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Collective Agreement- Staff Log of Claims
1) Quantum of pay increase, sign on bonus and term of Agreement
We request a2.5% percent pay rise and a $650 sign on bonus and an Agreement that
terminates on 30 June 2011.
2) Confirmation of current entitlement to all current and future staff to
Termination Payments as they are currently delivered
We request that the current clause within the EBA be clarified to ensure that all current and
future staff enjoy the current termination payment conditions.
3) Administration of the LAMS Allowance
We request that the LAMS Allowance be paid as an all purpose allowance, that is, on all days
paid (i.e. annual leave and sick leave), rather than days worked, to reflect the additional
availability required of LAMS staff during leave. This would mean that the LAMS Allowance is
paid at 7% each day unless the employee is on leave without pay. We further believe that
this will encourage staff to take annual leave (which is a stated goal of management in this
process) as employees will no longer be disadvantaged if they do so.
The practice of not paying out LAMS allowance on leave which is paid out at the termination
of employment would continue.
4) Review of Time Sheets, TOIL, on-call allowances and the LAMS Allowance
We request that a working group with staff, management and union representatives be set
up immediately after the signing of this Agreement and meet at least monthly during the life
of this Agreement. Its goal must be to develop a series of options to present to staff before
the next Agreement in relation to the management of time sheets, TOIL, on-call allowances
and the LAMS allowance.
This group should aim to develop modern, flexible solutions that take account the different
needs of staff, the high pressure environment in which we work and the value of all time that
is worked by staff in the Assembly.
5) Application of the same additional conditions as the rest of the ACTPS
We request that the following changes be made to the LAMS agreement:
• The mature age payment in lieu of employer superannuation contributions for
employees over 70 years of age.
• The additional 5 days personal leave for bonding purposes (to a total of 15 days).
• The additional 2 days bereavement leave per occasion (to a total of 5 days).
• The commitment to pay all allowances on the appropriate payday.
• The increased vacation childcare payments of $52 per day and maximum of $260 per
child.
We request that these conditions be applied to the LAMS Agreement as staff believe that they
should form part of the negotiated wage outcome of 2.5% (as had been the case with the
ACTPS Agreement) and should fairly apply to all staff, public servants or others, who agree
to that same wage increase.