- Date:
- 30 June 2016
Industrial relations landscape
This document outlines the Government’s policy on a number of important public sector industrial relations matters.
Governance – role of departments, agencies and central agencies
This section outlines the roles and responsibilities of departments and agencies in the negotiation of enterprise agreements and other industrial relations matters.
Government’s industrial relations principles
A key principle underpinning these policies is consultation and cooperation between employers, employees and unions.
Constitutional limitations
The Government is committed to honouring all terms within existing formal agreements. Departments and agencies should not seek to use legal constructs to avoid these obligations.
Agreement making and wages policy
This sections outlines the Government's wages policy and agreement approval processes.
Redundancy and other matters
This policy seeks to equally and fairly assist employees in the public sector whose roles are no longer required or whose employment must be terminated.
Fair Work Act requirements: Content of agreements
How the Fair Work Act affects Victorian public sector enterprise agreements.
Steps for making enterprise agreements
A guide to the process of making Victorian public sector enterprise agreements.
Industrial action
Departments and agencies must ensure that the impact of industrial action is minimised and that any response is appropriate.
Right of entry
The Fair Work Commission may issue a union official a permit allowing them to enter a workplace.
Attachments
Attachments include model clauses, the Victorian Public Service redeployment policy and an example Notice of Employee Representational Rights
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