As reported in the latest CICA e-Bulletin, at the May Board Meeting the CICA Board approved a proposal to establish a new ‘Workplace Relations & Safety Program’ for CICA members from 1 July 2014.

Key benefits:

• Help Desk Hotline assistance on all Workplace Relations and Safety queries
  
• No fees for CICA members to access the Help Desk, by phone or email
  
• CICA Member only benefit
  
• Australia-wide service and support
  
• 24/7 incident response service
  
• For complex queries, an additional / optional legal service is available at special discount rates
  

Key features of the help Desk Hotline service:

Delivered by national commercial law firm Holding Redlich for CICA

Free access on issues such as:

• Pay and conditions
  
• Leave entitlements
  
• Award compliance
  
• Fair Work Australia compliance
  
• Pay disputes
  
• Investigations
  
• Claims
  
• Misconduct and performance management
  
• Safety
  
• Employment contracts
  
• Policies and procedures
  
• Directorships and shareholding
  
• Privacy
  

Refer the CICA website for all details of the CICAASSIST program.

From 1 July, contact CICAASSIST. Simply phone 1800 475 299 (1800 HR Lawyer) or email cica-assist@holdingredlich.com