Unitec Academic Staff Collective Agreement Rewrite Working Party
Unitec Academic Staff Collective Agreement Rewrite Working Party
Summary of Changes to the CA 21 May 2014
These changes are have been made as result of the 2011 bargaining round were TEU and Unitec agreed to set a working party to consider ‘simplifying’ in the wording in the of the CA. This work has now been completed as part of the 2013/2014 bargaining round. The changes are now part of the proposed new collective agreement, along with the proposed settlementoutlined in the advocates report dated 21 May. The whole new collective agreement is now subject to ratificationon ballot.
Below is a summary of the changes in the proposed agreement that have been approved by the TEU and Unitec.
For the full text of the changes please view the ratification version of the collective agreement on the following link / Clause / change / Notes
PART 1 / COVERAGE AND APPLICATION OF AGREEMENT
1. / Parties
1.1 / Minor wording change / For consistency, so each party is referred to by name.
To avoid any confusion about which party is being referred to at any given point in the CA.
2. / Coverage
1.2 / 1.2 Renaming “part time” to “hourly paid in the entire collective and references from para 2. / Previously referred to as ‘part-time’ positions. Hourly paid is used as is a more accurate reflection of what that type of work is.
3. / Application of the Terms & Conditions of CA
1.4,1.5,1.9 and 1.10 / Minor wording changes. / Simplified language and ease of reading for all of this section.
PART 2 / DEFINITIONS
4. / Minor wording changes for consistency of collective
New definition of hourly paid employees – replaces “part time employee” / .
PART 3 / TERMS OF APPOINTMENT
5. / Categories of Appointment
3.1 / 3.1.1 AMENDED – Categories of Appointment are either (a) permanent, (b) fixed term, or (c) hourly paid / Simplified language and ease of reading for all of this section and what is relevant at Unitec
6. / Appointment Procedures
3.2 / 3.2.1 DELETE “limited tenure” and replace with “fixed term” / Simplified language and ease of reading for all of this section.
7. / Probationary Period
3.2.3 / Deleted / Not used at Unitec but have retain the 0.8 workload provisions for “new appointed staff”
8. / Termination of Employment
3.3 / Minor changes and placement within clause / To ensure consistency of language and simplify CA
9. / Disciplinary Procedures
3.4 / Rewritten to be consistent with current policy plus some clause have be moved
PART 4 / CAREER PROGRESSION AND REMUNERATION
12. / Hourly Paid Positions
4.2.4 / Change in title / Previously referred to as ‘part-time’ positions. Hourly paid is used as is a more accurate reflection of what that type of work is.
13. / Salary Progression
4.3 / Minor wording changes
14. / Salary Allowances
4.4.2 / Wording changes / covered by Holidays Act calculations
PART 5 / WORKLOAD
17. / Workload Principles
5.1 and 5.2 / Minor wording changes.
18. / Timetabled Teaching Hours
5.3 / Deletion of Probationary and replaced with “ New Appointed Staff” / Retains 0.8 workload
Duty Hours
5.4. and 5.5 / Minor wording changes
PART 6 / LEAVE
21. / Limitation of Leave
6.1 / Change from Part-time ASM to Hourly paid employee. Put at front of leave section to help clarify what leave is applicable to this group. / .
22. / Leave of Absence to count as Days and Half Days
6.21. / Deleted” as Unitec allows staff to take half days leave.
23. / Leave on an Annual Basic
Public and Unitec Holidays
6.3 / Minor wording change to be consistent with Holidays Act
24. / Annual Leave
6.3.4 - 6.3.6 / Deleted” as Unitec allows staff to take half days leave. Changes to be consistent with 2011 changes to discretionary leave entitlements
Change in wording regarding the entitlement of leave with the year due / Carryover of leave as per leave policy and procedures
25. / Annual and Discretionary Leave for Employees with Short Service
6.3. / Minor wording changes
26. / Sick Leave
6.4 / Renumbered; rewritten so that entitlement is clearly stated right at the start of the sub-clause.
(d) deleted from body of CEA and shifted to Schedule D – refers to employees appointed before 2 March 1999.
Other minor wording changes
27. / Accident Compensation
6.5 / Moved to be included in 6.4.4.
28. / Bereavement/Tangihanga Leave
6.5 / Renumbered and minor wording changes.
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30. / Other Leave
6.6 and 6.8 / Rewritten in parts and renumbered.
31. / Maternity Leave
6.7 / Renamed Parental Leave and Grant / Maternity Grant is renamed Parental Grant to allow for all employees to receive it if they are granted parental leave
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PART 7 / TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
32. / Reciprocal Commitment
7.1 / New wording to make it clear that PD does not apply to hourly paid staff
33. / Professional Development Leave
7.3 / Updated to reflect changes from previous CA changes related to specific dates
PART 8 / ALLOWANCES, EXPENSES AND GRANTS
34. / Employment Related Expenses
8.1 / Minor rewrite
35. / Travel Allowance
8.2 / Minor rewrite
36. / Reimbursement
8.8 / Minor rewrite
47. / Care of Dependants
8.9 / Minor rewrite
PART 9 / PROTECTION AND SAFETY PROVISIONS
48. / Safety Footwear
9.6 / Minor wording changes.
PART 10 / ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE
49. / Application
10.2 / Minor wording changes to reflect new term “hourly paid employees”. / Some change to section, mainly for purposes of clarity and ease of reading and replace the term “severance” with “redundancy” compensation where appropriate
50. / Definition
10.3 / Minor wording changes.
51. / Technical Redundancy Provisions
10.4 / Minor wording changes
52. / Procedures
10.5 / Minor wording changes
53. / Options
10.6 / Minor wording changes.
Deletion of severance and replaced with redundancy
54. / Conditions Applying to Options
10.7 / Minor wording changes.
56. / Rights of Employees Declared Surplus
10.8 / Minor wording changes.
PART 13 / TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
57. / Market Allowances
13.1 / Minor wording changes in 13.1 / Reflects updating of CEA salary increase 2014 and 2015
SCHEDULE D / SICK LEAVE FOR EMPLOYEES APPOINTED PRIOR TO 2 MARCH 1999
58.. / Sick leave for those employees appointed before 2 March 1999 / Shifted from body of CEA – 6.7 and shifted to the Schedule, relates to a small body of employees now.
Irena Brorens
TEU National Industrial Officer
Unitec Advocate 21 May 2014