PDF Version EBA9
	Post Explanation of EBA9

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This is the Post version out for vote in June 17


     1 	Title
     2 	Application, Duration and Scope
	2.1 Coverage of the Agreement
	2.2 Duration of the Agreement 
     3 	Occupational Health and Safety
     4 	Anti-Discrimination
     5 	Agreement Flexibility
     6 	Index of Facilitative Provisions
	6.1 Agreement to Vary Operation of Provisions 
	6.2 Facilitation by Individual Agreement 
	6.3 Facilitation by Majority Agreement 
     7 	Categories of Employees
	7.1 General 
	7.2 Permanent Employees 
	7.3 Promotion/Temporary Performance Appeal Rights 
	7.4 Maximising Full-time Work
	7.5 Fixed Term Employees
	7.6 Casual Employees
	7.7 Relief Staff 
	7.8 Agency Personnel 
	7.9 Contractors 
     8 	Implementation Arrangements
     9 	Permanent/Fixed Term Employees - Conditions of Service
	9.1 Full-time Employment 
	9.2 Part-time Employment 
     10 	Casual Employees - Conditions of Service
	10.4 Caring Responsibilities 
     11 	Salary Rates and Related Matters
	11.1 Work Level Standards 
	11.2 Transport Structure 
	11.3 Employee Duties 
	11.4 Training 
	11.5 Selection 
	11.6 Classifications and Salary Rates 
	11.7 Junior Rates
	11.8 Apprentices
	11.9 Salary Advancement Conditions 
	11.10 Apprentices - Salary Advancement 
	11.11 Salary on Promotion 
	11.12 Postal Technical Officer Level 4 - Salary Advancement Conditions
     12 	Payment of Salaries
	12.1 Fortnightly Pay 
	12.2 Salary Payment Arrangements 
	12.3 Death of Employee 
     13 	Supported Wage System
	13.1 Definitions 
	13.2 Eligibility Criteria 
	13.3 Entitlement
	13.4 Assessment of Capacity 
	13.5 Lodgement of Assessment Instrument 
	13.6 Review of Assessment 
	13.7 Other Terms and Conditions of Employment 
	13.8 Workplace Adjustment 
	13.9 Trial Period 
     14 	Allowances
	14.1 Dirty Cleaning Work Allowance 
	14.2 Divide Allowance 
	14.2.3 Trainee 
	14.3 Excess Fares 
	14.4 First Aid Allowance 
	14.5 Gladstone Locality Allowance 
	14.6 Headquarters Relocation Allowance 
	14.7 Higher Duties Allowance 
	14.8 Industry Allowance 
	14.9 Miscellaneous Allowance 
	14.10 Overtime Meal Allowance 
	14.11 Postal Delivery Officer Functional Allowance 
	14.12 Private Motor Vehicle Allowance 
	14.13 Qualifications Allowance 
	14.14 Shoe Allowance for Retail Employees 
	14.15 Special Rates -Technical Employees
	14.16 Study Assistance 
	14.17 Team Skill Loading 
	14.18 Temporary Accommodation Allowance 
	14.19 Tools and Protective Clothing 
	14.20 Tonnage Allowance 
	14.21 Transfer Costs 
	14.22 Travelling Allowance 
     15 	Deductions from Salaries of Rent For Residence
	15.1 Supervision of Property 
     16 	Hours of Duty
	16.1 Specific provisions - Operational Employees 
	16.2 Specific provisions - Administrative / Professional Employees 
	16.3 Specific provisions - Technical Employees 
	16.4 Hours of Duty Facilitative Provisions 
	16.5 Part-time Employees 
	16.6 Review Process: Part-Time Employees
	16.7 Part-Time Employees - Minimum Hours
	16.8 Make Up Time 
	16.9 Meal Break 
	16.10 Tea Break
     17 	Overtime
	17.1 General Conditions 
	17.2 Salary
	17.3 Overtime - Time Off Instead of Payment 
	17.4 Minimum Overtime Payment 
	17.5 Rest Relief after Overtime 
	17.6 Emergency Duty 
	17.7 Restriction Duty
     18 	Excess Travelling Time
	18.1 Excess Travel 
	18.2 Minimum Time 
	18.3 Maximum Time 
	18.4 Rate 
	18.5 Headstation 
	18.6 Travelling Time
	18.7 Employee Required to Work within a District 
	18.8 Eligibility 
	18.9 Meaning of a Day 
	18.10 Excess Fares 
     19 	Shift Work
	19.1 Shift Penalties
	19.2 Payments Stand Alone 
	19.3 Payment During Training Courses 
	19.4 Payment During Annual Leave 
	19.5 Exchange Of Shifts / Substitute Employee 
	19.6 Stretch Of Shift 
	19.7 Interval Between Shifts 
	19.8 Duty On A Public Holiday 
	19.9 Consultation where changes impact shift penalties generally
