part-time with no access to ADO however may average hours to maintain flexibility •ÌýÌý 38-hour working week retains access to ADO
|
| Ìý
Span of Hours |
•Ìý Monday-Friday
•Ìý 7:30am-6:00pm |
•Ìý Monday-Saturday
•Ìý 6:00am-8:00pm |
| Ìý
Extended/Long Service Leave |
•ÌýÌý Extended Leave accrued at 2.5 months for every 5 years of service | •ÌýÌý Long Service Leave accrued at 1 month for every 5 years of service
•ÌýÌý (Existing Extended Leave balances preserved) |
| Sick Leave/Personal Carers’ Leave | •ÌýÌý 5 days on commencement
•ÌýÌý 10 days after 4 months •ÌýÌý 15 days per year thereafter |
•ÌýÌý 10 days per ÌýÌýÌýÌýyear |
| Ìý
Paid Parental Leave |
•ÌýÌý 14 weeks
•ÌýÌý 1 week other parent leave |
•ÌýÌý 9 weeks for primary care giver
•ÌýÌý 2 weeks for non-primary care giver |
| Ìý
Paid Union Leave |
Ìý
•ÌýÌý Full access to union meetings •ÌýÌý 12 days’ union training per 2 years for all members |
Ìý
Ìý •ÌýÌý 2 days’ total leave for CPSU NSW delegates |
| Ìý
Domestic Violence Leave |
Ìý
•ÌýÌýÌýÌý Access to accrued leave entitlements |
Ìý
•ÌýÌý 10 days’ paid |
| FACS Ìýleave
(including Compassionate Leave) |
•ÌýÌý 2.5 for first year of service
•ÌýÌý 2.5 for second year of service •ÌýÌý 1 day for each successive year of service •ÌýÌý Untaken leave accrues |
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•ÌýÌý 3 days’ compassionate leave •ÌýÌý Community service leave in accordance with NES (unpaid) •ÌýÌý 10 days’ ceremonial leave (unpaid) |
Recommendation
After considering the totality of changes in the proposed Enterprise Agreement and the range of alternatives available as we approach the end of the period post transfer after which the copied state award would no longer apply, the CPSU NSW recommends members vote to APPROVE this Enterprise Agreement.
Moving forward
The CPSU NSW will continue to work with The Benevolent Society on implementating the new Flexible Work Policy. This will allow members to realise the benefits of this policy at the ground level and ensure that advantageous conditions in the proposed Enterprise Agreement, such as averaging of hours, can be accessed.
If you have and concerns about the above or any other issues, please contact the CPSU NSW.
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