31.1 Any offer of employment to a person who would be covered by this collective agreement will include the union’s contact details including the union’s nominated email address and the union’s nominated website address.
31.2 On the written authorisation of the employee, the employer shall deduct the union fee fortnightly (or at other authorised intervals) from the employee’s remuneration. The employer shall forward these deductions to the union not less frequently than quarterly.
31.3 Bargaining Fee (reserved)
The Bargaining Fee has been reserved for the period of 1 January 2026 to 31 January 2027. Clauses 31.2 to 31.6 (“Bargaining Fee”) from the 2017-2020 MECA will be included (with updated dates as appropriate) in the next ASMS/ HNZ collective agreement.