25-07-21 TELSTRA EBA STATEMENT
We saw a statement last week indicating that Telstra had decided to commence bargaining. The statement said in part:

• we're proposing to negotiate four EAs - one each for ServeCo, InfraCo Fixed, InfraCo Towers, and another one for Retail that would cover employees working in our retail stores.
• Next Monday (26 July), everyone covered by our current EA will get an email.
• In the email you'll be told which of the four EAs we expect you'll be covered by based on your role type and which entity in the Telstra Group you'll work in as part of our legal restructure. You'll get more detail by early September on what this may mean for your employment contract.
• In the email you will get a notice of employee representational rights (NERR),
• We know how much you value our industry leading terms and conditions such as 15 days personal leave, the 36.75 hour work week, and redundancy accruals. These will be on the agenda for our first meeting.

25-07-21 TELSTRA EBA - NEGOTIATIONS
Here are some significant points that arose in the initial meeting:

• Telstra announced from the outset that while bargaining for a new agreement meant that all matters could be negotiated, they wanted to assure employees that the 36.75 hour week, sick leave entitlements of 15 days and the redundancy framework would be maintained as is, regardless of how negotiations unfold.
• Telstra detailed its proposal to negotiate four different EBAs.
• This will mean an EBA for ServeCo, InfraCo Fixed, InfraCo Towers and Retail.
• The Union bargaining still prefers one agreement for the Telstra group workforce. The Union has asked Telstra to provide further information about the proposed scope of each agreement.
• Telstra has proposed changes to the Agreement that would allow employees to enter into split shift arrangements, working from home where possible, and working outside the ordinary span of hours.

18-07-21 EBA TALKS TO COMMENCE SOON

Telstra has advised staff as follows:

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 13:00 Darren FewsterBy Darren Fewster Human Resources-Executive
Today we let our unions know that we're ready to start bargaining for our new enterprise agreements (EAs).
As we've said, given our legal restructure we're proposing to negotiate four EAs - one each for ServeCo, InfraCo Fixed, InfraCo Towers, and another one for Retail that would cover employees working in our retail stores.
These EAs will cover pay and key terms and conditions for all of our Band 2 - 4 people in Australia (except lawyers).
What you can expect next
We plan to have a kick-off meeting with our unions this Thursday to talk through logistics, such as how we'll approach negotiations and how often we'll meet. We will also table some of our key priorities for bargaining and will be upfront with you as we progress.
Next Monday (26 July), everyone covered by our current EA will get an email from ! Telstra Bargaining. In this email you'll get:
• Told which of the four EAs we expect you'll be covered by based on your role type and which entity in the Telstra Group you'll work in as part of our legal restructure. You'll get more detail by early September on what this may mean for your employment contract.
• A notice of employee representational rights (NERR), which lets you know how you can appoint a bargaining representative to represent you during negotiations (if you want to do this).