Local Work Place Agreements Sample Clauses

Local Work Place Agreements. 3.7.5.1 Local Workplace Agreements are documents that formalise variations of working arrangements that have been agreed with employees and the relevant Unions in order to achieve workplace objectives. LWA’s will vary in content depending on the activity or project which they are negotiated to support. Any new LWA’s are to become integral to, and to be read in conjunction with, this Enterprise Agreement. 3.7.5.2 LWA’s developed between the parties and respective employees will be subject to the following: • Employees affected by the LWA must be consulted and involved in its development. • Each LWA be reviewed annually for relevance. • Where the work group (defined as a group of employees undertaking similar or related tasks as a team) consists of union members the relevant unions or principal union will sign off on the LWA. • Where the work group consists of non-union members the employees will individually sign off on the Agreement. • Not less than 75% of the employees affected by an LWA, voting for the LWA will bind the parties to the LWA. 3.7.5.3 Subject to Clause 3.6.1 an LWA should give consideration to: • Customer service requirements. • Ensuring that working patterns and arrangements enhance flexibility the efficiency of the organisation and the fulfilling of customer expectations. • Development of annualised salaries where appropriate. 3.7.5.4 Flexibilities to be considered in LWA’s are not limited to, but include: • Working time arrangements. • Salary payment arrangements. • Utilisation of capital equipment and technology. • Work Group arrangements. • Improvements to quality service, cost and efficiency. • Annualise salary. • Salary sacrifice/car lease. • Salary packaging (including car etc).