CPSU Welcome New UTS Staff

Dear Colleagues

Max, Patrick, and Mark

Attended the VC’s Welcome to New Staff  on Wednesday 25 July 2012.

Hopefully some of these new staff will take up the opportunity to join the CPSU.

Thanks for the invite Liz Hurley.

Thank you UTS CPSU Delegates

CPSU members at a protest rally in Sydney, in 2005 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Did you receive your incremental progression?

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY

SUPPORT STAFF AGREEMENT 

2010:

"21.5 Progression to a higher level shall be available only when the staff member‟s supervisor
certifies that:
(a) the competency requirements for progression established for the occupational group
and/or work unit are satisfied by the incumbent
(b) that the quality of work performed by the staff member is consistent with work
required of the higher level and the position description, and
(c) there is work consistently available at the higher level.
21.6 Where progression to a higher level is not approved the affected staff member will be
provided with written feedback by the supervisor, including the reason why progression is not
approved."

A short thank you from a member who was acting on behalf of themselves and their work area staff to ensure they all received their incremental progression. 

"Dear Delegates and Industrial staff,

Thank you for all your hard work – it is much appreciated.

It looks like this is a total victory for CPSU.

At around 10:30am, the Manager called a meeting and advised everyone about the fact that University was going to fix the incremental issue which affected most --- staff and some --- staff.

---- said that --- should’ve advised everyone earlier, but he had been trying to get HR to fix the problem all along (!)

-- said -- will make sure that no one will be disadvantaged and all the affected staff including those in other parts of --- will get their increment sorted.

I could see that the Manager wanted to save the University’s and his face and made it seem that it was not because of the CPSU pressure that they are now fixing the problem.

I told the Manager in front of everyone that the whole thing was very poorly handled and that the University had breached the Enterprise Agreement by reversing my increment without consultation

and that there should’ve been more communication.

And I asked when the problem will be fixed now. Looks like it will be fixed for next pay.

Will keep you updated once the matter is finalised.

In the meantime, I’ve spoken to more staff in ---- about what CPSU can do for them. It’s a slow process, but the CPSU influence is spreading.

Thanks again and well done to CPSU!"

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