Question Without Notice No. 206 asked in the Legislative Council on 29 March 2018 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
ELECTORATE AND RESEARCH EMPLOYEES GENERAL AGREEMENT
206. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations:
I refer to the Electorate and Research Employees General Agreement 2014.
(1) Given that the agreement expired on 12 June 2017, why has the agreement not been renewed to date?
(2) What matters remain in contention that are preventing the renewal of the agreement?
(3) What consultation has occurred with employees who are not union members but are subject to the agreement?
(4) What consultation has occurred with members of Parliament who manage staff subject to the agreement?
(5) What are the agreed annual salary increases across the term of the new agreement being negotiated?
(6) Will staff members employed under the agreement receive back pay to 13 June 2017, which is when the new agreement was expected to commence?
Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
(1)–(6) The government understands that the negotiations on the Electorate and Research Employees General Agreement are progressing and it expects that an outcome will be reached in due course. However, the questions should be directed to the Presiding Officers, given that they relate to a schedule 1 entity under the Public Sector Management Act 1994.