The Varied Australian National University Enterprise Agreement 2005 – 2008

Part Seven – Staff Relations

41. Job Security

41.1 Noting the University’s current growth, it is not the University’s intention to reduce the overall size of its workforce during the life of the Agreement.

41.2 The University will put in place a timely and effective consultation process, including with the USCC – SC, for introducing major organisational or major structural change in response to the changing external environment and planning outcomes, in accordance with the Managing Change provisions.

41.3 Where possible, any reductions in staffing will be effected through natural attrition, voluntary separations, fixed term pre-retirement agreements, leave without pay, voluntary conversion to part time employment, long service leave, secondment or transfer. Staff redundancies, where unavoidable, will be subject to the Redundancy provisions.

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