Enterprise Agreements (EAs) are negotiated agreements that set out working conditions, including pay, for employees.

The conditions are documented in a formal agreement, and outlined in plain English, which is then approved by the Commissioner of the South Australian Employment Tribunal (SAET) and published on their website.

The agreements are reviewed and negotiated on a regular basis, typically every three or four years.

As an employee, when you receive a pay increase, or certain conditions such as parental leave, it is because these details are set down in your Enterprise Agreement, which was negotiated on your behalf by your union and your employer.

And if you have a dispute with your employer—if there are conditions or pay you are entitled to which you haven’t received—we refer to the Enterprise Agreement and bring that to the attention of your employer, and if necessary the South Australian Employment Tribunal.

So the Enterprise Agreement is an essential document for all SA public sector workers.

Enterprise bargaining (EB) is the formal process of meeting with the government to review and negotiate the overarching enterprise agreement, which tends to happen every 3–4 years. Because of this continuous process, and the work of your representatives at the PSA, wages and conditions can improve over time.

The enterprise agreement that outlines pay and conditions for most public sector workers is called the

South Australian Public Sector Enterprise Agreement: Salaried 2021

The full agreement, in plain English, can be found on the website of the South Australian Employment Tribunal here:

https://www.agd.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/1089530/SA-Public-Sector-Enterprise-Agreement-Salaried-2021.pdf

Over a campaign of many months, General Secretary and Assistant General Secretary Charlotte Watson and Celia Brougham spoke to members across the state, at dozens of workplaces about pay, work, conditions and the work of the PSA. Following this extensive consultation throughout the election process, they were elected with a mandate to make change and fight for a pay increase for the SA public service.

Throughout the Enterprise Bargaining process, Charlotte and Celia are reaching out to thousands of members to seek their views, at face-to-face sessions, via our email newsletter and Facebook posts, and through a ballot on the agreement.

Nearly 40,000 South Australian Public Servants have their pay and conditions set by the South Australian Public Sector Enterprise Agreement: Salaried 2021. They are in multiple agencies and departments and regional and metropolitan areas, with classifications including:

ASO—Administrative Services Officers

CFS—Country Fire Service

TEC, STG, HSE—Country Arts Trust
DO—Dental Officers
GFSc—Grant Funded Scientists
Interpreters

LE, LEC—Legal Officers

LSC, LSM—Legal Services Commission

MeS—Medical Scientists

OPS—Operational Services Stream
CO—Correctional Officers

PO—Professional Officers

TGO—Technical Services Stream

The PSA is meeting with the government representatives every week to work through the agreement.

Updates on negotiations are provided by email, on this website, and on Facebook.

To be informed, make sure the PSA has up-to-date contact details for you, and keep an eye on this website and / or our Facebook account!

There may be industrial action—which means letting the government know the pay claim is essential and we mean business. Lend your support for a strong result. Join the push whether or not you are a member—all are welcome!

Take a look at the latest updates now to see if your concern has been addressed. And reach out to us with any questions and to share your view.

We want to hear from you. We have set up several ways you can reach out to us:

Email us here: enquiries@psaofsa.asn.au

Direct message us here: https://www.facebook.com/PublicServiceAssociationSA/

Call us: 08 8205 3200

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