VECTEA 2024 Employee Bargaining Representative Appointment Form

This form is for an employee to complete to appoint a bargaining representative to represent you in bargaining for the agreement, the Victorian Early Childhood Teachers Agreement 2024 (VECTEA). If you are a member of a union that is entitled to represent your industrial interests in relation to the work to be performed under the agreement, your union will be your bargaining representative for the agreement unless you appoint another person as your representative. You can also appoint yourself as a bargaining representative. In either case you must give a copy of the appointment to your employer.

Employee Details and Preliminary Questions

Preliminary questions and how ELAA can best contact you. Any personal information collected is in accordance with Early Learning Association Australia (ELAA)'s Privacy Policy.

Name of employee(Required)

First Last

Your email address(Required)

Your phone number(Required)

Are you a member of a union who will be bargaining for the VECTEA 2024?(Required)

Yes - You do not need to complete this form. Your union will be your default bargaining representative for the agreement, unless you specify otherwise.

Do not wish to specify

Do you wish to appoint another individual/representative to represent your industrial interests in bargaining for the VECTEA? (other than your union).(Required)

Yes

Do you wish to appoint yourself to be an employee bargaining representative?(Required)

Yes

You must notify your employer in writing with an instrument of appointment before proceeding with this form.Please note that bargaining representatives are required to meet the good faith bargaining requirements. Once bargaining for a proposed enterprise agreement has commenced, all bargaining representatives are required to recognise and bargain with the other bargaining representatives for the proposed agreement.

Appointing An Employee Bargaining Representative (Other Than Your Union)

If an employee wishes to appoint another person (other than their union), then the employee must provide the employer with a signed and dated document which names the nominated person.

Full name of your Employee Bargaining Representative(Required)

First Last

Company/organisation of your Employee Bargaining Representative (if applicable)

Bargaining Representative email address(Required)

Bargaining Representative contact phone number(Required)

Have you provided your employer with a signed and dated document (instrument of appointment) which names the appointment of your bargaining representative?(Required)

Yes

No - This form will not be accepted. To appoint a bargaining representative to represent you in bargaining for an agreement you need to notify your employer in writing that you appoint that person as your bargaining representative.

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