❓ Hon. Edwardes questions the Minister regarding the State Government's position on a 'Bargaining Agents Fee' claim by the CFMEU, specifically whether the union can charge an arbitrary fee and how this aligns with a previous answer to QoN 202.
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(b) if not, will the Minister sight a copy and advise - (i) what is the position of the State Government to part 44 of the log of claims entitled ‘Bargaining Agents Fee’; (ii) does the Minister agree that the union can charge an arbitrary fee of $500 to each employee, per year, as a bargaining agent’s fee; and (iii) how does the Minister reconcile the demands of the CFMEU and the answer given to question on notice No. 202 of 2002?
(ii) does the Minister agree that the union can charge an arbitrary fee of $500 to each employee, per year, as a bargaining agent’s fee; and (iii) how does the Minister reconcile the demands of the CFMEU and the answer given to question on notice No. 202 of 2002?
(iii) how does the Minister reconcile the demands of the CFMEU and the answer given to question on notice No. 202 of 2002?
(ii) does the Minister agree that the union can charge an arbitrary fee of $500 to each employee, per year, as a bargaining agent’s fee; and (iii) how does the Minister reconcile the demands of the CFMEU and the answer given to question on notice No. 202 of 2002?
(iii) how does the Minister reconcile the demands of the CFMEU and the answer given to question on notice No. 202 of 2002?
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Answered
5 December 2002
Responded by
Minister for Consumer and Employment Protection
Response time
28 days
(a) Yes.
(b) (i) The State Government is not a party to this application. The employers who have been served with the log of claims do not have to agree to the inclusion of the bargaining fee clause in the agreement.
(ii) See above.
(iii) The issue is whether unions have the right at law to claim and include such fees in enterprise agreements negotiated with employers. This is a matter properly for determination by the appropriate Industrial Tribunal.
(b) (i) The State Government is not a party to this application. The employers who have been served with the log of claims do not have to agree to the inclusion of the bargaining fee clause in the agreement.
(ii) See above.
(iii) The issue is whether unions have the right at law to claim and include such fees in enterprise agreements negotiated with employers. This is a matter properly for determination by the appropriate Industrial Tribunal.
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