Employees at BAI Communications are employed to contribute to BAI Communications's mission: to be Australia's leading provider of a range of critical communications services.
BAI Communications respects its Employees and aims to provide an environment where Employees are able to realise the goals of BAI Communications.
It is the purpose of this Agreement to document the conditions under which the Employees are employed at BAI Communications and to ensure the Employees are treated fairly. It is an objective of this Agreement that work conditions at BAI Communications enable Employees to contribute to BAI Communications's business values.
Employees at BAI Communications are employed to contribute to BAI Communications
mission: to be Australia's leading provider of a range of critical communications services.
BAI Communications respects its Employees and aims to provide an environment where
Employees are able to realise the goals of BAI Communications.
It is the purpose of this Agreement to document the conditions under which the Employees are
employed at BAI Communications and to ensure the Employees are treated fairly. It is an
objective of this Agreement that work conditions at BAI Communications enable Employees to
contribute to BAI Communications business values.
a workplace that respects, values and supports diversity and is free from bullying and
harassment.
2 Parties bound and period of operation and Implementation
The parties to this Agreement are:
(a) BAI Communications Ply Ltd; and
(b) the Employees.
This Agreement will be lodged with the FWC for approval in accordance with the FW Act.
This Agreement shall commence to operate 7 days after the date of approval by the FWC and
shall operate for a period of 4 years.
3 Policies and Procedures
Employees are directed to read and comply with the obligations contained within BAI
Communications policies as they relate to the employee's employment. These policies are
posted to BAI Communications Intranet and may be varied from time to time. Employees will be
advised at the time of variations and Employees are directed to comply with such variations.
BAI Communications policies and procedures do not form part of this Agreement, are not
intended to be contractual in nature and do not create contractual obligations.
4 Agreement to be displayed
BAI Communications and the CEPU will ensure that copies of this Agreement are readily
available to Employees.
5 Definitions
Agreement means the BAI Communications Broadcast Technician Enterprise Agreement 2017 - 2020
Anniversary Date means the anniversary of an Employee's appointment to his or her current salary band.
Apprentice means an Employee who has been engaged under the conditions of the Australian Apprentice Scheme or a similar structured training arrangement.
Attendance Support is where a BA Technician is required, outside of Core Hours, to return to the workplace or report to a worksite to respond to a fault.
BA Technician means an Employee classified as BTA1-BTA4, BT1, BT2, BT3, BT4 Team Leader or BT4 Technical Leader in Schedule A of this Agreement.
BAI Communications means BAI Communications Pty Ltd in respect of any employee of BAI Communications Pty Ltd within the classifications outlined in Schedule A of this Agreement.
BAI Communications Pty Ltd means BAI Communications Pty Ltd (ACN 086 048 562).
CEPU means the Communications Electrical Electronic Energy Information Postal Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia.
Core Hours means 7am to 7pm Monday to Friday.
Day means any day of the week Monday - Sunday commencing at 12.00am and finishing at 11.59pm on each given day.
Employee means an employee who is employed directly by BAI Communications in a classification set out in Schedule A of this Agreement.
FW Act means the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) as amended from time to time.
FWC means Fair Work Commission.
Immediate Family includes:
(a) spouse (including former spouse, defacto spouse, former defacto spouse, same sex partner)
(b) child (includes adopted child, step-child, ex-nuptial child or adult child)
(c) parent, grand-parent, grand-child, sibling, or in-law
(d) foster or guardian relationship
and shall take into account cultural differences.
Inclement Weather means the existence of continuous rain or abnormal climatic conditions (whether by cyclone, hail, cold, high wind, severe dust, extreme high temperature, fire or rain which effects a particular work site or location) as a consequence of which it either unsafe and/or unreasonable for Employees to relocate from site to suitable accommodation and/or is requested to stay onsite by management.
Long Service Leave Act means the long service leave legislation in the state or territory where the Employee is employed.
Minimum Payment Period means:
(a) in the case of Remote Support - one hour; and
(b) in the case of Attendance Support - five hours.
