CNV Agreement Goes Live Next Week

04 April 2024

After months of waiting for Fair Work approval, we’ve finally had confirmation that the new Centre for Non-Violence enterprise agreement will go live on April 10, 2-2024.

This means that from that date onwards, the new conditions and entitlements apply, including:
  • Pay rates - 2.5% above SCHADS rates until agreement replaced
  • Senior IPWs – additional 2% above the rate for their classification (sitting between IPW and TL pay)
  • 3 external clinical supervisions per year
  • Workload review process
  • 2 paid wellbeing days per year
  • Access to the Fair Work Commission for disputes, without employer consent
  • Fairness and natural justice principles for disciplinary processes
  • Expanded access to sick and carer’s leave, providing up to 26 days
  • Bonus leave becomes annual leave – attracting leave loading, and paid out on termination
  • Purchased leave increased to 4 weeks
  • Parental leave - 13 weeks, up from 12 weeks; plus Superannuation on CNV and government paid leave
  • Improvements to use of family violence leave – 20 days paid leave, and option to cash out 5 days
  • 20 days paid gender affirmation leave
  • Fossil-free Superannuation
  • Compassionate leave increased to 5 days
  • 3 days paid Ceremonial leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, which can be combined with Cultural leave
  • Paid Cultural leave increased to 2 days
  • Public holiday substitution (including Invasion Day)
For further information please contact: Your ASU Delegates or
ASU Organiser Tim Sullivan | 0475 888 168 | [email protected]

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Bargaining Delegates Tayla and Cassie