Join us for the upcoming LG Professionals SA People and Culture Network Forum: Dive into Enterprise Bargaining. Hear from a range of speakers including Jordan Littlefair, Manager People and Culture, Angie-Marie Ross, People and Culture Advisor, Corporate Services, Adelaide Plains Council, City of Onkaparinga and Sue King, Manager People and Culture, Whyalla City Council, who will share their process and challenges faced through enterprise bargaining.
This Forum will be held in person at the Salisbury Hub and via Zoom on Thursday 4 April from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM.
Different Processes of Enterprise Bargaining
In this session attendees will hear from speakers who hold different organisation perspectives regarding their enterprise bargaining processes, encouraging all to find the right process for their organisations. Through the different case study examples of enterprise bargaining attendees can take away:
- How to set up for success
- What to think about when preparing for enterprise bargaining
- How to build trust for the process across your staff
Jordan Littlefair
Manager People and Culture
City of Onkaparinga
City of Onkaparinga has four enterprise agreements spanning over 850 staff. The journey through the past three to four bargaining periods has been one of trust-building; finding ways to improve transparency and communication for the benefit of both the employee and the employer. The process of building trust begins before the bargaining starts, and they partner with the union to train, inform and communicate with their staff. By maintaining a strong relationship with the union and their people, the City of Onkaparinga delivers great results for their staff and their community. Jordan will take attendees through the process touching on successes and challenges felt amid bargaining.
Angie-Marie Ross
People and Culture Advisor, Corporate Services
Adelaide Plains Council
Adelaide Plains Council - Chief Executive Officer decided to engage an external provider, Norman Waterhouse, to facilitate the Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) process in 2024. Prior to conducting the EBA process training was provided to the management and staff representatives to ensure all members were clear on the process and expectations during negotiations, this approach was well received by attendees. Adelaide Plains Council has now established two separate EBAs, one indoor and one outdoor. Angie-Marie will share details and how the process is tracking for the organisation.
Premiership Table Workshop
In January, People and Culture Managers and Leaders from across the sector were invited to an informal forum to discuss enterprise bargaining. Attendees had the opportunity to discuss and compare EA wages, which are used to benchmark wage offers, ensuring to remain competitive but also financially responsible. A key agreement of the informal session was to collectively contribute to a sector-wide wages comparison table. In this brief session, we’ll workshop the table and begin to pull it together for the benefit of all councils.
A templated table will be distributed to all registered attendees to fill their organisations data, this data will be used in discussion throughout the workshop.
Evidence for Submission - Case Study
Sue King
Manager People and Culture
Whyalla City Council
When submitting a final Enterprise Agreement (EA) to SAET for approval Councils must ensure they submit all of the associated documented evidence relied upon during the consultation period. In the past, it may have been reasonable to outline the process used during bargaining as part of the submission without any attachments. To have a successful submission and outcome, all consultation documentation used throughout the bargaining process should be attached with the submission to SAET. In this session Sue will be presenting the process of submitting an Enterprise Agreement and what information is required by a Commissioner to ensure an approved Enterprise Agreement.
Registrations for this forum are open to Local Government Professionals Australia, SA members, council employees, employees of regional subsidiaries and Local Government Professionals Australia, SA invited guests.
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