Bankwe
est and FSU FFair Work Au
ustralia Applications Bankwest and the FSSU are workiing closely too ensure that employment condition s are secured for all colleagu
ues when thee bank transffers colleaguues to the BW
WA Group Se
ervices Pty Lttd (BWAGS) iin late March. For existting colleagu
ues who transfer to BWA
AGS, the Fair Work Act en
nsures that inndustrial awards and the enteerprise agreeements contiinue to applyy to those co
olleagues. BW
WAGS will alsso be guaran
nteeing that you
ur conditionss of employm
ment will nott be reduced when you m
move to BWA
AGS employm
ment. Howeveer the industrrial award an
nd enterprisee agreementt don’t autom
matically appply to new colleagu
ues who are eengaged afte
er the date w
when Bankwest colleague
es transfer too BWAGS. So
o the FSU and
d Bankwest h
have applied to Fair Workk Australia fo
or an order that the Bankkwest Enterp
prise Agreemeent and the Bankwest Aw
ward will appply to all BW
WAGS employyees. Fair Worrk Australia w
will be hearing the appliccation on 9 FFebruary. W
We’ll let you kknow the outtcome as soon as a decision iss handed dow
wn by Fair W
Work Australia. Jon Sutton Managin
ng Director Bankwest Leonn Carter
FSU National Secretary Di Marshall FSU WA Seccretary