No - we are prohibited from making any back payment by the WB policy, so we need to get an EBA in place as soon as possible.

The proposed EBA and our offer needs to be approved by the APSC before we formally put it out to vote. If the majority of employees who vote agree to the proposed EBA, we will lodge the EBA with the FWC for final approval.

Yes - for employees who are members of an accumulation fund (the vast majority of StarTrack employees), superannuation will be paid on top of the One Team Reward. This means super will not be deducted from the overall 1% payment, rather paid in addition to the One Team Reward.

No - the One Team Reward is paid on gross earnings across the whole year. This includes overtime, penalties and other loadings.

EBA2017 access period and voting information

We’re now in the access period for Star Track Express Pty Limited & StarTrack Retail Pty Ltd – Transport Workers’ Union Fair Work Agreement 2017-2020 (EBA2017). This is your opportunity to review EBA2017 and supporting documents in full, ahead of the vote period commencing next week.

EBA2017 will cover the terms and conditions of your employment until 2020, so it’s really important that you take the time to look at all of the documents:

• Star Track Express Pty Limited & StarTrack Retail Pty Ltd – Transport Workers’ Union Fair Work Agreement 2017-2020 (EBA2017);
• Summary Guide to EBA2017 which sets out what’s new, what stays the same, what’s changed and answers some of the frequently asked questions about EBA2017 and the voting process; and
• One page flyer that covers the highlights of EBA2017.

Your vote counts

The EBA2017 ballot (vote) period will be open from Tuesday 24 to Tuesday 31 October 2017, inclusive. Everyone covered by EBA2017 is eligible to vote.

The vote will be anonymous and conducted on site via secret ballot. You’ll be asked to submit your vote by dropping your completed ballot form in a designated secure ballot box at your site, then votes will be counted by a Manager and TWU delegate.

If you’re going to be on leave during the voting period, we can send a ballot paper to your home address or you can speak to your Manager about an alternative voting method. Please tell your HR representative or Manager as soon as possible if you have changed your postal address and make sure your leave applications are up to date.

Remember, EBA2017 is not approved until a majority of people who cast a valid vote, vote ‘yes’.  Take the time to read the materials and vote and encourage your colleagues to do the same.

Help and support

If you have any questions or want printed copies of EBA2017, reference materials or summary documents, please ask your manager or contact the EBA team at EBA2017@startrack.com.au

Access period starts soon

We’re pleased to say that very soon you’ll be able to cast your vote on the Star Track Express Pty Limited & StarTrack Retail Pty Ltd – Transport Workers’ Union Fair Work Agreement 2017-2020 (EBA2017).

We’ve received clear feedback from you that you want to go to a vote on the EBA2017 offer. The formal process to get to vote will start with the access period – this is your opportunity to review EBA2017 and all the supporting documents in full.

Like you, we want to get a new EBA in place so we can all focus on our busy peak period and pay the first wage increase and One Team Reward. We believe that this offer is a very good deal that fairly rewards our people and ensures we continue to provide the services our customers expect.

You can find out more about the offer here and the EBA team are available directly on eba2017@startrack.com.au for any questions, or please speak to your manager.

Access period starts soon

We’re pleased to say that very soon you’ll be able to cast your vote on the Star Track Express Pty Limited & StarTrack Retail Pty Ltd – Transport Workers’ Union Fair Work Agreement 2017-2020 (EBA2017).

We’ve received clear feedback from you that you want to go to a vote on the EBA2017 offer. The formal process to get to vote will start with the access period – this is your opportunity to review EBA2017 and all the supporting documents in full.

Like you, we want to get a new EBA in place so we can all focus on our busy peak period and pay the first wage increase and One Team Reward. We believe that this offer is a very good deal that fairly rewards our people and ensures we continue to provide the services our customers expect.

You can find out more about the offer here and the EBA team are available directly on eba2017@startrack.com.au for any questions, or please speak to your manager.

We’re seeking an in-principle agreement

We’re now seeking an in-principle agreement so we can provide pay increases and certainty for you now that the current EBA has expired.

We need in-principle agreement so that we can put the proposed agreement to you to vote.

Our industry leading offer is:

• Guaranteed 6% pay increase over 3 years (2% a year)
• 1% One Team Reward in each year of the EBA, subject to profit and service criteria

Both the first pay increase and the One Team Reward will be payable as soon as a new agreement in in place.

If you think this is a good deal, you need to tell your delegates and organiser so we can finalise the agreement and put it to a vote as soon as possible.

More information about our proposed offer can be found here.

Please speak to your manager if you have any questions or email the EBA team directly on eba2017@startrack.com.au

One Team Reward update

Staff update - One Team Reward 2017 Targets Achieved

The Australia Post Group recently announced it has achieved a profit, and a group service performance greater than 94%, for the 2016-17 financial year.

This strong result means that the first One Team Reward payment is now guaranteed for all eligible employees.

Australia Post employees will receive the payment in September. StarTrack employees covered by the StarTrack National EBA will only receive the same One Team Reward payment this year if a new EBA is locked in soon.

Locking in a new EBA now means:

A guaranteed 6% pay increase over 3 years, 2% per year;
A guaranteed One Team Reward payment for 2017, 1% of your gross taxable income;
No reductions in any of your conditions - all existing terms and conditions contained in the current enterprise agreement will be rolled over including consultation arrangements, allowances and penalty rates, leave and delegate’s rights;
Superannuation to be retained at 12%, which is 2.5% above the legislated minimum.
Next steps

We’re committed to reaching a new agreement as quickly as possible to minimise any delay in providing pay increases to our people. We anticipate that we’ll soon be in a position to make a formal offer to our people that contributes to business growth as well as ongoing and sustainable employment.

Before we can put any offer to vote, we’ll need to seek approval from the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC).

Your feedback is important

We’ve received a lot of questions and we have answered some of the most frequently asked questions below.

You can also speak with your manager if you have questions about the EBA negotiations, One Team Reward or anything related to the EBA, or send an email to EBA2017@startrack.com.au.