Monthly Pay means an Employee's monthly pay as calculated in clause 16.
National Employment Standards means Divisions 3 to 12 of Part 2-2 of the FW Act.
Office means:
(a) the district office as set out in the Employee's letter of offer; or
(b) the Employee's normal place of work.
On-Call Roster is the roster established by BAI Communications for the purposes of clause 29.
Ordinary Hours of work means the actual working hours within the offer of employment that has been agreed between BAI Communications and the Employee to be the Employee's normal and regular hours of work.
OTE means ordinary time earnings as defined by the Australian Taxation Office's Superannuation Guarantee Ruling SGR 2009/2 as varied or replaced from time to time.
Parties means the parties referred to in clause 2 of the Agreement.
RA Technician means an Employee classified as RBT2 or RBT3 in Schedule A of this Agreement.
Reconciliation has the meaning given to it in clause 27.9.
Regular Monthly Hours for a calendar month means the number of Working Days in that month multiplied by nine.
Remote Support is where a BA Technician responds to a fault call, outside of Core Hours, from the Network Operation Centre by means of remote access or by telephone direction or advice and is not required to return to a work place/site.
Saturday Shift means any shift during the 24 hour period commencing midnight Friday to midnight Saturday.
Scheduled Maintenance means planned maintenance work performed by a BA Technician.
Seven Day Shiftworker means an Employee regularly rostered to work on Sundays and public holidays.
Standard superannuation contributions refers to the statutory superannuation guarantee contribution
Sunday Shift means any shift during the 24 hour period commencing midnight Saturday to midnight Sunday.
Superannuation Incentive Scheme has the meaning given to it in clause 19
Support means:
(a) Remote Support; or
(b) Attendance Support.
TOIL means time off in lieu of payment in accordance with clause 30
Tower Climbing Activities means climbing on transmission towers in order to work on BAI Communications equipment.
Wellbeing Allowance means an allowance to contribute to gym, fitness or sporting club activity as outlined within clause 23 herein.
WHS means work health and safety
Working Days means the number of days in a calendar month less Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
PART B: Principles of employment
6 Recruitment
BAI Communications is committed to following a recruitment process based on merit that supports internal mobility wherever appropriate. All candidates need to undertake a pre-employment medical prior to commencing employment. The result of the medical assessment will be reviewed by Human Resources and all offers of employment are subject to passing this medical assessment.
Full details can be found in the Recruitment Policy and Procedures (as amended from time to time).
7 Contract of employment
Employees can be engaged either on a:
(a) full-time or part-time ongoing basis subject to termination in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; or
(b) full-time or part-time basis for a fixed term period.
BAI Communications is under no obligation to extend or renew a fixed term contract, however, BAI Communications may choose to extend a fixed term Employee for a further period conditional upon the total period of engagement being less than three years.
BAI Communications may choose to convert a fixed term Employee, at the end of their period of engagement, to an ongoing permanent Employee where the fixed term position was initially for a duration of 12 months or longer.
Employees will generally be employed as ongoing employees, subject to the satisfactory completion of the period of probation.
8 Probation
For appointments of 12 months or longer duration, every Employee shall, upon commencement of employment, be appointed on probation for a period of six months. For appointments of less than 12 months, BAI Communications will determine an appropriate probationary period, and notify the Employee in writing prior to the commencement of employment.
Apprentices will be appointed on probation for a period of three months; this period can be extended by a further three months if the Apprentice does not meet the required standards for the position.
The purpose of the probationary period is to ascertain whether the conduct and work performance of the Employee meets the required standards for the position. Following appropriate discussion and documentation, at the conclusion of the probationary period the relevant manager will confirm or terminate the appointment in writing with one week's notice or pay in lieu of notice.
9 Skills Development and Career Progression
BAI Communications encourages Employees to undertake personal development to enhance skills and personal effectiveness, in line with personal development plans and BAI Communications's strategic and operational needs.
BAI Communications may, in its discretion, provide an Employee with appropriate training: