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Vol. 9 No. 1

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April 2010

i I B Z

The newsletter for ELICOS & Business College sector members

How will the new Modern Award affect the In ELICOS and Business College Sectors? this edition From 1 January 2010 the federal government implemented a new award that changes wages and conditions in the ELICOS sector. This Educational Services (Post Secondary Education) Award has been implemented as part of the government’s decision to simplify the system by reducing the number of Awards across Australia.

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Modern Awards

QCE

The new award now covers both teaching and non teaching staff in ELICOS colleges. However, this award fails to bring any significant improvements to ELICOS employee conditions. In addition, the new award does not include the casual conversion clause of the previous award.

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QCT Registration

Communication Networks

ELICOS Training

Member Profile

Casual Conversion under the previous award enabled casual staff who had been employed for a certain amount of time, to apply to move from casual employment to permanency. The decision for an employee to make this transition was still at the employer’s discretion.; however, the clause provided a structural framework for the application to be given due consideration. Without this clause in the award there is nothing that gives employers any reason to consider any requests that employees have to be made permanent, regardless of the time that the employee has worked with the college. However, many colleges which are in the process of collectively bargaining are looking to put this clause into their new agreement. The wages have remained relatively unchanged for both full time and daily rates with casual rates changing slightly. These rates still undervalue the work that our teachers and staff do in ELICOS colleges.

In other colleges employees are entitled to the increases immediately. As the status of the award is different between colleges, please contact your union to find out when the changes to your wages need to come into effect. The only way that you can improve on the award wages and conditions is to start a Collective Agreement with your colleagues. Collective Agreements can improve wages and conditions for all staff at your college covering such issues as hours of duty or professional development, neither of which are covered in the award. By working as a workforce collective alongside your union, improvements to wages and conditions can be achieved for staff at your workplace. If you would like to discuss starting a Collective Agreement or to find out when your school needs to implement any payment differences please contact your organiser on (07) 3839 7020 or email elicos@qieu.asn.au.

ELICOS Activist Training Do you want to know more about your rights at work? Do you enjoy being active in your workplace? Do you want to work with your colleagues to improve your workplace? Training is a great way to get involved and learn about improving your workplace. Come along to one of our afternoon sessions to learn about your rights at work, to gain an understanding of the process behind Collective Bargaining and to find out how to approach your colleagues about getting involved with your union.

Employees will remain on their current classification level under the Educational Services (Post Secondary Education) Award, however this wage structure is subject to future changes.

Training is also a great opportunity to meet people from other colleges and hear about how members have successfully campaigned for collective agreements.

In colleges which were respondent to the previously existing Teachers (English Colleges) Award, new wages will be phased in across the next four years.

The next session will be held at 4:00pm on Thursday, May 6 2010 at the QIEU office 346 Turbot Street, Spring Hill.

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