Australia Post employees back enterprise agreement
Australia Post has announced that its employees have voted their approval of the EBA2017 enterprise agreement, which offers a guaranteed 6% pay increase over three years and protection of key existing terms and conditions of employment. In a statement issued today (30 June) Australia Post said that the vote from its 29,500 Award level employees secured a 74% majority in favour of EBA2017.
Australia Post also agreed to continue the commitment for the life of EBA2017 to no forced redundancies for any employee impacted by reform of letters, provided they are looking for another job in the business, and an additional $22m to fund skills training for frontline employees.
This EBA is the third secured under ‘s tenure, and once again, there was no industrial action during the negotiations.
“I am confident that we have a fair and robust EBA that will give us a strong foundation for continued transformation over the next three years,” said Managing Director & Group CEO Ahmed Fahour (who is stepping down from the role in July, and whose successor Christine Holgate will be in post from October).
Fahour continued: “EBA2017 will give our people certainty and security so that we can continue investing and growing to transform into an eCommerce delivery and services provider. It also means that we can maximise meaningful jobs so our business continues to be a great place to work.”
The EBA2017 offer was formally endorsed by the national office of the Communication, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) and the Community and Public Service Union (CPSU), which together represent over half of Award level staff at Australia Post.
The EBA2017 vote was conducted independently by the AEC. Australia Post EBA2017 will now be lodged with the Fair Work Commission for approval.
