I'm looking for some advice in relation to a grievance that was partially upheld recently by my employer.
A Heads of Terms, detailing proposed changes to the company's Collective Agreement, was put forward in early December 2023 and a subsequent union ballot was agreed upon on the 22nd December 2023, for the changes to take effect from 1st January 2024.
In the current version of the Collective Agreement, dated November 2022, it states that any changes to the Collective Agreement will be made within one month.
In December 2024, I initiated the company's grievance procedure as they had still not updated the contents of the Agreement. This week (February 2025), I received the company's outcome on the grievance and they have stated that whilst they accept the Agreement is outdated and they will look to get it updated this year (but with no timescale), they only partially uphold my grievance as the company stresses that the Heads of Terms should be used in conjunction with the Agreement and my contract.
My question is, although the company implied their intentions in the Heads of Terms, my contract states I am bound by the Collective Agreement, and the Agreement states that changes are to be made within one month, is it worth initiating the Appeal procedure to request the company to fully uphold my grievance? It is now 13 months since the changes and still no update and neither my contract or the Agreement states that any Heads of Terms issued should form part of my contract.
Thank you.
A Heads of Terms, detailing proposed changes to the company's Collective Agreement, was put forward in early December 2023 and a subsequent union ballot was agreed upon on the 22nd December 2023, for the changes to take effect from 1st January 2024.
In the current version of the Collective Agreement, dated November 2022, it states that any changes to the Collective Agreement will be made within one month.
In December 2024, I initiated the company's grievance procedure as they had still not updated the contents of the Agreement. This week (February 2025), I received the company's outcome on the grievance and they have stated that whilst they accept the Agreement is outdated and they will look to get it updated this year (but with no timescale), they only partially uphold my grievance as the company stresses that the Heads of Terms should be used in conjunction with the Agreement and my contract.
My question is, although the company implied their intentions in the Heads of Terms, my contract states I am bound by the Collective Agreement, and the Agreement states that changes are to be made within one month, is it worth initiating the Appeal procedure to request the company to fully uphold my grievance? It is now 13 months since the changes and still no update and neither my contract or the Agreement states that any Heads of Terms issued should form part of my contract.
Thank you.

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