Your Union wrote to each retail member in NSW and the ACT late last year following a flurry of complaints from members employed in retail concerned for the job security following Australia Post’s announced return to a common counter arrangement in retail.
The Union has since met with Australia Post on a number of occasions regarding the matter and is happy to report to members the following outcomes of those discussions in an effort to resolve this matter;
Permanent arrangements
- Trainee employees will be excluded from common counter arrangements until the end of their probationary employment term
- Casual employees based in metropolitan areas will be excluded from common counter arrangements
Transitional arrangements
- The CEPU will be advised prior to the Employee Counselling and Disciplinary Process being initiated against an employee for a matter related to the operation of a common counter at the warning counselling level and higher.
- That the Australia Post management representative who advises the CEPU official of the impending ECDP action against an employee will be a management representative that has decision making authority
The above transitional arrangements will apply for an initial four month period. The CEPU and Australia Post will both jointly review and assess the outcome of these arrangements again on 8th April 2013.
Your Union is confident that both the permanent and transitional arrangements will deter any inappropriate behaviour and will protect retail members in NSW and the ACT from any unfair abuses of the disciplinary process relating directly to the common counter process.
Should you require any further information, please contact Branch Assistant Secretary Shane Murphy or Branch Officials Peter Chaloner, Gil Enzon, Phil Kessey, TK Ly, Nathan Metcher, Greg Rayner or Aaron Stockdale on (02) 9893 7822.
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