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The Public Sector CSA Agreement 2019 (GA8) was registered in the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission (WAIRC) on 4 November 2019. The Agreement commences operation on 4 November 2019 and expires on 12 June 2021.
Please contact your Labour Relations Advisor if you have any queries on the implementation of the Agreement.
Summary of changes to the Public Sector CSA Agreement 2019 | ||
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Provision |
Summary of changes |
Resource materials |
Clause 10 – Salaries |
Update to the salary schedules (Schedule 2, 3 and 4) to provide a $1,000 increase to annual salaries. The clause provides an equivalent payment to eligible employees for the period between 13 June 2019 and the date of registration, which was 4 November 2019. Reduction of the number of increments for the level 1 classification. Schedule 2 details the translation of level 1 general division Employees to the new increment structure. Inclusion of a new salary schedule (Schedule 4 - Legal Grade Salaries) which sets out the salaries for Western Australian Government lawyers employed in entities previously forming part of the Crown Law Department, namely the State Solicitor’s Office, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office. These salaries are also available to lawyers in the Public Trustee’s Office, which will be reflected in the next replacement Agreement. |
Guidance note |
Clause 11 – Traineeship Rates of Pay |
Inclusion of a new clause titled Traineeship Rates of Pay which replaces clause 17 (2) (d) of the Applicable Award. This clause references Schedule 2 – General Division for school-based, junior and adult trainee rates of pay and stipulates that salaries provided apply from the date of registration. |
Guidance note |
Clause 15 – Direct and Permanent Employment |
Inclusion of a new clause titled Direct and Permanent Employment, which replaces the current clause 14 – Employer Preference and clause 51 – Contract for Service – Labour Hire from the Public Service and Government Officers CSA General Agreement 2017. The clause contains the following commitments:
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Guidance note |
Clause 16 – Public Sector Delivery of Public Services |
Inclusion of a new clause titled Public Sector Delivery of Public Services, which confirms that:
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Guidance note |
Clause 18 – Fixed Term Contract Employment |
Removal of a requirement to develop criteria for a fixed term contract review and incorporation of the following commitments:
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Clause 19 – Casual Employment |
Inclusion of a new clause titled Casual Employment, which replaces the clause 10 of the Applicable Award. The clause provides conditions relevant to casual employment, including:
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Long service leave - Transitional arrangement for casual employees |
Clause 20 – Notice of Termination by Employer for Employees over 45 Years of Age |
Inclusion of a new clause titled Notice of Termination by Employer for Employees over 45 Years of Age, which increases the required notice period by one week, for Employees over 45 years of age who have completed at least two years’ consecutive service. This minimum notice of termination provision under section 117 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) applies to the Western Australian public sector and overrides the provisions of any public sector industrial instrument that contains a lesser entitlement. |
Guidance note |
Clause 23 – Out of Hours Contact |
There is an error in the drafting of clause 23.4 (a) which has inadvertently resulted in two on call rates and no availability allowance. |
Guidance note |
Clause 29 – Early Access to Pro Rata Long Service Leave |
The clause is amended to clarify that:
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Guidance note |
Clause 32 – Transitional Arrangements |
The clause is amended to update maximum rates of leave loading for annual leave. The clause also provides that transitional arrangements for leave loading accrued before 1 January 2011 will cease on 1 February 2021. Any applicable annual leave loading accrued before this date will be paid to the Employee within two pay periods |
Guidance note |
Clause 35 – Public Service Holidays |
The clause has been retitled Public Service Holidays and includes the existing Days in Lieu of Repealed Public Service Holidays and an additional day of paid leave for Easter Sunday. |
Guidance note |
Clause 37 – Bereavement Leave |
The clause has been amended to update the relationships covered by the clause and increases the amount of leave to 3 days per occasion. The clause now replaces the Applicable Award provision in its entirety. |
Guidance note |
Clause 38 – Cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders |
Inclusion of a new clause titled Cultural Leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. The clause provides for up to five days of paid cultural leave per calendar year for Employees who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. |
Guidance note |
Clause 44 – Superannuation on Unpaid Parental Leave |
Inclusion of a new clause titled Superannuation on Unpaid Parental Leave. The clause provides an entitlement to superannuation contributions for up to 12 weeks of unpaid parental leave. |
Guidance note |
Clause 45 – First Aid Allowance |
The existing Public Sector First Aid Allowance has been retitled and amended to provide an hourly rate for nominated first aid officers. The allowance has been adjusted in accordance with existing methodologies. |
Guidance note |
Clause 51 – Redeployment and Redundancy |
Change to existing clause which requires the Employer to notify the Union before a Registered employee entering their last 3 months of redeployment. |
Guidance note |
Clause 54 – Occupational Safety and Health Representatives Records |
Inclusion of a new clause titled Occupational Safety and Health Representatives that requires the Employer to:
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Guidance note |
Clause 55 – Union Facilities |
The clause has been amended to give the Union the opportunity to provide content on the benefits of being a Union Member where the induction is wholly online. Employees are to be provided with paid time off to attend two meetings of up to one hour at the workplace held by the Union. Upon written request, the Union will be given access to a private facility, if reasonably available for the duration of each meeting. |
Guidance note |
Clause 56 – Consultation and Joint Consultative Committee |
Inclusion of a new clause which outlines the consultation process on proposals for change and the role and function of the Joint Consultative Committee (JCC). |
Guidance note |
Clause 58 – Review of Common Use Agreements and Contracts |
Inclusion of a new clause titled Review of Common Use Agreements and Contracts which requires the Department of Finance to conduct a review of specified Common Use Agreements within 12 months of the registration of the Agreement. The clause also requires Employers to conduct reviews of certain types of contracts for service as specified by the clause. |
Guidance note |
Clause 61 – Dispute Settlement Procedure |
The clause has been amended as follows:
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