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TPG has established an EBA covering call centre, Retail and warehouse workers.

Technical staff will be covered by a separate EBA.

The Agreement guarantees a wage increase of just 4% in year-one, and 3% in years two and three, respectively.

The Consumer Price Index, the measure to determine the change in spending required for households to maintain a standard of living, is currently running at a rate of 7.8%. This means the pay outcome in the TPG EA will leave employees almost 4% short when trying to keep up with the cost of living in year-one. The gap subsequently widens in years two and three, as inflation is forecasted to continue to rise and the wage outcome shrinks.

Furthermore, TPG has insisted on maintaining a wages threshold in order to become eligible for guaranteed wage rises in 2024 and 2025. For example, if a Level 1 employee's gross annual earnings for 2023, including gross commissions and bonuses, equals or exceeds $78,000, they will not receive a guaranteed pay rise in 2024. Similar thresholds apply across all classification levels.

That is why our Branch opposed the EBA.


TPG TELECOM CONNECT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009 s.185-Enterprise agreement
TPG Telecom Limited (AG2022/4845)

TPG TELECOM CONNECT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT

Telecommunications services
DEPUTY PRESIDENT GOSTENCNIK MELBOURNE, 24 FEBRUARY 2023
Application for approval of the TPG Telecom Connect Enterprise Agreement

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the TPG Telecom Connect Enterprise Agreement (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by TPG Telecom Limited. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement.

[2] The Employer has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement. The undertakings are taken to be a term of the Agreement.

[3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[4] The Australian Services Union, Community and Public Sector Union and the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union being bargaining representatives for the Agreement, have given notice under s.183 of the Act that they want the Agreement to cover them. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation.

[5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 3 March 2023. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 3 March 2026

UNDERTAKINGS

[2023] FWCA 618 Annexure A IN THE FAIR WORK COMMISSION
FWC Matter No.: AG2022/4845

Applicant TPG Telecom Limited

Section 185 - Application for approval of a single enterprise agreement Undertaking -Section 190

I, Greer Spence, General Manager - People Experience have the authority given In me by
TPG Telecom Limited to give the following undertakings with respect to the TPG Telecom Connect Enterprise Agreement {"the Agreement"):

1. In clause B of the Agreement. the Employer undertakes ID add a new clause 8A to be inserted before clause 8.1 as follows:
For the avoidance of doubt, clause 8 of the Connect Agreement is to be read in conjunction with section 65 of the Fair Work Act."

2. In clause 15 of the Agreement the Employer undertakes to acid anew clause 15_3 as follows:
'If an Employee is transferred to another Stale, the cast of removal expenses reasonably incurred must be paid for by us. An Employee who transfers at their own request will be required to pay their own, expenses.'

3. In clause 24 of the Agreement, the Employer undertakes to add a new clause 24A as follows:
"Notwithstanding any other Provision of Clause 24 of this Connect Agreement an Employee may make a written request to the taking of tine off instead of being paid for a particular amount of overtime that has been worked by the Employee, We will consider, but are not required to agree to, any such request."

4. In clause 25.1 of the Agreement, the Employer undertakes that the words 'well pay you as follows (tor a min mum of 3 hours' work subject to clause 25.2):' are to be deleted, and replaced by the words "we'll pay you as (dims bra minimum of 3 hours regardless of time actually worked (subject to clause 25.2)."
In clause a6.5 of the Agreement, the Employer undertakes that the words but not by arbitration- are to be deleted and replaced by the weeds 'or by consent arbitration`

6. In Schedule F of the Agreement, the Employer undertakes to replace the text under the heading -Schedule E Part 1(b) - Casual Employees with the following:
"In addition to the penalty rates set out Part 1(b) of Schedule E if you are a Casual Employee who is an Airport Employee, you are entitled to:
 150% of your Casual Rate of Pay for hours worked between 5.00am - 7:00am; Monday to Saturday, and 9:00pm - 11.30pm, Monday to Saturday
 150% of your Casual Rate of Pay for It worked between 9:00pm - 11.30pm; Sunday
 155% of your Casual Rate of Pay for hours worked between 5.00am - 9:00am, Sunday.'

Signature 22 February 21023


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