PSA DRAFT SALARIED ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT - CPSU

1 Authorised by Nev KitchinGeneral Secretary, Public Service Association of SA122 Pirie Street, Adelaide SA 5000 PSA DRAFT SALARIED ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT April 2017 PSA DRAFT SALARIED ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT Page 1 / 142 PSA proposal for a new ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT This DRAFT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT has been developed by the PSA based on the five key themes identified by members which are detailed in the PSA s What You Have Told Us document. The five themes are: 1. Job Protection 2. Wages and Conditions 3. Workload 4. Classification 5. Standardisation The PSA s proposal for a new SALARIED ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT has been drafted to provide clear, equitable, fair, consistent and enforceable provisions in a single ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT .

2 It has been drafted with a view to eliminating ambiguity in the interpretation of clauses, and ensuring that all clauses dealing with conditions and protections for PSA members are clear and enforceable. The terms of the proposed AGREEMENT have been drafted for consistency in their interpretation and application, irrespective of the Department or Agency in which an employee works. Further refinement of the PSA s proposal will continue, including in relation to Agency specific matters. Wage increase and duration of AGREEMENT The PSA reserves its position in relation to a wage outcome and duration of the AGREEMENT subject to negotiations with Government and the ongoing consultation with the PSA membership.

3 The PSA does not accept the limitation of wage increase. Reading this AGREEMENT Text without highlighting is unchanged wording from the South Australian Public Sector Wages Parity ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT : SALARIED 2014. Wording deleted from the South Australian Public Sector Wages Parity ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT : SALARIED 2014 is struck out and highlighted in green. Example of deleted wording New wording for the PSA s proposed ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT is highlighted in green. Example of PSA wording Explanatory notes Explanatory notes are included in the side bar and are linked to specific clause(s).

4 The notes include: a brief explanation of the clause(s) a reference to the relevant key theme from the PSA s What You Have Told Us document identification of protections for members identification of efficiencies, savings and productivity improvements PSA DRAFT SALARIED ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT Without Prejudice April 2017 PSA DRAFT SALARIED ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT Page 2 / 142 1 APPLICATION AND OPERATION OF AGREEMENT .. 5 ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT .. 5 Objects and Commitments .. 5 Consistency of Interpretation and Application of Employment Conditions and Entitlements 6 Commitment to Ongoing Employment.

5 6 Interpretation .. 6 Parties Bound .. 8 Other ENTERPRISE Agreements .. 10 Enforcement .. 10 Renegotiation .. 10 Variations .. 11 No Extra Claims .. 11 2 CONSULTATION AND GRIEVANCE AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION .. 11 Consultation Processes .. 11 Grievance and Dispute Resolution .. 12 3 REVIEWS .. 13 Classification Reviews .. 13 Working Party for the Management of Investigations .. 14 4 SALARY AND RELATED ARRANGEMENTS .. 14 Salary and Wage Adjustments .. 14 Incremental Progression .. 14 Salary Packaging Arrangements .. 15 5 PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW .. 16 Professional Development.

6 16 Training and 17 Performance Improvement .. 17 Performance Management and Development Review of Duties .. 18 6 WORKPLACE AND WORK LIFE FLEXIBILITY .. 19 Voluntary Flexible Working Arrangements .. 19 Return to Work from Maternity and Adoption Leave on a Part Time Basis .. 19 Employees who are breastfeeding .. 20 Reimbursement of Reasonable Childcare Costs .. 20 Reimbursement of Reasonable Travel Costs .. 21 Workplace Flexibility Agreements .. 21 Personal Flexibility Agreements .. 22 7 HOURS AND RELATED MATTERS .. 23 Hours .. 23 Minimum Hours of Engagement.

7 24 Meal Breaks .. 24 Public Holidays .. 24 8 FLEXITIME .. 26 Application of Flexitime .. 26 Accrual and Taking Flexitime .. 26 9 OVERTIME .. 26 Entitlement to Overtime .. 26 Employee s Right to Request Time off in Lieu of Payment for Overtime .. 27 Rest Period After Overtime .. 28 On-Call/Recall .. 28 Overtime Salary .. 29 10 SHIFT WORK .. 30 Shiftwork Principles .. 30 Definitions .. 30 Ordinary Hours of Work .. 30 Transition between shift and day work .. 30 Rosters .. 31 Notice Periods .. 31 Replacement of an Employee on Shift Roster .. 31 Employees Swapping Shifts.

8 31 PSA DRAFT SALARIED ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT Without Prejudice April 2017 PSA DRAFT SALARIED ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT Page 3 / 142 Shift Penalties .. 32 Entitlement to Annual Leave .. 32 Public Holidays - Employees Rostered Over Seven Days Per Week .. 32 11 LEAVE 32 Relationship to Appendix 2 .. 32 Paid Maternity and Paid Adoption Leave .. 32 Paid Partner Leave .. 34 Family s Carers Leave .. 34 Domestic and Family Violence .. 34 Medical Scientists - Leave .. 35 12 WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY .. 35 Commitments .. 35 Work Health and Safety Representatives .. 36 Mental Health First Aid Training.

9 36 13 WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT .. 36 Protection from Unreasonable Workloads .. 36 Workload Consultative Forums .. 37 Workload Grievance and Dispute Resolution .. 37 14 REDEPLOYMENT, RETRAINING AND REDUNDANCY .. 38 Objective - Redeployment in the one public sector .. 38 Policy Statement .. 38 Principles .. 38 4 Responsibilities .. 39 Consideration Prior to Any Declaration of Any Employee As Excess .. 40 Performance Issues .. 41 Notification of Declaration of Excess to Employees .. 42 15. Application of Separation Payments .. 42 Twelve Month Redeployment Period .. 43 Timeframes for the Redeployment and Retraining Process.

10 43 Support, Training and Case Management .. 44 Vacancy Management and Excess Employee Vacancy Rights .. 46 Assignment for the Purposes of Redeployment .. 48 Declaring an Employee as No Longer Excess .. 51 Employees Who Are No longer Excess .. 51 Obligations to an Excess Employee .. 51 Reviews .. 52 Precedence .. 52 Grievance and Dispute Resolution .. 52 15 CLASSIFICATION MATTERS .. 53 Payment of Additional Duties .. 53 Reclassification Date .. 53 Classification and Reclassification ASO1 ASO2 .. 53 Level of Responsibility and Classification .. 53 16 OTHER MATTERS.