Enterprise Agreement 2011

Staff vote in favour of new Enterprise Agreement

Ninety per cent of staff who participated in the ballot between 30 November and 8 December 2011 voted in favour of the Enterprise Agreement 2011-14.

• DAFF Enterprise Agreement 2011-14 Offer PDF [1.7MB]
• DAFF Enterprise Agreement 2011-14 Offer Word [1.2MB]

More people participated than in the previous two ballots, with 71.5 per cent of eligible staff voting this time around.

The agreement was lodged with Fair Work Australia for approval on 6 December 2011.

The agreement (and the first 4% pay increase) will take effect 7 days after Fair Work Australia approval. The EA team will keep staff informed of progress and when they can expect to see the pay rise in their pay, noting that December/January is a difficult time of the year to be implementing a new agreement with early pay cut-offs.

What’s the new offer?

Highlights of the offer include:

• 4% pay rise on commencement of the agreement
• $1050 lump sum payment on payday after the first pay rise
• 3% pay rise from 1 July 2012
• 2% pay rise from 28 March 2013 (paid in April 2013)
• $750 productivity payment in December 2013, contingent on anticipated savings in leave liabilities
• adjusting top pay points of Meat Inspector Level 4, APS2, EL1 and EL2 so the top of all DAFF classifications are in line with or above the APS median
• reimbursement of up to $300 annually for expenditure on a healthy lifestyle
• work conditions equal to or better than those in the current (2009-11) agreement.

This offer has the support of all parties to the negotiations and has been approved by the Australian Government. More information on the offer is available in the staff information pack. To see how your pay will be affected view the online salary tracker PowerPoint [1.8MB].