CROWN EMPLOYEES (TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS AND TAFE AND RELATED EMPLOYEES) SALARIES AND CONDITIONS AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

FULL BENCH

 

Application by the Labor Council of New South Wales, State Peak Council of employees.

 

(No. IRC 3204 of 2001 and other matters)

 

 

VARIATION

 

 

1.          Insert in alphabetical order appearing in clause 1, Arrangement, of the award published 30 March 2001 and consolidated 7 September 2001 (327 I.G. 582) with Erratum 26 October 2001 (328 I.G. 1312) the following new clause number and subject matter:

 

3A.   Deduction of Union Membership Fees

 

 

2.          Insert after clause 3, Salaries, the following new clause 3A:

 

3A.   Deduction of Union Membership Fees

 

(i)         The union shall provide the employer with a schedule setting out union fortnightly membership fees payable by members of the union in accordance with the union's rules.

 

(ii)        The union shall advise the employer of any change to the amount of fortnightly membership fees made under its rules. Any variation to the schedule of union fortnightly membership fees payable shall be provided to the employer at least one month in advance of the variation taking effect.

 

(iii)       Subject to (i) and (ii) above, the employer shall deduct union fortnightly membership fees from the pay of any employee who is a member of the union in accordance with the union's rules, provided that the employee has authorised the employer to make such deductions.

 

(iv)       Monies so deducted from employees' pay shall be forwarded regularly to the union together with all necessary information to enable the union to reconcile and credit subscriptions to employees' union membership accounts.

 

(v)        Unless other arrangements are agreed to by the employer and the union, all union membership fees shall be deducted on a fortnightly basis.

 

(vi)       Where an employee has already authorised the deduction of union membership fees from his or her pay prior to this clause taking effect, nothing in this clause shall be read as requiring the employee to make a fresh authorisation in order for such deductions to continue.

 

 

 

 

 

3.          This variation shall take effect from the first pay period to commence on or after 7 March 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

F. L. WRIGHT J, President

P. J. SAMS D.P.

R. P. BOLAND  J.

J. N. REDMAN, Commissioner.

 

 

 

 

 

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