     20 	Annual Leave
	20.1 Entitlement 
	20.2 Seven day shift workers 
	20.3 Taking paid annual leave 
	20.4 Advance Payment 
	20.5 Cashing Out Annual Leave 
	20.6 Termination Payment 
	20.7 Recovery of Payments 
	20.8 Annual Leave Loading 
     21 	Personal Leave
	21.2 Definitions 
	21.3 Amount of Paid Personal Leave 
	21.4 Unused Personal Leave 
	21.5 Personal Leave to Care for an Immediate Family or Household Member (Carer's Leave) 
	21.6 Employee Must Give Notice 
	21.7 Evidence Supporting Claim 
	21.8 Unpaid Personal Leave 
	21.9 Sick Leave Without Certificate 
	21.10 Sick Leave Debits 
	21.11 Illness During Annual Leave 
	21.12 Failure to Produce Satisfactory Evidence 
	21.13 Employee to Provide Medical Report 
	21.14 National Attendance Guidelines Procedures 
	21.15 Maximum Period 
	21.16 Sick Leave Without Pay 
	21.17 Invalidity Retirement Date 
	21.18 Reappointment after retirement 
	21.19 War service sick leave 
	21.20 Recognition of Prior Public Employment 
     22 	Compassionate Leave
	22.1 Entitlement 
	22.2 Taking of compassionate leave
	22.5 Personal illness or injury 
	22.6 Immediate family 
     23 	Parental Leave
	23.2 Definitions 
	23.3 Basic Entitlement 
	23.4 Maternity leave 
	23.5 Special Maternity Leave 
	23.6 Paternity Leave 
	23.7 Adoption Leave 
	23.8 Variation of period of parental leave 
	23.9 Parental leave and other entitlements
	23.10 Transfer to a safe job 
	23.11 Returning to work after a period of parental leave
	23.12 Replacement employees 
	23.13 Right to request 
	23.14 Communication during parental leave
     24 	Requests for Flexible Working Arrangements
	24.1 Employee may request change in working arrangements 
	24.2 Formal requirements 
	24.3 Agreeing to the request 
     25 	Study/Examination Leave
     26 	Leave to attend as witness in Industrial Proceedings
     27 	Jury Service
	27.1 Leave Granted 
	27.2 Jury Fees 
     28 	Work/Life
     29 	Public Holidays
	29.1 Designated Holidays 
	29.2 Substitute Holidays
	29.3 Local Holidays
	29.4 Substitution of Public Holidays By Agreement
     30 	Temporary Part-Time Support Services Officers
	30.1 Scope 
	30.2 Rates of pay 
	30.3 Leave 
	30.4 Overtime, holidays, shift, Saturday, Sunday Duty 
     31 	Notice Boards
     32 	Uniforms
     33 	Employee Consultation
     34 	Employment Security
     35 	Learning and Development
     36 	Employee Conduct and Discipline
     37 	Team Based Work
	37.1 Team Based Work - Mail and Parcel Processing 
	37.2 Establishment of Teams at a Facility 
	37.3 Eligibility for Retention of Team Skills Loading on Transfer
     38 	Technical Maintenance
     39 	Sort/Machine Rates
     40 	Retail
	40.1 Retail outlets 
	40.2 Retail forum 
     41	Benefit Distribution
	41,1 Base Pay Increases
	41.2 Superannuation 
	41.3 Machinary and definition provisions 
     42 	Dispute Resolution
	42.1 Dispute Resolution
	42.2 Dispute Resolution Procedure
	42.3 Internal Negotiations 
	42.4 FWA Conciliation 
	42.5 Independent Mediation 
	42.6 Arbitration 
	42.7 Application 
	42.8 Dispute Resolution Training 
     43 	Salary Sacrifice
     44	Role of Union Delegates
     45	Parties commitment to support workplace change
     46	Definitions

Attachments
     Attachment A - Classifications
     Attachment B - Adjustment of Allowances
     Attachment C - Consultation Framework Guide
     Attachment D - Interstate Linehaul Agreement
     Attachment E - Extension of Penalty Rates Eligibility Agreements
     Attachment F - Mail and Network Queensland Agreements
     Attachment G - Queensland Linehaul Agreement
     Attachment H - Administrative Officer Level Salary and Employment Conditions Agreement
     Attachment I - Sprintpak Division Agreement
     Attachment J - Home Based Work Agreement
     Attachment K - Australia Post Redundancy/Redeployment/Retraining Agreement
     Attachment L - WorkReady Process