[2019] FWCA 7338 DECISION Fair Work Act 2009 s.185—Enterprise agreement Police Financial Services Limited T/A BankVic (AG2019/3637) BANKVIC ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2019 Banking finance and insurance industry COMMISSIONER WILSON MELBOURNE, 24 OCTOBER 2019 Application for approval of the BankVic Enterprise Agreement 2019. [1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the BankVic Enterprise Agreement 2019 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Police Financial Services Limited T/A BankVic. The Agreement is a single enterprise agreement. [2] The Employer has provided written undertakings. A copy of the undertakings is attached in Annexure A. I am satisfied that the undertakings will not cause financial detriment to any employee covered by the Agreement and that the undertakings will not result in substantial changes to the Agreement. The undertakings are taken to be a term of the agreement. [3] Subject to the undertakings referred to above, I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187, 188 and 190 as are relevant to this application for approval have been met. [4] The Finance Sector Union of Australia being a bargaining representative for the Agreement, has given notice under s.183 of the Act that it wants the Agreement to cover it. In accordance with s.201(2) I note that the Agreement covers the organisation. [5] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from 31 October 2019. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 October 2022. COMMISSIONER Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer 1 [2019] FWCA 7338 <AE505852 PR713647> 2 [2019] FWCA 7338 Annexure A 3 BankVic Enterprise Agreement 2019 CONTENTS 1. Operation of The Agreement 5. Leave & Public Holidays 1.1 Title ................................................................. 2 5.1. Annual Leave ................................................... 20 1.2. Definitions ......................................................... 2 5.2. Long Service Leave ......................................... 21 1.3. Coverage ........................................................... 3 5.3. Personal Leave ................................................ 22 1.4. Operation Of The Agreement .......................... 4 5.4. Compassionate Leave ..................................... 23 1.5. Effect of the Agreement ................................... 4 5.5. Leave Without Pay .......................................... 23 1.6. Access to this Agreement ................................. 4 5.6. Volunteer and Community Services Leave ..... 23 1.7. Policies .............................................................. 4 5.7. Parental Leave ................................................. 24 5.8. Family Violence Leave ..................................... 25 2. Types of Employment 5.9. Public Holidays ................................................ 25 2.1. Overview ........................................................... 6 2.2. Full-time Employment ....................................... 6 6. Change & Consultation 2.3. Part-time Employment ...................................... 6 6.1. Consultation about major change .................. 28 2.4. Casual Employment .......................................... 6 6.2. Consultation About Change Of Ordinary 2.5. Fixed Term Employment ................................... 7 Hours or Roster ............................................... 28 6.3. Appointing A Representative ......................... 29 3. Hours of Work 6.4. Confidential Information ................................. 29 3.1. Ordinary Hours .................................................. 9 6.5. Genuine Consideration ................................... 29 3.2. Additional Hours for Part-Time Employees ...... 9 3.3. Safety................................................................. 9 7. Redundancy, Redeployment & Retrenchment 3.4. Meal breaks ....................................................... 9 7.1. Redundancy .................................................... 31 3.5. Rest breaks ........................................................ 9 7.2. Redeployment ................................................. 31 3.6. Saturday work ................................................... 9 7.3. Retrenchment.................................................. 31 3.7. Overtime ......................................................... 10 7.4. Transfer of Business ........................................ 32 3.8. Flexible Working Hours .................................. 11 8. Leaving BankVic 4. Remuneration & Performance 4.1. Salary Increases ............................................... 15 8.1. Termination of Employment ........................... 34 4.2. Minimum Rates of Pay .................................... 15 4.3. Job Grade Evaluations .................................... 15 9. Dispute Resolution 4.4. Superannuation ............................................... 16 9.1. Procedure ........................................................ 36 4.5. Payment of Salaries ......................................... 16 4.6. Salary Deductions ........................................... 16 10. Workplace Commitments 4.7. Workers Compensation .................................. 16 10.1. A Safe and Healthy Workplace ....................... 38 4.8. Allowances ...................................................... 16 10.2. Adequate Staffing ........................................... 38 4.9. Targets and Performance ............................... 18 10.3. Anti Discrimination .......................................... 38 BankVic Enterprise Agreement 2019 10.4. Individual Flexibility Arrangements ................ 38 10.5. Flexibility requests .......................................... 38 10.6. Union Relations ............................................... 39 Appendix A – Grandfathered Provisions 11.1. Saturday Work for Contact Centre and Branches .......................................................... 42 11.2. Consutation About Change of Ordinary Hours Or Roster .............................................. 42 Appendix B – Classification Structure………....…45 Signing Page…...……………………..…………….47 BankVic Enterprise Agreement 2019 X Operation of the Agreement 1.1. Title……….………………………………………………………….…. 2 1.2. Definitions……………..…………..………………………….….……. 2 1.3. Coverage………………………………………………………………. 3 1.4. Operation of the Agreement………………………………………... 4 1.5. Effect of the Agreement……………………….…………………….. 4 1.6. Access to this Agreement..……………………………………..……. 4 1.7. Policies…………………….……………………………………………. 4 BankVic Enterprise Agreement 2019 1 1.1 TITLE of absence; any approved leave of absence without pay for periods of up to This Agreement will be known as the 12 months; any absences due to illness or ‘BankVic Enterprise Agreement 2019’. injury not exceeding 12 months; any period of absence as a result of 1.2. DEFINITIONS Community Services Leave; any periods of National Service Training and any period Act means the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), of fixed term employment immediately as amended. preceding permanent employment. Agreement means the BankVic Enterprise Commencement Date means the date on Agreement 2019. which this Agreement commences operation under clause 1.4. Alternative Employment means the offer of employment in another role on terms Directly Comparable Position means a and conditions different to those of the position with BankVic which: role that has become redundant. is at the same grade/level; is at the same TEC (including regularly Award means the Banking, Finance and Insurance Award 2010, as amended from paid allowances); time to time. does not entail a change in duties significant enough as to be BankVic means the Employer Police unreasonable in the circumstances of Financial Services Limited. the Employee’s skills and ability; and is at the same location or at another Base Salary means the amount of fixed location which is in reasonable cash component an Employee is paid per commuting distance. annum. Eligibility Threshold is $100,000 TEC per Business Unit means an existing and annum for a fulltime Employee, or the pro- logical group of Employees, consistent rata equivalent for a part-time Employee. with BankVic’s structure (the team, The Eligibility Threshold applies to department, division or branch as Overtime, Rostered Days Off, Salary appropriate). Increases and Termination of Employment within this Agreement. This Eligibility Contact Centre and Branches includes Threshold will increase throughout this any role where the core function of that Agreement as follows: role is to service members either face to 2019 - $100,000 TEC face or via inbound calls during business 2020 - $102,750 TEC hours; or directly leading Employees who 2021 - $105,575 TEC service members either face to face, or via inbound calls during business hours. This Employee means an Employee engaged includes but is not limited to Insurance, by BankVic who is covered by this Personal Loans, Home Loans teams; Sales Agreement (excludes those on an Contact Centre; and Branches. Please note Executive Contract). that this does not include Mobile Lenders. Employer means Police Financial Services Continuous Service means the total Limited, trading as BankVic. period of employment (excluding casual employment) with BankVic from the date FSU means the Finance Sector Union of of commencing duties, to the date of Australia. termination of employment. For the avoidance of doubt,