C2002/5979, Transcript of Proceedings [2002] AIRCTrans 5235 (30 December 2002)

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AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL

RELATIONS COMMISSION

SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT DRAKE

C2002/5979
C2002/6047

AUSTRALIAN POSTAL CORPORATION

and

COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRICAL,
ELECTRONIC, ENERGY, INFORMATION,
POSTAL, PLUMBING and ALLIED
SERVICES UNION OF AUSTRALIA

Notification pursuant to section 127(2)
Australian Postal Corporation & CEPU re
strike action at the Sydney West Letters
Facility

SYDNEY

WEDNESDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2002

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RESUMES [5.50pm]

PN1

MR GOOT: Yes, your Honour, thank you for the time. As a result of discussions that have taken place there has been an agreement reached which I might put on transcript if I may. It is in the following terms:

PN2

1. In respect of the period from 6pm on 11 December 2002 until and including 24 December 2002, Australia Post will make four offers of overtime to each team at SWLF.

PN3

2. In respect of those teams of full time mail officers who in the period 2 December 2002 until 6pm on 11 December 2002 have been made less than three offers of overtime, those teams will by close of business on 24 December 2002, have made to them by Australia Post a minimum of six offers of overtime.

PN4

3. The CEPU withdraws its application under section 170LW of the Act.

PN5

4. The parties will as soon as practicable in January 2003 discuss Australia Post's proposal for an alternative system of offering and recording of overtime at SWLF with liberty to relist and/or report back to Senior Deputy President Drake.

PN6

5. CEPU undertakes that it will not cause or authorise industrial action to be taken prior to 24 December 2002 at SWLF and undertakes that it will not support, encourage or incite employees of Australia Post to take industrial action at SWLF within the same time period.

PN7

6. Australia Post withdraws its section 127 application.

PN8

7. Australia Post undertakes not to victimise, intimidate or unlawfully discriminate against any employee at SWLF on account of his or her participation in industrial action on 9 and 10 December 2002.

PN9

On that basis your Honour the matters are concluded.

PN10

THE SENIOR DEPUTY PRESIDENT: That reflects the agreement Ms Howell?

PN11

MS HOWELL: Yes, your Honour.

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