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EBA 2 - AUSTRALIA POST ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 1994-96

A1126 STATUS

INDEX TO AGREEMENT

1 - TITLE

This agreement shall be known as the Australia Post enterprise Agreement 1994-96

2 - DEFINITIONS

"Australia Post" means the Australian Postal Corporation
"Staff Organisation" means the:- Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia; Community and Public Sector Union; Association of Professional Engineers, scientists and Manager of Australia; Media, Entertainment and Arts alliance; Federation of Industrial, Manufacturing and Engineering Employees; and the Automotive, Food, Metals and Engineering Union

3 - PARTIES BOUND

This agreement is binding upon:
(a) Australia Post; and
(b) the Staff Organisations detailed in Clause 2, their officers and members or persons eligible to be members.

4 - DURATION OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement will come into force on 20 October 1994 and shall remain in force until 19 April 1996.

5 - TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT

5.1 COMMITMENT TO AUSTRALIA POST'S FUTURE

5.1.1 It is agreed that despite the significant achievements in recent years and the years and the high levels of current performance the real challenge of competition lies ahead.

5.1.2 It is further agreed that we must move to jointly plan and respond now to meet these competitive challenges to protect current and future jobs. We must ensure that Australia Post is one of Australia's best and most valued business enterprises into the next century.

5.1.3 This will be achieved by building on the co-operative and participative approach already established between the corporation, staff and the unions to:-
provide a postal service to all Australians which cannot be matched for value, reliability and quality of service:
fully co-operate in implementing best practice across all business streams, products, business information systems, processes and locations;
reinvest in the business through new facilities, networks, technology, and training;
ensure through price restraint (include the maintenance of a freeze on basic postage until 1997) that products are competitively priced and that new value for money products are developed which protect and grow the revenue base:
achieve on-going productivity and profit growth which can be shared between the shareholder, the customer, the business and the staff; and
develop workforce skills, commitment to quality customer service and to ensuring equal employment opportunity.

5.1.4 The Enterprise Agreement is primarily a vehicle sharing corporate productivity gains with staff; and establishing frameworks and processes for participative workplace change.

5.1.5 the parties accept that corporate productivity and quality service outcomes are generated by a wide range of initiative pursued at the national, state or workplace levels. This agreement is built around co-operation and appropriate consultation in the on-going implementations of such changes. This agreement sets broad directions but the detail of such changes need to be progressed and implemented in accordance with the Joint

5.2 STRENGTHENING PARTICIPATIVE WORKPLACES

5.2.1 The 1992-94 Enterprise Agreement contained a range of initiatives directed as achieving world best practice through workplace flexibility and quality service initiatives.

5.2.2 The parties re-commit themselves to these directions and to further investigate initiatives that will value the diversity of our workforce and the contributions that can be made by each individual.

5.2.3 Best Practice Framework

The parties have agreed on a best practice framework built around the following definitions:
"Best practice is an on-going learning process that uncovers, modifies and implements best products, services and processes, regardless of industry or country, for the benefit of our customers, our people and the business."

5.2.4 Quality Service 2 (QS2)

It is agree that is in developing QS2, the criteria will be kept basically the same as for QS1, but with specific attention on:
in creasing the focus on quality customer service and on continuous process improvement;
improving the capacity to evaluate progress against key quality indicators; and
increasing the extent of co-operation and sharing of best practice ideas.

5.2.5. The bonus for achieving QS2 will be %520 and it will be available on and from 1 February 1995 for qualifying facilities.

Work and Family Initiatives

5.2.6 The parties agree to introduce facilitative provisions* to provide for:
(i) employment breaks for up to 3 years for family leave purposes; (ii) job sharing;
(* Facilitative provision operate in conjunction with standard award provision and can only be used if the employee and the manager both agree. If there is no agreement standard award provisions apply)

(iii) working hours flexibility for family purposes based on variation of core working times or mutually agreed short term absence less than one day) on the basis of an agrees make-up arrangement for the time taken;
(iv) existing special recreation leave arrangements to be increased from 3 to 5 days to enable leave to be taken in advance, (for family reason), subject to operational consideration; and

(v) scope at all levels, subject to operational considerations, for staff to convert from full-time to part-time employment based on family considerations.

These provisions will be based on agreed general national guidelines which the parties will develop. The parties agree that the benefits to the Corporation as well as the the individual will be considered.

