Documents Workplace Relations 10.14379.pdf - Chief Minister's ...

Collective Agreement- Staff Log of Claims
1) Quantum of pay increase and sign on bonus
We request a pay rise and sign on bonus of the same quantum as that proposed in the draft
Agency Enterprise Bargain Agreements between the ACT Government and its employees.
2) On-call Allowance
We request that it be left to the discretion of members, in consultation with their staff, to
decide where provision of a mobile phone with email compatibility could improve productivity.
This undertaking would need to be accompanied by an "on-call allowance", of an agreed
percentage of salary, to account for the additional time outside of work hours that LAMS staff
are required to be available. The increased cost to budget is more than offset by productivity
gains through the use of this technology.
3) Administration of the LAMS Allowance
We request that the LAMS Allowance be paid as an all purpose allowance, that is, on all days
employed, rather than days worked, to reflect the additional availability required of LAMS
staff. This would mean that the LAMS Allowance is paid each day unless the employee is on
leave without pay. This should result in a small increase in the size of the LAMS allowance but
a significant reduction in the administrative burden of calculating the fortnightly variations in
the LAMS allowance. This should have no net budget impact.
4) Time Sheets
We request that management should provide us with model of payment that could be offered
to staff they chose to opt out of TOIL. This should allow for an increase in the LAMS
allowance that adequately compensates the individual for the additional hours that they are
required to work due to the nature of the employment in this area. This would be revenue
neutral as the increase in LAMS allowance would be compensated by the hours of leave that
do not need to be funded and the decreased cost of administration due to the removal of the ·
need to process timesheets for these staff.
However, staff must be offered the choice between additional LAMS allowance with no access
to TOIL or the current system with timesheets and access to TOIL and also be able to change
between these schemes once per year to reflect their changing circumstances. ·
5) Higher Duties Allowance
We request that clause 34 to be altered to permit an enforceable 'higher duties' allowance
where a staff member is expected to perform at a higher level to fulfil the duties of a higher
level employee during periods of absence longer than two weeks.
This should be structured such that extended periods leave do not count against Member's
salary caps which will allow other staff to act in their places without disadvantaging the
Member's ability to staff their offices and pay their staff at appropriate levels for the work
they are undertaking.
6) Equitable access to subsidised transport and parking
We request that all staff have access to a range of options which minimise the cost of
transport to and from work, whether that be via public transport, private vehicle or bicycle.
This should acknowledge that only a limited number of staff have access to free parking at
present while others are forced to pay significant out of pocket expenses for transport and
parking costs.