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Mark Lennon – Deputy Assistant Secretary (Industrial)
The Olympic Reassignment Award was a highlight of the work that Deputy Assistant Secretary (Industrial), Mark Lennon performed in 2000. The Award allowed public servants to be re-assigned to various Olympic tasks during the period of the games. The Award provided sufficient flexibility to meet the needs of games organisers whilst at the same time protecting employees’ basic conditions. Involvement in the implementation of the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding between a number of public sector unions and the State Government was another of Mark’s public sector tasks during 2000. The Memorandum of Understanding was the basis of the 16% salary increase paid to public sector employees. As the year drew to a close discussions had begun on the proposals in the MOU however, it is unclear as to the precise nature of the reform agenda and Mark will follow up on this in 2001. Some minor legislative changes were made to public sector superannuation towards the end of the year, which improved benefits for members in the SSS scheme. Further changes to the schemes particularly, with regard to the nomination of beneficiaries are being sought by unions in the new year. A new Award for Delta, the corporatisation of Eraring Energy and the restructure of Pacific Power were the main thrust of Mark’s efforts in the power industry in 2000. With the Delta Award it was originally proposed that the parties negotiate a two year Award. However, agreement could not be reached between the parties on some crucial issues and as a consequence the parties agreed on a one year award with a 4% salary increase. The corporatisation of the generation arm of Pacific Power took place during the year with a new organisation, Eraring Energy, coming into existence in August. A negotiating committee comprising representatives from Pacific Power, Treasury and unions was established to oversee the process. Through this process the unions managed to ensure that the employees of Pacific Power who transferred to the new organisation retained all their entitlements. The Committee then commenced discussions regarding the future of the remainder of Pacific Power, which consists of engineering and consulting services. By the end of the year as part of the restructuring, a voluntary redundancy package had been negotiated and offered to staff. Discussions have moved on to the consideration of a new structure and role for Pacific Power. Mark handled a number of matters before the State Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales during 2000. The review of the Enterprise Bargaining Principles was the most significant. After much discussion with the employer organisations a consent position was reached ensuring that the principles remain largely unchanged. This was presented to the Industrial Relations Commission and a decision is expected early in 2001. Other matters that Mark handled included the question of the Federal Award Simplification Principles applying to NSW counterpart awards and the operation of the Section 19 Award Review Principles. Mark was also active in supporting a number of affiliates who had disputes before the IRC. In 2000 Mark was a member of the following boards and committees:
In addition, he continued to administer the Australian Trade Union Program at Harvard Foundation Previous
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