The CPSU is committed to working with you to get the outcomes you want in CRS. There are three key factors to getting genuine improvements in your pay, conditions, and rights...
Your participation – in the bargaining process by attending meetings, providing feedback
Your union – providing skilled negotiators and expert advice.
All staff phone hook-ups
Report back on bargaining:
Tuesday 26 August - 1pm or 8pm EST Wednesday 27 August - 1pm or 8pm EST
Toll free 1800 658 960 then enter the PIN 267 238#
Revenue vs Expenditure
The Australian National Audit Office estimates that it costs an organisation about $55,000 to replace each employee who leaves. This cost includes recruitment, training, time lost in productivity and lost intellectual property.
Considering this, it is more efficient to retain existing staff by maintaining wages and providing conditions that we value. Similarly, inadequately resourced positions with increasing workloads risks higher staff turnover which is counter productive to increasing productivity - a balanced approach is required.
The endorsed CPSU bargaining claim put to CRS managing in June 2008 outlines decent pay and fair conditions including a number of measures we believe will have the effect of increasing revenue and decreasing expenditure in CRS.
Are your pay and conditions contestable? This week management responded to our bargaining claim with a proposed pay offer of 4% conditional on you working harder, longer, and achieving organisational outcomes you cannot control.
[read more]CRS admin staff – what you said Thank you for an excellent response to our survey on issues around classification, training, and workload of AOs, ROs and ESCs. Your responses have been excellent, prompt, to the point and provided genuine direction for your union negotiating team.
[read more]CRS - the holistic package We met with management last Thursday and put forward your ideas for resolving issues with the PAS, for recognition and retention of Professionals, and conditions for Regional Managers moving from AWAs to the collective agreement.
[read more]PAS – what you said Thank you for the excellent response to our survey on the performance assessment system in CRS Australia. Based on this feedback your union negotiating team put forward proposals to management in the negotiation on 31 July 2008. This bulletin outlines the feedback and the proposals.
[read more]Better pay, conditions and rights Your claim for better pay, conditions and rights has been put to management and to date we have seen little commitment from them to address your entitlements.
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