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Collective Agreement Ballot

You have done all the hard work of negotiating and employee communication sessions and you finally have an agreement with your employees or Union.  Now it’s time to go to ballot and you want the results quickly – we understand!  The Election Consulting Group’s Returning Officer and/or Project Manager will work with you on assessing the various methods of voting that best suit your needs.  For new HR Advisors it’s important to recognise the management processes of a Collective Ballot are not same as a simple YES/NO survey.

 

HOW - methods of voting:

  • Telephone
  • Internet
  • Post
  • “Hybrid”
  • *SMS - new

WHO - Clients who use
Internet Voting:

  • Government Departments
  • Companies
  • Not for Profit  organisations
  • Universities

WHY - outsource:

  • Save time and internal resources
  • Demonstrate independence
  • Secure Australian- based database hosting
  • Highly encrypted software to ensure one vote per employee
  • Software approved by BMM Australia and fully auditable.  Software used in 2007 Federal Government Election –electronic voting trial
  • Experienced Returning officers
  • Knowledge of the Workplace Relations Act
  • Choice of methods
  • Able to managed last minute changes to an employee roll
  • Robust and defendable processes able to withstand scrutiny by interested parties such as Unions and employee representatives

WHEN - to outsource:

  • Last minute and limited time for planning
  • No time for a Postal Ballot
  • Employees are not trusting of internally managed intranet surveys
  • New HR advisors in team with limited knowledge of the voting process
  • Ballot may be considered controversial
  • The organisation recognises managing a Collective Agreement Ballot is more than a simple survey

 

We find that our clients have similar requirements but none are exactly the same.  Regardless of the method of voting chosen, all Ballots are managed with strict adherence to the relevant Legislation and “Best Practice” Election rules; our processes are auditable, transparent, secure and able to withstand scrutiny.

Your choice is dependent upon a variety of considerations and include but are not limited to:  budget,  where your employees are located and what technology they have access to,  if the role includes casual employees, how many employees are on leave, balloting during public holidays, internal management time frame to implement agreement.

Post may be considered too slow, but employees or unions are cautious of electronic voting and ask “will their vote be safe?  Be anonymous?  Be counted?”.   Election Consulting Group can assist by including in your employee communications, information regarding our Company method of voting chosen by your organisation.

 

  • Prepare your employee database early and have an indication on the number of eligible voters.
  • Collate your employees on leave and separately flag in database.
  • Identify a key contact in your IT Dept for the ballot.
  • Ask your IT Dept about “white lists” in relation to email communication


In the context and conduct of Collective Agreements there is no formal provision or authority for scrutineering activities.  Accordingly there may only be invited “authorised observers”.  The permission for attendance of either the Client or Staff Association authorised Observers must be provided by the Client.  Accordingly the client will advise Election Consulting Group if, when and the names of the authorised Observers who will be in attendance.  A set of protocols and briefing for the Observers will be provided by the Returning Officer prior to their attendance.

Consultation - Workshops
Ask us about our mini half day workshops.  They are specifically designed to provide new members of your HR/IR teams with the tools to manage the Collective Agreement Ballot -CAB Voting timeline.

Election Consulting Group Services;

  • Manage total ballot processes
  • Advice about issues preparing eligible voter roll
  • Design your voting method
  • Provision of Returning Officer
  • Provide technology and hosting of the CAB
  • Email of postal distribution of voting instructions
  • Liaison with mailhouse and printer
  • Provision of Help Desk
  • Reminder to vote emails and participation updates
  • Compile count if “hybrid”
  • Declaration of Result
  • Provide in depth detailed report.

 

Collective Agreement Ballot Services:

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