Justification of Enterprise Bargaining decisions

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Dear Department of the Environment and Energy,

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

The scope of this request is limited to documents connected to decisions made in relation to enterprise bargaining ballots undertaken since 1 January 2014.

I request all documents which:

1. Justify to the relevant decision maker the use of all, or particular, characteristics of the voting employees, including, but not limited to employee location, APS level, business area, gender, full-time/part-time, casual, etc.

2. Explain any benefits to you, as employer, in obtaining breakdowns of any of the characteristics.

3. Justify the reasons for using the particular voter characteristics used in ballots.

4. Are put to, or created by, the departmental Executive, or the SES responsible for bargaining, and make any reference to any breakdowns of particular voter characteristics, for any purpose.

5. Give notice to employees prior to the ballots to explain what information was to be used in the ballot process.

I exclude from the scope of this request any documents that have already been released through FOI.

Sincerely

James Smith

FOI Contact Officer, Department of the Environment and Energy

Dear Mr Smith

 

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20 May 2017 FOI request 4 April 2017 FOI request (ref:
FOI 170402)
1. Justify to the relevant decision 2. Any documents sent to the
maker the use of all, or particular, relevant decision maker(s) who
characteristics of the voting employees, approved the use of the data that
including, but not limited to employee was used in the ballots.
location, APS level, business area,
gender, full-time/part-time, casual,
etc.
2. Explain any benefits to you, as 4. Any documents which mention
employer, in obtaining breakdowns of any benefits to the department or to
of the characteristics. the bargaining process in
obtaining a breakdown of votes.
3. Justify the reasons for using the 3. Any documents which explain
particular voter characteristics used in the rational for obtaining
ballots. breakdowns of votes
4. Are put to, or created by, the 5. Any documents between the
departmental Executive, or the SES departmental bargaining team and
responsible for bargaining, and make any the departmental Executive which
reference to any breakdowns of discuss breakdowns of votes and
particular voter characteristics, for suggest how that information
any purpose. should be used or otherwise taken
into consideration by the
department.
5. Give notice to employees prior to the 1. All documents sent to all
ballots to explain what information was employees which explain what
to be used in the ballot process. information about them was passed
onto the ballot provider for each
ballot.
  6. Any documents from the APSC
that mention what information
about employees can or should be
used in ballots.

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Contact Officer | Climate Change, Science and Corporate Legal
Section |General Counsel Branch
Department of the Environment and Energy
a: GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2600
t: (02) 6274 2603 
e: [1][Department of the Environment and Energy request email]

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: James Smith [mailto:[FOI #3540 email]]
Sent: Saturday, 20 May 2017 9:56 AM
To: FOI Contact Officer <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Justification of Enterprise
Bargaining decisions

 

Dear Department of the Environment and Energy,

 

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

 

The scope of this request is limited to documents connected to decisions
made in relation to enterprise bargaining ballots undertaken since 1
January 2014.

 

I request all documents which:

 

1. Justify to the relevant decision maker the use of all, or particular,
characteristics of the voting employees, including, but not limited to
employee location, APS level, business area, gender, full-time/part-time,
casual, etc.

 

2. Explain any benefits to you, as employer, in obtaining breakdowns of
any of the characteristics.

 

3. Justify the reasons for using the particular voter characteristics used
in ballots.

 

4. Are put to, or created by, the departmental Executive, or the SES
responsible for bargaining, and make any reference to any breakdowns of
particular voter characteristics, for any purpose.

 

5. Give notice to employees prior to the ballots to explain what
information was to be used in the ballot process.

 

I exclude from the scope of this request any documents that have already
been released through FOI.

 

Sincerely

 

James Smith

 

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