Friday, December 13, 2013

Are you being targeted?

Target by Jasper Johns

CPSU Bargaining team standing firm despite attacks

  • With the recent events at the University we now run the risk of being denied the right to be represented at bargaining and other industrial matters without fear of retribution.
  • Management have shown a recent enthusiasm to use the investigation process of:
 EB 6 clause 54 DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR MISCONDUCT  
Application 

54.1 The procedures outlined in this Clause apply to all staff (other than casual staff) employed by 
the University.  
Definition 
54.2 ‘Misconduct’ means:  
(a) serious misbehaviour of a kind which constitutes a serious impediment to the 
carrying out of a staff members duties or to a staff members colleagues carrying out 
their duties; or 
(b) conviction by a Court of competent jurisdiction of an offence of a kind that may be 
reasonably regarded as constituting a serious impediment to the discharge by the 
staff member of his or her functions or duties, or to the staff members colleagues 
carrying out their functions or duties; and/or 
(c) serious dereliction of duties.   
Support Staff Agreement 2010 48
54.3 ‘Disciplinary action’ means any action by the University to discipline a staff member for 
misconduct and may include one or more of the following: 
(a) formal censure 
(b) formal counselling 
(c) demotion by one or more classification levels or increments 
(d) withholding of an increment 
(e) suspension with pay 
(f) termination of employment. 

  •  One Professional Staff member was marched off the premises on Tuesday by representatives of UTS Management, HRU and UTS Security before being able to discuss unknown accusations in a meeting with UTS Management and a union representative.

  • The University is persisting in wasting valuable resources on minor and unfounded claims which are easily unsubstantiated while putting staff under undue stress.


·         Now more than ever it is vital for UTS Professional staff to join together to stand up for your rights, if you are not already a member join today (https://membership.psa.asn.au/join/)

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