FAQ #1 - BARGAINING PROCESS IN BETWEEN AGREEMENTS Q. The pay increases are NOT above CPI. Are we looking at the same CPIs???? The current agreement expired years ago and you are not taking that in consideration. I havent had a pay increase since Nov 2012! Thats how you should calculate unless they are backpaid! A. Under Australian law, there’s unfortunately no automatic right to pay adjustments upon nominal expiry of an EBA, even CPI at the very least. This has to be bargained. iCCC submitted as part of its claims CPI increases upon nominal expiry of the current Proposal to guard against salaries and allowances being frozen again in between Agreements. The compromise reached was six bargaining meetings in the 6 months leading up to the nominal expiry during which time the company will not be surprised when a claim is tabled for at least CPI to commence at the 6 month mark. iCCC has been consistent and forthright from the start of negotiations last year to address the stoppage of pay increases since 2012, and why we fought so hard for backpay (offered in the form of the sign on bonus last time). When the main productivity claim (A330 domestic duty hours up to 12 upon Agr commencement) was withdrawn by the company in recent meetings, iCCC’s claim was that pay increases previously bargained remain on the table. This was the bargained outcome. We were surprised that the company shared our bargained reasoning with crew in the presentation of the Package. For those of you who like facts and figures – latest private sector average pay increases (current as of last week) as reported by Workplace Express: Private sector pay growth remains at record lows Wednesday, November 12, 2014, 1:27pm Private sector pay growth remained at a record low for the year to September, but it outstripped inflation because prices growth has also slowed, according to ABS data released today. The bureaus Wage Price Index shows that private sector hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses increased by just 2.5% in trend terms for the 12 months ending September, and by 0.6% for the quarter. ….. if you’d like a copy of the full article, send us an email to [email protected]
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 21:30:50 +0000
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