Following the ratification vote that finished on 31 August 2007, ANZ National Bank amended its offer by changing the proposed term from 2 years to 1 year. The offer put forward to Finsec members is now as follows:
Salary and Allowances
The printed salary bands, salaries of staff that are within the bands and monetary allowances of the Collective Agreement 2006 – 2007 will be increased by 3.75% in 2007.
The negotiated increase will not be applied to members’ salaries that are 3.75% or more above the salary band. Staff whose salaries are less than 3.75% above the current salary band will get a proportional increase to take them to the top of the new salary band.
This increase will take effect on and from 1 August 2007.
Term of Agreement
This collective agreement will come into force on 1 August 2007 and will expire on 31 July 2008.
Hours of Work
Where an employee requests a change to their normal hours of work no additional penal time payments would apply.
Where an employee requests to work a 6th or 7th day they will not be paid penal time payments or overtime payments. They would be paid at time one only.
Where a person undertakes secondary employment in the bank in a different role they will be employed as a casual staff member in that role and the hours worked in that person’s permanent position will not count towards overtime entitlements.
Staffing/Targets
The parties will meet during the term of the agreement to discuss staffing and targets.
Coverage
The following wording in Clause 1.4 – Coverage of Agreement will be deleted: “who are or who become members of Finsec and”.
The following roles will be added to the exceptions to coverage in clause 1.4 (c):
ANZ Small Business Manager
ANZ On-Line Business Manager
Annual Leave after Parental Leave
The five days paid family leave upon return to work in clause 5.7(4) will be deleted and the bank’s proposed clause on entitlement to annual leave after parental leave will be inserted into clause 5.1 as a new sub-clause (7) as outlined in the bank’s claim and as follows:
An employee who returns to work after a period of up to 52 weeks approved parental leave, shall be entitled to take all annual leave accrued while that employee was on parental leave, and be paid for that annual leave at the employee’s ordinary pay at the time the leave is taken.
Union Rights
Clause 9 – Union Matters will be amended as per the bank’s proposed wording as follows:
A new introductory paragraph will be added to the start of clause 9 as follows:
The bank recognises that Finsec and the Union Council have an important role to represent and advocate on behalf of its members. The bank desires to work with Finsec in a constructive fashion to address matters of mutual interest. Where issues arise the parties will work together, in a manner consistent with the requirements of good faith, to try to resolve such issues in a way that maintains and enhances productive employment relations.
In clause 9.1(2) the words “at least one week’s notice” will be deleted and replaced with “reasonable notice”.
In clause 9.4(2) will be amended from “union councillors” to “union councillors/delegates”.
A new clause 9.4(2) (d) will be inserted as follows: “discussions and/or meetings with other Finsec officials/representatives”.
A new clause 9.4(2) (d) will be inserted as follows: “attending disciplinary meetings of other union members, either with or without Finsec officials or representatives”.
Agreement to Meet
The bank has committed to meeting with Finsec representatives three times each year during the term of the agreement.
