10-08-18 - Bargaining 2018 - Employee Update - Vote Outcome
Hi everyone,
As you know, this week eligible employees had the opportunity to vote on the new proposed Telstra Enterprise Agreement (EA) for 2018-2021.
The majority of eligible employees who voted in the ballot for the proposed Telstra Enterprise Agreement 2018-2021 have voted against it. This means the proposed agreement will not come into effect.
Of the 25,276 employees eligible to vote, 15,537 voted. Of those who voted, 81% voted no and 19% yes.
Telstra's objective has been to achieve a fair enterprise agreement which delivers on the needs of our customers, employees and shareholders. Given the competitive and challenging operating environment, we put forward an EA with a lower pay increase than in previous EAs, whilst protecting core terms and conditions of employment. However, the vote was ultimately up to our employees.
What happens now?
Telstra remains committed to maintaining a fair outcome for our employees. We will consider the approach we take from here, and expect to continue to talk to the Telstra unions and other bargaining representatives. We will share next steps with employees in the coming weeks. In the interim the current EA will continue to operate until replaced or terminated at some future point.
Will I receive a pay increase in October?
The proposed EA covered pay increases from 1 October 2018 for all Band 2 - 4 employees on the EA. There are no further pay increases covered by the current EA and we will be considering our position.
The approach for pay increases for AWA and ITEA employees also needs to be considered. We will keep employees updated.
Incentive pay, such as STI, is not affected by the EA vote outcome.
Where can I get more information?
You can get more information by contacting the bargaining team via ! Telstra Bargaining. Information is also available on the Bargaining intranet site.
Thanks to all of those who participated in the EA ballot process.
Kind regards Darren Fewster People Executive, Operations and Governance
FIRST BALLOT OUTCOME
Telstra suffered a massive loss in the first ballot.
Their rush to get a vote up and to prevent the union from gaining bargaining power backfired.
No of Voters 25,276
No who Voted 15,537 61.5%
Voted NO 12,647 81.4%
Voted Yes 2,890 18.6%
STEPS TO BALLOT
The nominal expiry date of the Telstra EBA was 30 Sept 2018.
Negotiations with Telstra began in the first week of June 2018.
They ended on 26 July 2018 when Telstra (as predicted) walked away and
went to ballot without Union support.
Telstra were very confident that staff would welcome a 1.5% pay rise
(per annum) and having their Redundancy benefits put at risk.
The unions mounted an urgent "Vote NO" campaign.
See Some photos!
Watch this space
OUR DEMANDS
For a bit of fun, here is a
very short audio
outlining our position.
WARNING Billy Connolly is not known for his literary softness.
If you are easily offended this is not for you!