Update on intensive bargaining

We are now at the end of what’s been an intensive, two week bargaining period.

We have made good progress and there has been a genuine focus from all sides to understand the issues to help us reach an agreement that benefits both our people and customers.

There were some important matters raised over this period that we propose to address for our people in NSW TrainLink as a priority, including:

• Rostering – it’s clear that we’ve got an opportunity to oversee ongoing improvement and consistent rostering and scheduling practices
• Station staff transfer register – we will collaboratively develop an improved station staff transfer register to allow our people better mobility to different locations across NSW.
• Improved wellbeing in areas such as enhanced provisions on parental leave, domestic violence, carers leave, the prevention of sexual harassment and improved support for breastfeeding mothers.

Next steps

Our next step is to report back to the Transport Secretary and work up the detail and costings of an offer so that we can move forward based on these discussions. Our aim is to be in a position to share details with you in the coming weeks.

I want to take this opportunity to thank the CRU for their engagement throughout this process and for your time in the coming weeks as we work through some remaining items.

Regards,

Dale