Bulletin 7 - access period - issued 4 September 2024
The purpose of this bulletin is to distribute the proposed Northern Territory Public Sector Educators’ 2024-2027 Enterprise Agreement PDF (1.1 MB) for your consideration prior to casting your vote.
To assist you to understand the differences between your current agreement and the proposed new agreement, explanatory notes DOCX (81.3 KB) have been prepared.
Printed copies of the proposed new agreement and explanatory notes will also be available around workplaces.
Please contact your Principal or notify your line manager if:
- you need assistance in reading or understanding the proposed agreement; or
- you do not have access to these documents.
You should read these documents in order to understand the agreement you will be voting on when the ballot opens. Links to other relevant documents referenced in the proposed agreement can be found here:
Please contact OCPE at enquiries.ocpe@nt.gov.au if any require any further information or materials referenced in the proposed agreement.
Make Your Vote Count
The confidential ballot process opens on Wednesday 12 September 2024 and will be managed by the NT Electoral Commission. I encourage you to have your say by casting a vote.
The ballot period will be from 12 September 2024 to 19 September 2024. The electronic ballot will be emailed to you using the email account details contained in myHR. Bulletin 6 contains further information about the ballot process.
If you won’t have access to your NTPS email during the ballot period or would prefer the electronic ballot to be sent to your private email account, please email enquires.ocpe@nt.gov.au or phone 08 8999 4282 and provide your updated details as soon as possible. You will need your AGS number to confirm your identity.
If the majority of employees who vote, vote YES and the Fair Work Commission approve the agreement, it will replace the current agreement.
More information
For further information on the proposed agreement (to have terms of the agreement explained to you, and the effect of those terms); the explanatory notes, or the ballot process, please contact Amee Brown at the Department of Corporate and Digital Development on 08 8999 3260, or OCPE at enquiries.ocpe@nt.gov.au or by phone on 08 8999 4282.
All bulletins related to this bargaining process are available at NTPS non-contract principals, teachers and assistant teachers enterprise agreement negotiations.
Nicole Hurwood
Commissioner for Public Employment
4 September 2024