5.2.7 It is agreed that these initiatives would be monitored over the life of the agreement to determine their effectiveness from the viewpoint of the individual, unions and Corporation.

Operation Flexibility

5.3.8 The parties affirm commitment to the principle that suffering should be aligned to level of workload in a way that delivers cost-effective quality customer service.

5.2.9 The parties agree that best practice staffing arrangements should be developed and progressed at the State and workplace levels in accordance with established guidelines, participative and consultative arrangements, including workplace flexibility processes, and the Joint Statement of Understanding.

5.2.10 Permanent part time employees in base level operational positions who are members of a union, shall receive preference when applying for permanent full time vacancies in their employment stream. Such preference shall be applied in manner agreed between the parties.
However, staff employed on the date the agreement is certified shall not be disadvantages.

5.3 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE NETWORK

5.3.1 Letters and Parcels
The parties agree to co-operative agree in the best practice examination of new networks technology and work processes. The parties will co-operative in the implementation of consequential changes necessary to achieve competitiveness in quality and costs.

5.3.2 It is accepted that Australia Post has to achieve delivery service standards that meets customer needs and provide a competitive edge. The parties will consult at a State and workplace level on the changes that are needed to meet the following national standards:
Complete PLB (Private Letter Box) sorting by 8.00am in metropolitan areas and selected major provincial centres;
Complete street delivery to metropolitan business, commercial and light industrial areas by 11.00am;
Complete street deliveries to metropolitan residential areas by 3.00pm.

Technology

5.3.3 The parties recognise the critical role that technology will play in the future of the Corporation and will co-operative in fully utilising the existing capabilities of the OCR (Optical Character Recognise) equipment and will jointly evaluate enhancements to current technology and new technology opportunities.

5.3.4 Transport

The parties agree to develop a framework to improve the utilisation of Australia Post's transport resources including State Transport operations, provision of vehicles and support services. The framework will incorporate participative processes, and will be directed at achieving best practises.

5.3.5 Interstate Linehaul

In respect of Interstate Linehaul Drivers the following had been agreed:
there will be Interstate Linehaul Drivers the following has been agreed:
there will be an additional number of trips introduced; and
the cents per kilometre trips rates shown below will apply to all trips irrespective of the day of the week:


upon certification of Enterprise Agreement   29.59 cents per km
after 6 months                               30.03 cents per km
after an additional 6 months                 30.49 cents per km

5.3.6 Delivery

The parties agree to continue and accelerate existing best practice based change programs (such as the establishment of delivery centres, development training for supervisory/management level and operational processes).

5.3.7 Delivery Rounds - Computerised Data Bases

The parties will co-operate in the priority development and on- going maintenance of data bases covering customer names, addresses and the structure of directly rounds. This will include implementation of the new Post Office Redirection of Mail system (POROM).

5.3.8 Retail

The parties agree to continue to implement commercial best practice programs to ensure retail network profitability.

5.3.9 The parties will reach to continue to implement commercial best practice programs to ensure retail network profitability.

5.3.9 The parties will reach agreement at State level on the the broad scale and outline of the changes that will need to be implemented during the life of this agreement to ensure that the previously agreed time agreed time for completing the Retail Post program is met.

5.3.10 Structural Change

The parties have agreed to split have agreed to a split in the current combined retail and delivery management structures at the Area Postal Manager (APM) network level and above, in conjunction with a reduction in the total number of networks, to a number agreed between the parties at State level. All APM positions will be declared vacant and filled on a normal merit based selection process. The split is to commence as soon as possible and be completed no later than 1 March 1995.

5.4 CORPORATE OUTCOMES

5.4.1 The parties agree to co-operate in:-
(i) the implementation actions associated with the Agreement; and
(ii) achieving and aggregate corporate productivity objective fro 1994-95 of 5.4% and co-operative in further corporate productivity improvements during the balance of the agreement.

5.5 IMPLEMENTATION

5.5.1 The parties agree to set up a consultative and monitoring arrangement at the national and state level to facilitate implementation of this agreement and other associated change initiatives directed at improving quality and costs competitive ness of the business.

5.6 DISPUTE SETTLEMENT

5.6.1 During the period of the agreement any disputes or problems over the application or interpretation of the agreement shall be resolved in accordance with the Joint Statement of Understanding.

