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ADF Workplace Remuneration Arrangement (WRA) 2011 – 14

ADF Workplace Remuneration Arrangement (WRA) 2011 – 14. ADF Consultation Brief Directorate of Military Salaries and Allowances – Policy People Strategies and Policy Group. What is the purpose of this briefing?.

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ADF Workplace Remuneration Arrangement (WRA) 2011 – 14

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  1. ADF Workplace RemunerationArrangement (WRA)2011 – 14 ADF Consultation Brief Directorate of Military Salaries and Allowances – Policy People Strategies and Policy Group

  2. What is the purpose of this briefing? • To explain the ADF wage setting environment and how it fits into the Defence Employment Offer. • To outline the specific details of the ADF WRA 2011-14. • To answer your questions.

  3. Timeline

  4. What is the WRA? • The ADF WRA is the military version of workplace bargaining. • Requires improvements in productivity and efficiency. • It provides the across-the-board pay rises over a specified period (usually 2 – 3 years). • Confined to pay and pay related allowances only.

  5. The WRA covers:

  6. What the WRA does not cover • The WRA does not specifically review: • Allowances structure and amount. • Warlike and Operational Conditions of service. • Conditions of service covering special nature of military service • Placement within the pay grades. • Any other condition of service.

  7. WRA: Establishing the context: It is a tangible part of the Defence Employment Offer: • The ADF employment offer includes tangible and intangible elements, including: • Pay • Pay related allowances (eg. Service, Field, Seagoing, Flying etc) • Retention/Completion Bonuses • Other allowances (eg. Locality, Clothing, Travel, meals etc) • Superannuation • Leave • Medical • Accommodation benefits • Removals • Family support • Compensation and benefits on illness or death • Career transition schemes • DEFWEB Portal Essentials: • Pay and Conditions • ADF Publications • Members Guide to ADF Pay and Conditions of Service in Australia

  8. The WRA takes account of: • Defence global productivity and Organisation Savings eg Strategic Reform Program. • Pay trends in the Australian workforce. • What the organisation can afford. • Economic circumstances (the budgeting environment). • The DECA and the APS Bargaining Framework

  9. Current Economic Circumstances • Lingering effects of Global Financial Crisis. • Two speed economy. Mining sector doing well. Non mining sector static. • Commonwealth budget remains substantially in deficit ($49.4B end Jun 2011) • Commonwealth May 2011 budget – fiscal austerity. • Spending on Commonwealth outlays constrained which affects salaries for public sector and Defence employees.

  10. Budget Economic Forecast • Inflation • Annual CPI rate 3.6% (Jun 11 quarter) • CPI 2.75% to Jun 12 • CPI 3.00% to Jun 13 (Carbon Tax? + .7%) • Budget • $22.6B deficit in 11-12 • $3.5B surplus 12-13 • Unemployment rate 4.5% 12-13

  11. The proposed WRA will deliver: • Total increases of 9% over 3 years. • 3 instalments: • 4.0% with effect first available pay period that processing can occur • 2.5% with effect 8 Nov 12 • 2.5% with effect 7 Nov 13 • Expires 3 Nov 14

  12. Salary Benefit

  13. Allowance Benefit

  14. Other mechanisms to increase pay • Pay category reviews: • The process recognises and rewards the general up-skilling of specific groups within the ADF workforce. • Initiated by the Services. • Allowance reviews • Salary related allowances are formally reviewed every 2 years.

  15. Recent Salary Reviews • 2010 • Medical Officers restructure • ADF Investigators (PG 5 to PG 5 & 6) • Army and Air Force Physical Training Instructors (PG 3 & 4 to PG 3 - 5) • Ground Base Air Defence (PG 2 – 5 to PG 2 – 6) • Surveillance Target Acquisition (PG 1 - 5 to PG 2 – 6) • Royal Australian Infantry Corps (PG 1 - 5 to PG 1 – 6) • Air Base Protection (new category PG 1 & 2) • Navy Aviation Support (new category PG 2 – 5) • 2009 – Aviation (OARS) introduction

  16. Recent allowance reviews • Currently 17 pay related allowances • 2010 • Reserve • Language Proficiency • Paratrooper • Separation • Special Forces Disability

  17. Recent retention/completion bonuses • 2010 • Navy Aircrew retention and completion bonus scheme review. • Bonus framework introduced.

  18. Why are we consulting? • COSC requirement, • DFRT requirement, • ADF Remuneration Framework, and • To obtain member feedback.

  19. Provide Feedback • Determine Support for WRA as demonstrated by: • Mailbox feedback • Feedback Form • Show of hands at briefings. • Formal reporting of support through chain of command.

  20. Web (follow Workplace Remuneration Arrangement link): DEFWEB – http://intranet.defence.gov.au/pac/ Internet – http://www.defence.gov.au/dpe/pac/ Email: DMSAP.IPBS@Defence.gov.au Fax: (02) 6127 2543 Post: Industrial Policy Directorate of Military Salary & Allowances (Policy) BP35-3-07 Brindabella Park Canberra Airport ACT 2609 Where can I get more information or provide feedback?

  21. Summary of key WRA features: • Total increases of 9% over 3 years. • 3 instalments: • 4.0% with effect first available pay period that processing can occur • 2.5% with effect 8 Nov 12 • 2.5% with effect 7 Nov 13 • Expires 3 Nov 14

  22. QUESTIONS?

  23. SRP - Where can I get more information on the Non-Equipment Procurement (NEP) reform stream? • SRP - http://intranet.defence.gov.au/oscdfweb/sites/srp/(select: Strategic Reform Streams > Non-Equipment procurement) • NEP Reform - http://intranet.defence.gov.au/dsgweb/sites/dsgreform/ • Navy - http://intranet.defence.gov.au/navyweb/sites/_home/(select: NGN/SRP) • Army - http://intranet.defence.gov.au/armyweb/sites/srp_a/ • Air Force - http://intranet.defence.gov.au/raafweb/sites/AFI/comweb.asp?page=98403&Title=What%20is%20AFI%20%20SRP

  24. SRP - http://intranet.defence.gov.au/oscdfweb/sites/srp/(select: Strategic Reform Streams > Workforce and Shared Services) WSSR Reform - http://intranet.defence.gov.au/dsg/sites/wssrs/ Navy - http://intranet.defence.gov.au/navyweb/sites/_home/(select: NGN/SRP) Army - http://intranet.defence.gov.au/armyweb/sites/srp_a/ Air Force -http://intranet.defence.gov.au/raafweb/sites/AFI/comweb.asp?page=98403&Title=What%20is%20AFI%20%20SRP SRP - Where can I get more info on the Workforce and Shared Services (WSSR) reform stream?

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