Enterprise bargaining - what information is provided to department about employees' votes?

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Dear Department of the Treasury,

This is request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.

I request all documents wherein the outcome of any enterprise bargaining ballots were communicated to the department by the entity who undertook the ballots.

This shall include the YES/NO vote amounts or percentages as well as any additional information related to the vote. For example, a breakdown of the vote by employee location, or APS level.

The scope of this request covers any such documents that were received as a result of EBA offers made to staff under:

Workplace Bargaining Policy 2015
or
Australian Government Public Sector Workplace Bargaining Policy 2014

I thank you in advance for processing this request.

Yours faithfully,

James Smith

FOI, Department of the Treasury

Dear Mr Smith,

We would like to acknowledge receipt of your FOI request to this department, received on 27 February 2017. Your request reads as follows:

'...I request all documents wherein the outcome of any enterprise bargaining ballots were communicated to the department by the entity who undertook the ballots.

This shall include the YES/NO vote amounts or percentages as well as any additional information related to the vote. For example, a breakdown of the vote by employee location, or APS level.

The scope of this request covers any such documents that were received as a result of EBA offers made to staff under:

Workplace Bargaining Policy 2015
or
Australian Government Public Sector Workplace Bargaining Policy 2014...'

Your request will be processed as soon as possible. If you have any questions in relation to your application, please contact the FOI Team on 02 6263 2800.

Regards,

FOI Team

Parliamentary and Legal Services Unit
Financial and Parliamentary Division
The Treasury, Langton Crescent, Parkes ACT 2600

Phone: (02) 6263 2800
Email: [email address]

-----Original Message-----
From: James Smith [mailto:[FOI #3167 email]]
Sent: Sunday, 26 February 2017 11:21 AM
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Enterprise bargaining - what information is provided to department about employees' votes?

Dear Department of the Treasury,

This is request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.

I request all documents wherein the outcome of any enterprise bargaining ballots were communicated to the department by the entity who undertook the ballots.

This shall include the YES/NO vote amounts or percentages as well as any additional information related to the vote. For example, a breakdown of the vote by employee location, or APS level.

The scope of this request covers any such documents that were received as a result of EBA offers made to staff under:

Workplace Bargaining Policy 2015
or
Australian Government Public Sector Workplace Bargaining Policy 2014

I thank you in advance for processing this request.

Yours faithfully,

James Smith

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Dear Mr Smith

 

Please see attached correspondence concerning your recent freedom of
information request for:

 

‘I request all documents wherein the outcome of any enterprise bargaining
ballots were communicated to the department by the entity who undertook
the ballots.

 

This shall include the YES/NO vote amounts or percentages as well as any
additional information related to the vote. For example, a breakdown of
the vote by employee location, or APS level.

 

The scope of this request covers any such documents that were received as
a result of EBA offers made to staff under:

 

Workplace Bargaining Policy 2015

or

Australian Government Public Sector Workplace Bargaining Policy 2014’

 

Regards,

 

FOI Team

Parliamentary and Legal Services Division

The Treasury, Langton Crescent, Parkes ACT 2600

 

Phone:  (02) 6263 2800

Email:  [1][email address]

 

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