5.6.2 Where the consultative processes contained in the Joint Statement of Understanding fail to settle a dispute or problems over the application or interpretation of the agreement shall be resolved in accordance with the Joint Statement of Understanding.

5.6.2 Where the consultative processes contained in the Joint Statement of Understanding fail to settle a dispute on matters arising from implementation of this agreement, the parties agree to refer the matter to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) and will abide by any recommendation made by the AIRC in settlement of the dispute.

5.7 BENEFIT DISTRIBUTION

5.7.1 The parties recognise that the sharing of benefits has to be based on commitment to the terms of the agreement, The following payment have been agreed:


Date                             Payment           Amount
First pay period commencing      First Payment     2%
 on or after the date of
 certification by the Australian
 Industrial Relations Commission
After 6 months                   Second Payment    1 1/2%

After a further 6 months         Third Payment     1 1/2%
                                 plus
                                 Corporate Bonus   $500*

Achievement of QS2               Bonus Payment     $520*

   *Before Tax

5.7.2 Corporate Bonus

5.7.3 The corporate bonus outlined above is subject to on-going and demonstrable co-operation in the implementation of the agreement and achievement of the corporate productivity objectives.

5.8 APPLICATION

5.8.1 This agreement to all staff covered by Australia Post's awards, but excludes staff employed under individual employment contracts.

5.8.2 Should, during implementation, any state, business stream or employment category not comply with the implementation provisions, there is scope to seek resolution under Section 6 (Dispute Settlement).

5.9 TERM OF AGREEMENT

5.9.1 This agreement operates from the date of ratification by the AIRC and shall operate for a period of 18 months.

5.9.2 Negotiation on a new agreement shall commence three months before expiry of Agreement.

5.10 RESERVED MATTERS

5.10.1 The following items are reserved on the basis that the parties, by agreement, may seek for them to be varies by application to the Australian Industrial Commission under Section 170ML:

PDO/MO Parity Exercise
- the parties to continue discussion in NSW, VIC, QLD, WA and TAS on establishing parity between Postal Delivery Officers and Mail Officers.

Postal Services Officer Tier 1/2
- the parties have agreed in principle that Tier 1/2 should be replaced and will be looking to develop a competency system by 1 January 1995.

Contract Staff
- the parties to discuss the conversion of Administrative Officer Level 6. Facility Manager Level 1 and Engineer Class 3 to contract conditions.

Sprintpak*
- the parties to discuss a new classification structure for sprintpak.

Workplace Flexibility Agreements
- to be progressed in accordance with the existing Workplace Flexibility framework.

* Sprintpak - formerly a subsidiary company wholly owned by Australia Post(AP). It combined with the Distributor of Stamps, and Supply Branch operations in Victoria and the Philatelic Bureau to become a Division of AP from 1 July 1994

Flexible Remuneration Systems
- discussion between the parties may lead to facility based trials of alternate payment systems eg annualised salaries.

Postal Delivery Structure
- THE Parties to discuss structural issues relating to Senior Postal Delivery Officer (SPDO) 1-3.

Traineeships
- the parties to continue discussion on appropriate arrangements for the use of traineeship within Australia Post.

New Work levels
- the parties agree to finalise an additional work level in the Parcel Post Co-ordinator and Postal Trades/Technical structures.

Mail Processing and Transport Supervisory levels
- the parties to further discuss future structural requirements in the light of changes to network and technology.

The foregoing list should not be interpreted as acceptance by the parties on any particular outcome: each matter will need to be progressed on its merits.

SCHEDULE OF RESPONDENT PARTIES

Australia Postal Corporation
Communications, Electrical, electronic, energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia;
Community and Public Sector Union:
Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers of Australia;
Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance;
Federation of Industrial, Manufacturing and Engineering Employees;
Automotive, Food, Metals and Engineering Union.


Status of Document

AUSTRALIA POST ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 1996

Australian Postal Corporation
Communication, Electrical, Electronic, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union;
12 Oct 1994
(C No. 32367 of 1992)
STATUS: Full Text but see note

UPDATED TO: NOTES: Where salaries and allowances are set out in an Award, these are usually out of date as enterprise Agreements supercede the Award rates. These can be found in the Database under Salaries.

Editors comments are in brackets [comment]



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