House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Emergency Services Emergency Services Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly Stuart Emergency Services Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (15:03): Supplementary, sir? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Supplementary. Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN House of Assembly Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Thank you very much. Minister, will salaried employees of the CFS and SES be required to negotiate their future workplace agreements with the firefighters union? The Hon. A. PICCOLO House of Assembly Light Minister for Disabilities Minister for Police Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Road Safety The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (15:03): Actually, I have turned my mind to that. Clearly, you haven't read the discussion paper before you made any comment, because the discussion paper and also the forums— Ms Redmond House of Assembly Ms Redmond: Fora. The Hon. A. PICCOLO House of Assembly The Hon. A. PICCOLO: Whatever. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: A Latin plural or an English plural are of equal validity. Mr Whetstone House of Assembly Mr Whetstone: He needs all the help he can get. The Hon. A. PICCOLO House of Assembly The Hon. A. PICCOLO: That's right. That's why I am on this side and you are on that side—I need your help. Sorry, now I have lost track. What was the question again? Members interjecting: The Hon. A. PICCOLO House of Assembly The Hon. A. PICCOLO: Well, you had to read it out. The answer is that, once the proposal is approved to go ahead, there will be a workplace agreement between the four parties involved, which are the two voluntary associations and the two unions—both the PSA and the UFU. Members interjecting: The Hon. A. PICCOLO House of Assembly The Hon. A. PICCOLO: If you let me finish the answer, it would help because that workplace agreement— Mr Pisoni interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Unley is really going for some sort of record. Minister. The Hon. A. PICCOLO House of Assembly The Hon. A. PICCOLO: The workplace flexibility agreement has to be negotiated between those four parties and that process will not start until the model is actually finally approved, if it is approved. I have made the point on a number of occasions at the forums and also at the stakeholder discussions—and all the parties are aware of this—that, at that point, that workplace flexibility agreement will outline a whole range of proposals including how we match up jobs, how we match up the wages, how we deal with grievances and a whole range of things. That flexibility agreement will be in place before any transition to a new organisation occurs.