Although specific services vary depending on the public sector organization you work in and the enterprise agreements, you can generally expect some benefits. See staff benefits. The adoption of changing priorities is essential to creating a safe and flexible employment environment in the public service. The parties recognized the importance of ensuring that employees could be used reactively to support government priorities. The community and public sector union and the government have agreed on a package that aims to reward you for your important work, while ensuring that public services can be made more responsive. If you have any questions about the VPS contract, please email vpsagreement2020@dpc.vic.gov.au (External Link). If the agreement is approved, it will be submitted to the Fair Work Commission for formal approval. Industrial Relations Victoria is a resource that the parties can rely on to assist in the negotiations. Its role is as follows: the ministry is beginning to negotiate a new enterprise agreement including nurses covered by the 2016 Department of Education and Training.

The full text of the agreement is available on the industrial agreements page on HRWeb. Take some time to review the proposed agreement before the vote. There are employment contracts for all employees of the department. To access the corresponding agreement, select one of the following job categories. Since there are more than 1,800 employers in the entire Victorian public sector, there is not a single document that contains information on each level of employment, each wage sector or every job benefit. These will vary depending on the organization of the public sector and the enterprise agreement that covers their employees. Industrial Relations Victoria assists departments, agencies and unions in labour relations and enterprise bargaining. It ensures that employers and stakeholders are regularly advised and that public sector employers are familiar with their obligations under government labour relations policy. Flexible work will be clarified and protected by the merger of all existing provisions into a specific part of the new agreement.