Important EA update

Minister Tudehope, Minister Elliott, our Secretary and both Hayden and I met with our rail unions late this afternoon to put an offer forward to the unions on separate Enterprise Agreements for Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink.

The offer for our people includes:

• Separate Enterprise Agreements for each agency for three-years
• First year 3% increase from the first pay period after approval. Increase is inclusive of Superannuation Guarantee Contributions (noting that the July 2022 contribution will be applied independently of the EA on 1 July 2022)
• Second year 3.5% increase inclusive of Superannuation Guarantee Contributions
• Third year 2.5% increase inclusive of Superannuation Guarantee Contributions
• A one-off sign on payment of $3,185 in lieu of backpay
• A range of other improved terms and conditions based on the feedback received through the bargaining process.

Discussions are still occurring regarding the Mariyung and I want to reiterate that throughout these discussions safety will remain our number one priority.

This is a good offer for our people that has been shaped by your feedback and many hours at the bargaining table. Our goal has always been to have an Enterprise Agreement developed by us, for us, and this offer moves us closer to an agreement that we can take to you for a vote.

We have committed to further engagement with the unions next week and have asked the unions to put a stop to protected industrial action that will result in impacts to our customers.

I look forward to providing more detail next week on what the offer means for NSW TrainLink.

Stay safe,

Dale.