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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

Question No 506

Government Service - Enterprise Bargaining Agreement

Mr De Domenico - Asked the Chief Minister upon notice on 24 March

1993:

In relation to a phased salary increase of 4.9% over two years from 17 December 1992 as endorsed by the Industrial Relations Commission as part of a work place bargaining agreement that Commonwealth public servants work under and which will also apply to ACT public servants in which the agreement is that 4.9% phased salary increase will be in return for local workplace reforms leading to productivity increases in the ACT public service:

1. Who will administer the process of achieving increased

productivity?

2. What is the value of a phased 4.9% salary increase over two

years?

3. What savings, in dollars and cents, will be made from

productivity increases?

4. What measures are in place to achieve these productivity

increases?

5. What time frame has been set to achieve productivity increases?

6. Will this affect planned 2% across the board savings as announced

by the Government in its 1992 budget.

Ms Follett - The answer to the members question is as follows:

1. A Central Co-ordination Group (CCG) is being established to

oversee the process of implementing increased productivity measures

and to stimulate and guide the further process of local productivity

bargaining. This CCG will comprise representatives of the central

Government Agencies having responsibility in industrial relations,

public administration and budgetary areas, and representatives of the

Trades and Labour Council.

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