As employees will be aware, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ordered that the Australian Electoral Commission (“AEC”) run a secret ballot at Birdlife Australia to determine once and for all whether a majority of employees at Birdlife would like an Enterprise Agreement to be negotiated. The lead up The ASU conducted a majority support…
The ASU’s majority support application was heard by the Fair Work Commission on Friday 6th of November. The ASU had collected sufficient signatures to demonstrate that a strong majority of employees based in Melbourne wanted the ASU to bargain for an Enterprise Agreement at Birdlife Australia. However, we were only able to obtain a bare…
On Monday 5th of October the ASU filed an Application for a Majority Support Determination at the Fair Work Commission. The application is made to ask the Fair Work Commission to order that Birdlife Australia must initiate bargaining for an Enterprise Agreement. The application is made on the basis of evidence demonstrating that of the…